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Umar v. Starbucks

Now, here is a battle to see.  Umar Johnson v. Starbucks.  If you're interested and if you can tolerate Umar's shenanigans, the video is linked here . TrueBlackAnonymous isn't here to debate the worth of Starbucks closing its stores to do unconscious bias training.  That is not the point of this post.  I do want to acknowledge the sister Rosalind Brewer , who is the Chief Operating Officer at Starbucks. The point of this post is to show, once again, Umar Johnson's erractic behavior. Here we go! Of course, Umar Johnson has to publicly massage his own ego to the nth degree, So he calls himself, and I quote, "Black America's Number One School Psychologist of ALL TIME." Yes, I said it was a quote. Oh, by the way, Umar is the Number One Garveyite and also known as Realmonger.  And, in case you didn't know, Umar is from the Shoemake "dynasty." Y'all think I'm making this up?  Sadly, I'm not.  I can't make this up.  If ...

Out In The Weeds...

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It's official, as far as we're concerned.  Umar Johnson is out in the weeds, figuratively speaking. Umar had a successful 4-plus year scam of a promise and an idea of a school. Remember the school? Remember Umar was asking for donations and resumes (I suspect for information gathering purposes) for a school that never came to fruition. He has never accounted to the people where the $700,000 of money went.  Keep in mind I'm saying $700,000 because Umar said it.  No one, except Umar and possibly Anne McMillon, knows how much money was collected for the non-existent, invisible school.  There was no public documentation to verify what Umar said. Then Umar tried to float the idea of his going to law school and he was going to get you all to pay for it . Listen to friend to the blog, Anti Afro Svengalis, give real information When the law school gambit fell on deaf ears, for the most part, he came up with Ifatunde University , which, as far as I can tell,...

When Your Own Father Is Tired of Your BS...

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There's not much to say here other than it's very unfortunate when a father can't communicate with his child directly and has to resort to social media.   The images below speak for themselves. *Shaking our heads at this.* Trueblackanonymous You Tube Channel  @BLKAnonymous

Having a Conniption...

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Wearing his granny's housecoat? Umar Johnson is having a conniption fit. Why? Because Prince Harry of England married Meghan Markle. Meghan Markle is a mixed race person.  Her mother is Black and her father is White.  So already we know that Umar, with his apparent issues with light-skinned/mixed race Black folks, including Sara Suten Seti, his own alleged "cousin," Ken Morris, and his OWN father, has a problem. Moving on... She was previously known to be an actress on a show called Suits.  She's been on other TV shows as well.  The newly minted Duchess of Sussex is also known for speaking out on issues that impact women and for doing various charity work for poor and disenfranchised folk, particularly in Africa. In any event, she married Prince Harry of England about 2 weeks ago.  And guess who had a one hour hissy fit? You know who it was.  Say it with me...Umar Johnson. Warning I'm going to go off-character for a minute and get real...

Paying the Price

When Umar Johnson resigned from his position as a school psychologist at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, PA, whether by choice or by force, he gave up a lot of money. According to Indeed.com, the average salary for a school psychologist in Pennsylvania is $61,153 per year .  According to www1.salary.com , the median hourly wage for a school psychologist is $41 per hour.  The same website, www1.salary.com , says that psychologists in Philadelphia, PA, with Master's degrees can earn $92,122 a year.  If Umar was getting paid for 10 hours a week at the median rate of $410 per week, or about $1640 a month.   That's a significant amount of money.   I'm willing to bet that most of the people who donated to Umar don't make $1640 for 40 hours a month of work -- that is if he was actually there to work.  Some people who work 40+ hours a week don't make this much money.  This isn't even counting how much...

Humbled...

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TrueBlackAnonymous would like to take this moment to thank all of you, the readers of this blog, for being open-minded and thinking for yourselves.  It is only my duty to give you something to think about. There is a such thing as a vanguard.  In the classic definition, a vanguard is a person, or a group who is at the forefront of a movement or a leader of a political or intellectual movement. Please keep reading! Although I do not personally consider myself a leader, I do consider myself a person who cares about doing what is right, fair, and equitable.  I do consider myself a person who appreciates reciprocity. Further, I'll confess to this:  I am a woman.  I am a Black woman.  And I, quite frankly do not like the way Umar Johnson talks about women.  From the disrespect of a woman with whom he chose to engage, to the name-calling of a woman who offered to assist him in his stated goal, to attacking a young woman via Boyce Watkins, who e...

All Hail the Almighty Dollar!

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All hail the almighty dollar Wherever there's money, you know power will follow Never show a sign you're beat and weak Or face defeat at your feet You dropped the ball, the pass is incomplete Your bull still got the gall to try to rule But you failed new jack school and that ain't cool It's kind of sad to see a brother go down But kind of funny 'CAUSE YOU WAS living for the money For The Love of Money / Living for the City Levert / Troop featuring Queen Latifah Soundtrack of the Motion Picture New Jack City Umar is all about the almighty dollar.  It's clear.  It's obvious. It's clear and obvious because Umar continues to break the law.  Perhaps he thinks that because he did it in London, England, and not in the US , he is in the clear. I don't know about that.  But we do know that even the state of Pennsylvania has said that Umar Johnson does not have a license be a psychologist, a therapist, etc. So why is Umar Joh...

Don't Drink the Kool-Aid!

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He was very charismatic and attracted people who were feeling vulnerable or disenfranchised for whatever reason. Teri Buford O'Shea, Jonestown defector The Atlantic,  November 18, 2011 Umar Johnson lied about the police coming to Cleveland to shut down the event that was taking place at the Museum of African American History. Umar Johnson lied about the police coming to specifically stop him from speaking. Umar Johnson made a video on Facebook live (since taken down) to give the impression that the police in Cleveland, OH, were out to get him, out to shut him down, and out to keep him from speaking.  Please.  The police in Cleveland, OH  were not after Umar Johnson . The police in Cleveland, OH weren't thinking about Umar.  The police in Cleveland, OH were there as a deterrent to illegal parking. That mess about the police shutting him down.  Yeah.  Umar Johnson made it up. Just stop and let that sink in.  Really...let it sin...

Ifatunde University?

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God help us! Please tell me this is a joke.  Because, really, I'd feel better about myself and the state of our people if this is actually a joke.  I really need this to be a joke. But, unfortunately, it's not. We now have on the horizon, wait for it.... IFATUNDE UNIVERSITY God help us all. Umar Johnson, starting in September of 2018, will offer a course of Pan Afrikan Philosophy Leadership Training Colloquium. Really, Umar...Ifatunde University?  But no Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey International RBG for Boys?  After all, FDMG is what all those folks gave Umar money to do. Yet, he hasn't done it.  And now he wants to move from middle and high school to university level tomfoolery. Okay, is this going to be like Trump University? Can you imagine the courses that will be offered at Ifatunde University? I can. Wanna see? Here it is. Course Code Course Name IUR099 Remedial Rental Car Random Ranting IUG098 Grave Humping for B...

What Happened in Cleveland?

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Hold up, wait a minute! According to Umar, there was drama in Cleveland. It might involve him.  It might not. Who can tell with Umar? Here's what we know: There was an event in Cleveland, OH at the Museum of African American History There were 2 flyers, one from Umar and one from museum Money seemingly was directed to Umar, to the museum and at the door (where did that money go?) Umar created a fake video and since deleted it from his Facebook account Post from Facebook.  Note the date and time of May 17, 2018 at 11:49 AM Our good sister, Anti Afro Svengalis, captured audio of the video.  Just listen to Umar's part.  It ends in one minute.  Then if you're smart and/or curious, listen to the sister's commentary. The event was to be a fund raiser, as I understand it.  I found two different flyers for the event. If I lived in Cleveland and I was interested in this event, I'd be thoroughly confused. So, if I went on EventBee, and s...

Are You Kidding Me?

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Umar, what are you?  I'm confused because I can't tell. You certainly cannot be a professional mental health provider, laying on a bed, trying to look like...what exactly? A sex symbol? A pimp? A rapper? The Notorious B.I.G.-Mo Money T-shirt is an interesting touch.  But it adds to the confusion. Dude, WHAT are you? The weird thing about this is that he gets out of the bed and goes out onto the balcony of his hotel in Paris, France to rant and rave about some pseudo-African centered mumbo-jumbo that he doesn't follow himself.  Because really?  Suddenly, Umar is anti-weave, anti-backbiting, pro-Black family, and pro-marriage? PLEASE STOP PLAYING, UMAR! Yet, he still plays. He says that his opinion is based on the "long term best interests of African people" and tries to equate himself with Julius Malema, Member of Parliament and the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a far-left and racial nationalist South African political party,...

False Evidence Appearing Real

I once heard someone say that fear is false evidence appearing real. The thing is that everyone is afraid of something.  Everyone.  The key is to not let fear take over you.  Because all fear is: F alse E vidence A ppearing R eal This false evidence that appears to be real is what abusers use to hide.  Abusers COUNT on their victims giving in to fear.  This is why someone like Umar Johnson uses tactics such as threats and screaming, loud talk to instill and reinforce fear. But remember, fear is: F alse E vidence A ppearing R eal So, listen, if you believe that Umar Johnson can cause you harm by "airing out your personals," then don't be.  Don't let Umar Johnson, or anyone else, make you feel badly for asking for help, for not knowing what to do, or not being sure. Guess what?  You are human.  Humans are imperfect beings.  None of us are perfect.  We all need help sometimes and we all make mistakes sometimes. However...

This Is How He Does It!

Umar Johnson thinks his game is tight.  However, those of us who are thinking, who research, who ask questions and otherwise listen to their gut knows, and knew for a long time that something wasn't right. But, believe it or not, I've been researching Jim Jones (not the rapper) and The People's Temple.  The techniques used by Jim Jones are eerily similar to the techniques used by Umar Johnson.  One of the things that I learned, or was reminded of, as I researched is that Jim Jones often made people sign blank pieces of paper.  Check this out. Jim Jones often made Temple members sign blank pieces of paper.  The papers were filled in later, sometimes with false confessions to outrageous acts.  Members were made to file false affidavits alleging atrocities involving church "enemies." Paraphrased from:  Letters to Dad, Part 1 and Letters to Dad, Part 2   Alternate Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple Think about it. What does U...

Where's Umar?

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I feel so stupid.  I really do.  I feel stupid because I've been reduced to playing a game similar to a game I used to play with my little brother.  That game was called "Where's Waldo?" Now, I feel like I'm playing "Where's Umar?" No, I'm not talking about Umar's travels. I'm talking about where Umar was allegedly employed, as he claimed he was, from 2011 through 2018. Okay, he says he worked for this school for almost 10 years as of January 12, 2018.  So let's count back nine years from January 12, 2018.  That would put us at January 12, 2009.  Hmm... Now, it seems that Umar was a principal of a school as of August 27, 2014, while he was also a school psychologist at another school and while he was supposedly raising money for another school. How can this be? Now, here's a real humdinger.  How is it that Umar was working at one school as a principal and another as a school psychologist, but... Voila! ...

Why Didn’t the Black Men of Baltimore Stand Up Against Umar Johnson Manipulating Black Women?

“The saddest fact I’ve learned is nobody matters less to our society than young black women.” Jim DeRogatis It’s time to call Black men out. It just is. Because I, as a Black woman, and speaking for many thinking Black women, want an answer to a simple question. Why didn’t you, Black men of Baltimore, stand up against Umar Johnson and his manipulative and predatory behavior toward the women and girls of your city? Are you afraid of Umar? Are you afraid that Umar is going to “air you out on your personals” like he threatened Sara Suten Seti ? Are you scared that Umar has “receipts” on what you do with your booty hole a lá Tariq Nasheed? Because if neither is the case, then I don’t understand why you aren’t speaking up on Umar? OH! I get it! I really do! Because, for all your talk about Black women being queens, princesses, goddesses and the original woman, y’all don’t really give a good goddamn about Black women and girls. If you did, you as brothers, fathers...

No One Joins A Cult...

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No one joins a cult-at least not intentionally.  People join social groups and clubs.  People join churches, temples and mosques.  People join associations.  People don't join cults.  No one deliberately says, "I'm going to join XYZ cult today." So, how do people end up in a cult and, literally and figuratively, end up drinking the Kool-Aid ? Well, perhaps the information below can help you. From: https://ultraculture.org/blog/2014/03/26/how-to-start-a-cult/ How to Start a Cult, Tactic 1: Milieu Control This involves the control of information and communication both within the environment and, ultimately, within the individual, resulting in a significant degree of isolation from society at large. How to Start a Cult, Tactic 2: Mystical Manipulation There is manipulation of experiences that appear spontaneous but in fact were planned and orchestrated by the group or its leaders in order to demonstrate divine authority or spiritual advancement or so...

Predatory?

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Well, well, well, guess what the brain trust known as TrueBlackAnonymous has just found out? It's not my fault, y'all.  I swear it's not.  I was honestly minding my own business, sipping on a glass of naturally sweetened iced tea, enjoying the good weather, and surfing the world wide web when I came across...well...THIS! This is a flyer Umar's "4 Sistahs Only" event.  This is the event that Umar advertised as being adult in content.  This is the event that Umar has banned men and boys , except for boys who are babies and toddlers.  This is the event that Umar has publicly stated that if someone's daughter is already out there "popping her cookies," he will consider making an exception for her to attend.  And I quote: If you have a daughter already out there, popping those cookies; she done already been seasoned, okay.  She's already 'well-traveled', quote-unquote.  You can read between the lines.  And she needs to be there,...

He Got Game

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After listening to recent videos from our good sister, Anti Afro Svengalis , the only phrase that jumps in my head regarding Umar Johnson is "he got game." Yeah...his indoctrination game must be tight...at least to the people who actually listen to him and take him seriously. How does Umar do that Umarian hoo-doo?  In a similar fashion to most cult or cult-like leaders, he does the following: Build credibility / profile based on lies . Get close to his target quickly. Weed out  women those who have male support (dad, uncles, brothers, etc.). Obtain private or incriminating information about the target. Example:  " I will air you about on some shit about your personals " during the infamous Sara Suten Seti rant. Stoke targets' emotions by declaring that loved one must be treated without having the facts. Example:  The schools are mistreating your children. Exploiting the target as a means of satisfying his own needs. Example:  Asking for and getting d...

Sadly Contradictory and Unaware

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You know, I'm going to tell the truth. Here it go! I don't think Umar Johnson is terribly bright.  I don't.  I think he is a good talker.  I think he can make stuff sound good, tempting, and logical.  I think he would be a great salesperson. I just don't think that Umar is the sharpest knife in the drawer. Sorry, not sorry. Being smart is not just making a bunch of mumbo-jumbo sprinkled with facts sound good.  It takes a sense of awareness to be consistent with the verbal and behavioral expression of what you say you believe. Umar doesn't have that awareness and the examples of this are many and varied.  I'll just point out a few.  I'll call them Moments of Cluelessness. Moment of Cluelessness Number 1 Umar Johnson was on the Roland Martin show talking about how he can't respect a Black men who is not committed to a Black woman. Go to about 5 minutes and 21 seconds into this video In this video, Umar says, and I quote: ...

Umar Is Diagnosing Complete Strangers Now?

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Umar Johnson is not a doctor.  I repeat...Umar Johnson is not a doctor. If he were a doctor, he would know better than to do this. Umar is speaking on Kanye West and Stevonte Clark Well...most of us are.  However, having casual talk about news events is normal and both of these gentlemen have been in the news. The difference between casual, water cooler talk and what Umar is doing is that no one-at least no one I know-is attempting to clinically diagnose these men. Umar Johnson is. According to Umar, in his opinion, both are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder with psychotic features. Mr. Clark's post traumatic stress disorder was induced by the shooting death of his brother Stephon. Mr. West's post traumatic stress disorder was induced by the death or possible murder of his mother. By the way, Kanye, Umar doesn't think you've properly grieved for your mother. The stress of all of that has extended itself into a ...

The Freaks Stay Home in Baltimore?

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Please, everyone, call the officials who run the city of Baltimore and tell them what we all already know. And maybe that way, the 'freaks' will stay home in Baltimore and render Umar Johnson null and void. At least one can hope. Umar Johnson is not the appropriate person to be in a cultural arts center, funded in any part through the city of Baltimore, talking about anything related to psychology. The regular readers of this blog know why, but in case you might be new to the blog, let TrueBlackAnonymous list the reasons why Umar Johnson is highly inappropriate to be giving any psychological or relationship advice. Umar Johnson is not a licensed mental health professional by the admission of the state of Pennsylvania . Umar Johnson does not comport himself in any manner deemed to be professional. Umar Johnson has been known to harass , threaten , and dox people, including esteemed elders   and his own father , who don't agree with him. Umar Johnson has upwar...