Dr Umar Johnson on Instagram Live

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Umar Johnson blessed social media with an appearance on Labor Day to offer an explanation of why the school for Black boys that he raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for years ago has never been built.

The good doctor placed at least office of the arraign for the lack of construction on his would-be Frederick Douglas Marcus Garvey Academy (FDMG) on the way he says Blackness people spend their money. For example, he said during the rant on Instagram on Monday that Black people spend $19 one thousand thousand annually on grits. Specifically, grits made and sold past the Quaker Oats company.

Johnson could have been citing NewsOne'southward report on Black ownership ability that referenced how much money Black people in America spend on so-called "soul food," including the $19 meg on grits and "Louisiana Fish Fry ($11 1000000); Glory Greens (frozen and fresh, $9.5 million combined) and Jay'due south Potato Fries (almost $ii.7 million)."

It was in that context that Johnson asked his followers, "can I have your grit money for one year?" Give me your dust money for one twelvemonth and I will build x schools beyond this country."

He continued: "Give me your Quaker grits. No more grits for one year. Can we sacrifice our grits for one year?"

After repeating the "$xix million" figure in credible disbelief, Johnson kept on.

"I don't want your Louis handbag money, I don't want your Mercedes money, I don't want your weave, perm, haircut, Air Jordan, Timberland money — give me your grits!" he implored earlier getting to the heart of his indicate: "We spent $19 meg on grits and I don't have plenty money to renovate the Garvey edifice."

Sentry the video below.

A quick search on social media shows in that location is still involvement in the good doctor, especially as it relates to the claim that he accepted (read: not stole) hundreds of thousands of dollars (other rumors say as much every bit $1 million) in donations for the construction of a school for Black boys that he seemingly never intended to build. For the record, he has insisted otherwise, as shown during the epic episode of NewsOne Now with Roland Martin from 2 summers agone.

Blackness Enterprise reported in 2014 that Johnson launched an initiative to fund an all-Black boys school. At the time, Johnson said he was gaming to raise $5 million to buy "St. Paul's College, an HBCU in Lawrenceville, Virginia, and catechumen it into a boarding school for young African American boys."

Five years later, Johnson announced in a video that he had finally raised the funds to buy property in Wilmington, Delaware, to house the FCMG Academy.

However, Johnson said in his Labor Twenty-four hour period video that he still needed money for the "renovation" of FDMG University. He said he already has "the architectural plan" but however needs money to pay for "the electrician and HVAC and the burn warning and the sprinkler company."

Johnson concluded the spiel with a pitch for his followers to donate to the school's CashApp.

"Make a Labor Day donation for the renovation of the Marcus Garvey building," Johnson said. "Let's get information technology done."

Johnson'southward pitch to his followers may not end with them donating to him, but statistics prove it was worth a shot. Yes, Black folks business relationship for more than $1 trillion in spending annually, just it's not all selfish consumerism on the part of the Black dollar. A study from 2012 revealed that African Americans donate a larger share of their income to charities than any other group in the nation. However, judging from the social media ridicule of Johnson, it'southward doubtful that generosity volition extend to him this time around.

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