Birth Name: Vanessa Cornejo Ubrieta
Birth Place: Pamona, California, USA
Date of Birth: May 5, 1982
What Race or Ethnicity?: Mexican
Laine is the wife of NBA star Kobe Bryant. She was born to a Mexican mother and father, despite dozens of websites claiming that she is part Irish and Mexican. She adopted the surname, Laine from her step-father Stephen Laine.
Kobe, who is fluent in Spanish and Italian, grew up in Italy as a young child. Some say that Kobe’s parents didn’t approve of the marriage because Vanessa is not African American.
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- http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/6703149/site/21683474/#storyContinued
- http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0308/07/se.15.html
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All I know is that the ‘white man’ that built the American empire, will also be responsible for its demise.
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In this country race issues r really business black are always portrayed as sexual object ; men is just a breeder I thinks the history is repeating
It is very sad. Vanessa doesn’t care about Koby a d her children but the money the kid just need their parents at home
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People mexicans are mostly of white and native american decent. Yes I know there was slavery in mexico but blacks are a small minority. The Spanish way of conquering was to mix with the natives and assimilate them into their culture. Also about Eva Longoria she is from Texas a slave state.
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I was reading the “History of Disease”. The Spanish killed 90some % of the native population. Mostly they sent small pox to them. the Natives thought the Spanish were gods because they didn’t get the Small Pox because they had built up an immunity to the disease in Europe.
As an ,aside those of you who don’t get your kids vacinnated,you should read this book. My daughter took her 9 yo child to the Dr and got all her vacnactions as soon as we ewere done reading it.
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SPANISH ARE SPANISH BLACK IS BLACK WHITE IS WHITE
BRAZILIAN IS BRAZILIAN ect. These are people of color. 3/4 of the world is people of color. Not that that makes anyone any better than another race. The only race is the human race. If a person is black that makes him evil or ugly or less attractive? You cant look at somone and assume what they are. People assume that when they see someone wiht light skin they are white. In south african the skin is light in color not all but enough. They are african, but if the skin is black you will call them african like its distasteful. Check yourself before your racist sicknes spreads to your children. Remember Adam and Eve people of color from where???????
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Stop sterotyping people! Africa has a huge variety of people. No ones knows the origin of all of their forefathers. Why can’t people remember that one GOD made us all. Are we saying that he did something bad by creating variety? We are all just humans. GOD does not care about who your parents or their parents were. But he does not like people who hate others because of a false superiority attitude. Get real cause we all bleed red blood!
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Anybody who’s Hispanic can tell right away that she looks Hispanic. Seriously black? and “Full black” at that…you need check your eye sight…
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no name check out what cape verdeans look like
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lol how can u look hispanic idiot. just cuz someone is brown doesnt mean he/she is hispanic. when will americans start to acquire some real knowledge and start making a difference between race nationality and ethnicity. latino or hispanic are just terms used to determine culture. u can be fully white or black and still be mexican. its like saying someone looks american.
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Actually, her real father is black. Her mother is Hispanic/Mexican. She is partially black and Hispanic. Hispanics can look white, black and in between.
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I hear ya. Those are the same kind of propaganda artists that try to claim Cleopatra was black too. History says Cleopatra was Greek, but these deceitful libs try to change history and say she was black. It’s also about distorting the truth. That’s what libs do best, lie and distort the truth.
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hey jeffy pull your head out your azz,how in the hell would a white woman be in africa as a queen,how did she get there???…..did tarzan bring her???. history jeffy???…..now we know why they call it “His-Story.
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He is right. Read a book.
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hey jeff just think about it she was an egyptian queen now she may not be black ( as in african american jamaican black etc.) but just look at the people that live there now in that area now you will have egyptians now who are of darker skin possibly arab looking or you have the people from Sudan which is were the Nubians came from in anctient times they were black as in there skin was black look at pictures of sudanese people today do they look greek to you?? no do egyptians today look greek dont think so its ok your in denial because someone that we were taught in school that was so beautiful and so admired looked like Elizabeth taylor that was unrealist and if you look at the people that live in those areas now is probably what she would look like today she could have had black skin neither you or i was there but i am pretty sure she was not from greece ruling an african country no more than someone african would be in greece ruling over greece above other greek people that is just insane
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Jeff Cleo was of mixed race what book have you been reading. See people have trouble accepting the fact that history is more than European ; that alter European history and have to acknowledge the truth real history. See people want to keep Africa as a uncivilized continent ; in fact it is rich continent back than and still is . Africa has so much history startin with Eygpt, Morroco and so on. The true Egyptians where of a golden to black complexion disregard the middle eastern immigrants that migrated to Egypt a long time ago . I mean their where probally middle Eastern as a matter of fact Middle East was part of Africa . What I am trying to say is history does not belong t European . History belongs to every ethnicity; because every ethnic group has people that shape this world with the help of God. Africans where not just walking around half naked, slaves and thats it ; they were and still is inventors , conquerors , explorers , fighters, educators , and so on ; I can say the same thing for Asians and ther races .
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Many ppl say I look Puerto rican even though my parents say I’m fully black:/ so um no
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vanesa laine born in pamona ca. not ponoma
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Its Pomona, California
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I saw her in person and she is not pretty. I would use the words big and rude to describe her.
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