# @howard1867 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KZTR2nscl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16485803-howard1867-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-02-04T22:53:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Howard University (@howard1867) — https://gondola.cc/howard1867

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We begin our #BlackHistoryMonth features by honoring a legend. Kobe “Bean” Bryant – a loving husband, proud father and basketball icon. “The Black Mamba.”🏀
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Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is named after a city in Japan and is the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Bryant spoke a couple languages fluently, as he spent nearly a decade growing up in Italy.
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In just his second season with the Lakers, Bryant was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest All-Star in NBA history at 19. He won 3 back-to-back NBA championships and a host of other trailblazing, legendary accomplishments. .
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Aside from the game of basketball, Kobe was committed to his family, working hard and being an inspiration, “I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.” He was also dedicated to pouring into the next generation. “Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.”
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Today, his Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation thrives, and Mamba Sports Foundation has impacted 9,817 youth, 472 veterans, and has received the assistance of more than 1,000 volunteers. ✊🏾
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We continue to keep the Bryant family in prayer. 📷: ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN/ NBAE via GETTY IMAGES.
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