Snitching v. Accountability
From: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/17/AR2007081701715.html?sid=ST2009040302296
So TrueBlackAnonymous is watching the Internet and seeing quite a lot of feedback on the hearing of Umar Johnson before the State Board of Psychology of Pennsylvania. Some reactions include those who claim, as Umar Johnson does, that other Blacks who don't want to see Blacks be successful, accomplish a goal, or speak truth to power.
Not true. We want to see Black people be successful, accomplish goals and speak truth to power.
Except that person is NOT Umar Johnson.
Umar Johnson is NOT a leader, no matter how much posturing and loud talking he does, because he's unethical and lacks integrity. The examples of Umar Johnson behaving in unprincipled ways are many and I won't list them here.
So why should we stand by and protect someone who is lying to and about us, abusing us, mistreating us, misleading us, and getting money from the poorest and most vulnerable among us?
Why?
What are we protecting, really, by allowing Umar Johnson to get away with being unethical and unprincipled in our communities?
Why should we stand by a man who cannot produce one document showing us that he has the degree(s) he claims he has or one statement showing the people what he's done with the money he's collected for a school?
Why on earth should we be concerned about "tearing a Black man down" when that same Black man is tearing US down by calling us lazy, trifling, dusty, jealous, maggots, pigs, haters, and THOTS?
Why are we showing the entire world that we uphold so-called "leaders" who are liars, who are abusive, who have demonstrated no morals, commitment, or integrity?
I submit that Umar Johnson wasn't reported to the State Board of Psychology of Pennsylvania for reasons of "hate" or of jealousy, but because that was the only way to make Umar Johnson accountable for his actions and his behaviors in our communities.
Would you call it snitching if I called the American Medical Association to report a person I thought was a doctor when I later learned wasn't really a doctor? Would you suggest that I allow this person to treat me and my family members as if she or he was a doctor?
Or would you say, it's okay because we don't snitch, because the person is Black?
Would you call the American Dental Association if you learned that the Black person you thought was a dentist really wasn't a dentist?
Or would you let him or her work on your teeth or your children's teeth anyway, because, after all, we don't believe in snitching?
After all, Umar Johnson is asking, at least ostensibly, for people to trust him with their children.
And you think it's "snitching" for a parent to want to find out who this man is, if he has the credentials he says he has, or even what his LEGAL name is?
And if learning who this man is means calling the state, calling the universities that he says he attended and graduated from, then call, write, email, or fax. Do whatever need to be done. Our children, our families and our communities are worth it. If Umar Johnson's poor little feelings are hurt, then so be it.
That's not snitching. That's being a responsible parent.
We're not on the plantation any more, my good dear people. If someone isn't right, then that person isn't right. They need to be dealt with.
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...words and connotations are powerful. And to many of us, the word "snitch" brings to mind a distant memory of a house slave telling the master when another slave tried to escape.
So TrueBlackAnonymous is watching the Internet and seeing quite a lot of feedback on the hearing of Umar Johnson before the State Board of Psychology of Pennsylvania. Some reactions include those who claim, as Umar Johnson does, that other Blacks who don't want to see Blacks be successful, accomplish a goal, or speak truth to power.
Not true. We want to see Black people be successful, accomplish goals and speak truth to power.
Except that person is NOT Umar Johnson.
Umar Johnson is NOT a leader, no matter how much posturing and loud talking he does, because he's unethical and lacks integrity. The examples of Umar Johnson behaving in unprincipled ways are many and I won't list them here.
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So why should we stand by and protect someone who is lying to and about us, abusing us, mistreating us, misleading us, and getting money from the poorest and most vulnerable among us?
Why?
What are we protecting, really, by allowing Umar Johnson to get away with being unethical and unprincipled in our communities?
Why should we stand by a man who cannot produce one document showing us that he has the degree(s) he claims he has or one statement showing the people what he's done with the money he's collected for a school?
Why on earth should we be concerned about "tearing a Black man down" when that same Black man is tearing US down by calling us lazy, trifling, dusty, jealous, maggots, pigs, haters, and THOTS?
Why are we showing the entire world that we uphold so-called "leaders" who are liars, who are abusive, who have demonstrated no morals, commitment, or integrity?
I submit that Umar Johnson wasn't reported to the State Board of Psychology of Pennsylvania for reasons of "hate" or of jealousy, but because that was the only way to make Umar Johnson accountable for his actions and his behaviors in our communities.
Listen from about 6 minutes to 6 minutes and 30 seconds...Oh how ironic
However, some folks would call it snitching if we call the State Board of Psychology of Pennsylvania or the Pennsylvania Department of Education because we want to know who this man really is.
Would you call it snitching if I called the American Medical Association to report a person I thought was a doctor when I later learned wasn't really a doctor? Would you suggest that I allow this person to treat me and my family members as if she or he was a doctor?
Or would you say, it's okay because we don't snitch, because the person is Black?
Would you call the American Dental Association if you learned that the Black person you thought was a dentist really wasn't a dentist?
Or would you let him or her work on your teeth or your children's teeth anyway, because, after all, we don't believe in snitching?
After all, Umar Johnson is asking, at least ostensibly, for people to trust him with their children.
And you think it's "snitching" for a parent to want to find out who this man is, if he has the credentials he says he has, or even what his LEGAL name is?
And if learning who this man is means calling the state, calling the universities that he says he attended and graduated from, then call, write, email, or fax. Do whatever need to be done. Our children, our families and our communities are worth it. If Umar Johnson's poor little feelings are hurt, then so be it.
That's not snitching. That's being a responsible parent.
We're not on the plantation any more, my good dear people. If someone isn't right, then that person isn't right. They need to be dealt with.
Trueblackanonymous You Tube Channel
@BLKAnonymous
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