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Community alum Yvette Nicole Brown suggests harsh criticism of LA Mayor Karen Bass amid fires is race related


The 53-year-old newlywed and her Act Your Age co-star Kym Whitley spoke about the devastation while outside a grocery store in Los Angeles on Saturday

Act Your Age co-stars Yvette Nicole Brown (L, pictured May 21) and Kym Whitley (R) are standing behind Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (M) amid the wildfire crisis, and they believe the harsh criticism she's receiving is race related Bass was attending the inauguration of President John Mahama in Ghana on Tuesday when heavy Santa Ana winds started the wildfire, and she's been widely criticized for cutting $17.6M from the LAFD's annual budget (pictured Saturday) Numerous celebrities have lost their homes in the blaze including Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges, Anna Faris, Cary Elwes, Diane Warren, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Eugene Levy, Steve Guttenberg, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, Matt Damon, Miles Teller, Billy Crystal, and Adam Brody.

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