We Have a Right and Responsibility to Critique Dr. Umar Johnson
Yes, we do! From: https://mytruesense.org/2015/06/28/we-have-a-right-and-responsibility-to-critique-dr-umar-johnson/ N ot long ago, I wrote an article in support of Umar Johnson’s mission to create an academy for boys, followed by a June 19th open letter asking him to respond to legitimate community questions. I knew that Dr. Umar’s response would be revealing. If he chose not to respond, it would display his disregard for the Black community he presumes to lead; If he responded by respectfully answering the questions posed, he would reveal himself as a sincere man of the people with a humble spirit and nothing to hide. Umar, I thought, could also take a third approach and respond with bitterness, accusation, and bravado, without adequately addressing the questions raised to him. Umar chose the third approach. Johnson posted the following indirectly direct response on his Facebook page: “I’ve been made aware of all the hate tha...