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Plum Fool

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TBA is always attempting to do some research.  One thing I have been curious about, since this whole Umar Johnson-Frederick Douglass-Marcus Garvey nonexistent, pie-in-the-sky, never-going-to-come-to-fruition school nonsense is the fact that he is using names of people without the permission of the families. So, it seems that it's legitimate to ask if Umar Johnson has permissions from the families of Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey to use their family members' names to advance this whole misbegotten adventure. My guess would be no. We are all by now well aware of what the representatives of the family of Frederick Douglass thinks of Umar Johnson and this nonexistent, pie-in-the-sky, never-going-to-come-to-fruition school nonsense with which the name of Frederick Douglass is being used without the consent of the family. Now, I've never spoken with a member of the family of Marcus Garvey, so I can only imagine what they might say to Umar Johnson and this nonexis...

Light Manufacturing

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Most cities have properties that are zoned.  The purpose of zoning, as far as I can tell, is to designate the appropriate uses for a particular property. Properties that are zoned for light manufacturing or light industry are properties intended for specific industries including: Food industry Paper making Plastic Leather industry Textiles Wood Household electric appliances Wilmington, Delaware is no exception.  For instance, the St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, DE is zoned in a particular way.  The code is 26R-2 which seems to indicate one family semi-detached and detached property... ...perhaps like a school building. Okay. Now let's look at the property that Umar Johnson claims that he bought and has no mortgage. If you go to the New Castle County Delaware website and search for the following parcel numbers: Address Parcel Number 610 East 17th Street 2602940028 611 East 17th Street 2602940027 When you look for the informa...

Hacked

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If one knows anything about me, one would know that I follow a gentleman named Malcolm Nance .  I've read one of his books, listen to him when he's on television, and adopted some of his phraseology.  One of the Nance-ism that I've adopted is the idea that people's mindsets can be hacked, like someone can hack a computer. I believe this language can be applied to what Umar Johnson is doing or is attempting to do. Yes, I believe Umar Johnson has attempted to hack your mind, your thinking, and your ability to accept his lies and shenanigans and valid and factual. Want an example? Okay...here goes. Umar Johnson made a video ranting and raving about his so-called accomplishments.  One of the so-called accomplishments is purchasing a property. On the You Tube channel called The Black Mask Speaks , there is a video in which some is driving by the property Umar Johnson has supposedly purchased in February, 2019.  He talks about the state of the property and the...

What Has Umar Accomplished?

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What has Umar Johnson actually accomplished? According to Umar Johnson, in the 10 years he's been publicly speaking, he has: Claimed Accomplishment Actual Outcome Bought a four-building property No evidence Influenced more Black women to go natural than any leader since 1960 No evidence Helped more black parents keep kids from the school-to-prison pipeline than any scholar alive No evidence Spoken on 6 continents extensively No resulting outcome Claims to have a best-selling book* Umar's book is Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,238,592 in Books. Most requested scholar No evidence NIBPA and Team Pan African What do these groups actually do? Are they even legally registered businesses? College tours What evidence is there of a positive outcome from these college tours? *Just as an FYI, below are the best books from 2014 through 2018 according to Publisher's Weekly . Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2014 Publisher's Weekly B...

You Gonna Learn...

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The text below can serve as a template of a letter that can be written to certain entities if one is concerned about the behavior of Dempsey Spears/D Derell on YouTube as it relates to the people he calls "Spengalis."  "Spengalis" is a term he uses to describe the network of folks who call themselves Anti Fraud Warriors. Take this text, pictures, links, and other information, shown below, to use in any way you see fit. This letter serves to express my concern about a mental health provider who receives payments from _____________.  His name is Dempsey Spears and he is a licensed professional counselor.  His license number is 61014 from the state of Texas. His NPI number is 1174653109. Dempsey Spears has a channel on YouTube on which he calls himself D Derell.  The text that describes the D Derell channel on YouTube is below. Focus on black mental health and black issues. This show will touch on a lot of issues pertaining to mental health that effects our s...

Release the Kraken

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Well, it seems that when TBA takes a hiatus, things just go nuts. Things seem to go particularly nuts when Dempsey Spears posts videos defending himself and/or Umar Johnson. Okay. When I picked up on things after my hiatus, it seems that the Reverend Gerald Palmer reported Dempsey Spears to something called Open Path Collective after Dempsey Spears, also known as D Derell, allegedly made some derogatory statements about LBGT folks. The organization, Open Path Collective, has a mission stated as follows: Mission and Vision of Open Path Collective In partnership with licensed mental health clinicians in private practice throughout the fifty states, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective provides middle and lower-income level individuals, couples, families, and children with access to affordable psychotherapy and mental health education services. The phrase "In partnership with licensed mental health clinicians" is is problematic for Dempsey for a couple of reasons: ...

A Meeting of the Minds?

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Could a meeting between a relative of Frederick Douglass and the younger son of Marcus Garvey result in positive movement for our people? I, for one, certainly hope so. Just think, my good people, of what good could come from a meeting with a relative of the Honorable Frederick Douglass and the younger son of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr., Dr. Julius Garvey. After all, it looks like Dr. Julius Garvey is quite accomplished. Derived from: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-julius-w-garvey Dr. Julius Garvey is a surgeon and medical professor. He was born on September 17, 1933 in Kingston, Jamaica. He began his early education there. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1957. Dr. Garvey then earned his Medical Doctor degree, also from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Garvey interned at The Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal in 1961. He started his first residency in surgery at The...