{"id":2738,"date":"2026-10-29T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/10\/29\/iyanla-vanzant-says-elder-black-community-failed-r-kelly\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:00:00","slug":"iyanla-vanzant-says-elder-black-community-failed-r-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/10\/29\/iyanla-vanzant-says-elder-black-community-failed-r-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Iyanla Vanzant Says Elder Black Community Failed R. Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blackamericaweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/image-collage-12.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Side-by-side comparison of two individuals: left shows a woman singing into a microphone against a purple background; right shows a man&apos;s mugshot-style photograph against a brick wall.\" class=\"wp-image-2568319\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johnny Nunez \/ Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When looking back at the decades-spanning <a href=\"https:\/\/blackamericaweb.com\/playlist\/timeline-of-r-kellys-sexual-assault-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sex crimes saga of R. Kelly<\/a> that landed him in prison for 30 years, many from Gen Z and even younger Millennials have questioned how one of the greatest disappointments of Generation X could\u2019ve gotten away with so much for so long. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrated life coach Iyanla Vanzant has now spoke up to place blame on Baby Boomers like herself, even going so far as to ask the former R&amp;B ruler for forgiveness. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-wwwyoutubecom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/u9v9gWrgJyg\" data-content=\"%3Ciframe%20title%3D%22Iyanla%20Vanzant%20Apologizes%20to%20R%22%20width%3D%22422%22%20height%3D%22750%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fu9v9gWrgJyg%3Ffeature%3Doembed%26enablejsapi%3D1%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%20allow%3D%22accelerometer%3B%20autoplay%3B%20clipboard-write%3B%20encrypted-media%3B%20gyroscope%3B%20picture-in-picture%3B%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy%3D%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blackamericaweb.com\/2021\/11\/02\/iyanla-vanzant-fix-my-life-led-to-death-threats-random-visitors-calls-for-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iyanla Vanzant Says <em>Fix My Life<\/em> Resulted In Death Threats, Random Home Visits &amp; Calls For Advice<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cForgive me as an elder in our community for not being available to support you,\u201d she said while sitting for a recent interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NKCfUFWpBPE&amp;list=PLJHDZGUl8Ilp1jtpYl1RDT1JWpUqSnUtr&amp;index=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Jason Lee Show<\/a><\/em> (seen above), also adding, \u201cforgive me for ignoring your pain, forgive me for abandoning you \u2014 forgive me.\u201d When pressed to extend further on if she really stands by the abandonment claim, Iyanla clarified that the entire community had actually done it to him as well as Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople now will talk about they knew about whatever-whatever and let it go on [sic],\u201d she told Jason Lee, particularly referring to the ones who facilitated situations for the abuse to go down in the first place. She explained her hot take even further by stating, \u201cHow many people made how much money on him, and nobody had enough compassion for their brother to sit him down two or three times a week to teach him how to read? And we want to know why his heart and soul was so distorted and disturbed \u2014 forgive me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Iyanla Vanzant makes a strong point and is completely entitled to her opinion, it glosses over the possibility that R. Kelly simply didn\u2019t want the help. He was essentially at the center of his own universe, one where his money and musical popularity kept him surrounded by \u201cyes men\u201d of all ages. A man with such influence would be hard to give any sort of direction to, and being a pedophile definitely didn\u2019t help his case for any type of redemption. Even in watching the now-infamous 2019 sit-down with Gayle King, it\u2019s clear that he believed his own hype and couldn\u2019t be told otherwise. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-wwwyoutubecom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pafJHx-o21k\" data-content=\"%3Ciframe%20class%3D%22youtube-player%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FpafJHx-o21k%3Fversion%3D3%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den-US%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dtransparent%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22true%22%20style%3D%22border%3A0%3B%22%20sandbox%3D%22allow-scripts%20allow-same-origin%20allow-popups%20allow-presentation%20allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox%22%20title%3D%22Embedded%20video%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who\u2019s to blame for R. Kelly? See what some are saying on social media below:<\/h3>\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Iyanla Vanzant can sit down and shut all the way the fuck up. She has shared how she was raped by her uncle when she was 9 and now she\u2019s coming to the defense of R.Kelly who did the same exact thing to children. CHILDREN! I just don\u2019t understand the older generations\u2026<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jabotism\/status\/2115785699295195574\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jabotism\/status\/2115785699295195574\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EIyanla%20Vanzant%20can%20sit%20down%20and%20shut%20all%20the%20way%20the%20fuck%20up.%20She%20has%20shared%20how%20she%20was%20raped%20by%20her%20uncle%20when%20she%20was%209%20and%20now%20she%26%2339%3Bs%20coming%20to%20the%20defense%20of%20R.Kelly%20who%20did%20the%20same%20exact%20thing%20to%20children.%20CHILDREN%21%20I%20just%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20understand%20the%20older%20generations...%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Jabot%20%28%40Jabotism%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FJabotism%2Fstatus%2F2115785699295195574%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EOctober%2029%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.x.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>via @Jabotism<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Nunez \/ Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office \/ Getty When looking back at the decades-spanning sex crimes saga of R. Kelly that landed him in prison for 30 years, many from Gen Z and even younger Millennials have questioned how one of the greatest disappointments of Generation X could\u2019ve gotten away with so much for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"buzzeditor_post_format":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iyanla Vanzant Says Elder Black Community Failed R. 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