Dr. Umar Johnson: The Prince of Shady Influencers | deep dive$, episode 15

[@CamJames]

...i think we're gonna be best friends. clarification on Anne McMillion: i let her speak for herself instead of investigating an innocent woman. she's just a close associate of Umar's. get a 14-day free trial with today's sponsor Aura and see where your personal information has been leaked online: aura.com/camjames Note: Dr. Umar has been interviewed by The Breakfast Club, America's most popular urban radio station, SEVEN times since 2015. Each KZbin video is at least ~40 minutes and the longest is over an hour. No one else has been interviewed that many times on the show to my knowledge. Controversy gets views and they're all in bed together.

[@user-nl9me3er7w]

Please do one on trump and do it parts

[@maxpowers111]

What is even sadder is the idea that you believe that the man who called for the murder of 10% of black boys is 'pro black'. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JP-jd8wr]

​@@user-nl9me3er7w why? Everyone is doing that. Why waste time doing something you can find countless think pieces on daily already over the past decade now?

[@Talented3003]

To play devil's advocate...I guess...I agree with his philosophy against black/white relationships in terms of passing down wealth. This is such a convoluted topic with so many variables surrounding it so I'll just say it like this. His goal of increasing black wealth is supported by maintaining black on black relationships because the passing of the wealth is intrinsically built into the relationship. Whether or not those black folk inheriting that wealth do right with it, or if the potential white side puts that wealth back into the black community is another convo. But we can't deny that black on black relationships has it built in by default.

[@maxpowers111]

@@Talented3003 Why isn't Umar married to any of the 'queens' he made broken families with?

[@Amazingprophet08]

The Prince of Scam Africanism. The dude who is “raising” money for Black children but has NO relationship with his own. Good job bro!

[@CDBFITNESS]

That’s cap he daughters are very close with him 😂y’all really be spreading lies

[@Amazingprophet08]

@@CDBFITNESS haha. He's even admitted he doesn't have a relationship with them

[@AkiraYuki5150]

@@CDBFITNESS He can only see them with supervision which tells you there was probably some domestic violence involved with mom. He is an all time fraud.

[@CDBFITNESS]

@@Amazingprophet08show the clip cause lying like a mfer that clip doesn’t exist 😭

[@CDBFITNESS]

@@AkiraYuki5150 bro you literally made that up out of nowhere you people are mentally ill OMG 😭😭😭 no fr bro are you okay cause what ???

[@JudahsRedEyeLion]

Umar has been collecting donations for the school since 2009. Those children are grown-ups now, and still no school..~..

[@YoungMatriarch88]

He pushed the date back again to 2025. That school will never exist outside of Umar's mind.

[@XDarkBlue08]

He’s gonna start passing out laptop batteries, but it’s cool though because they’re lithium

[@nhilist5774]

😂😂😂​@@XDarkBlue08

[@CoFrom254]

🤣🤣🤣 They are grownups now is too real..

[@dday3322]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheRealCakekey]

These types of predatory grifters are particularly dangerous within marginalized groups. They sell sexism and bigotry as a shortcut to overcoming injustice. Any attempt to uplift yourself by degrading others who struggle similarly will never lead to any long-lasting good.

[@AlphaApex032]

❤

[@reyis_here945]

And this is kinda of correlated, he's also not religious... and it tens to conflict with his own reasoning

[@keyhind2]

Focus on Jacob Zumma

[@calebdavis381]

You just explained the republican and democratic party but you let them sell you false hope

[@Chiyembekezo]

$163 for any book, especially a book that’s not peer reviewed is craaaazy 😅

[@suthernbella]

Who remembers when Umar Johnson’s father took an An entry DNA test and found that there was NO relation to the Douglass family. The video was deleted after Umar’s father admitted and apologized. The KZbin channel deleted the video.

[@AngelicaDiallo]

I hollered like banshee😂 it wasn’t so much second hand embarrassment, as it was the mockery and delusional foolishness Umar shows that had me cackling

[@Mdksupreme1]

So?, he's clarified this already, he's proven to have relation to him, but you failed to mention that, you clearly have a disgraceful agenda against him

[@MegaDiva1999]

Umarr might have his own mental health issues... because some of this is too bizarre

[@maccavellee]

@@Mdksupreme1 him and 3 trillion other no direct relations. This is only something for the slow folk. Such as urself.

[@costantinoabosi]

@@Mdksupreme1 what????

[@brianmaluleka9189]

As an African from Africa, I'm disappointed about his visit to South Carolina. I might as well get a Starbucks and Burger King and change my name to Mr Washington

[@CamJames]

bro this is hilarious

[@CyprianFraser]

@@brianmaluleka9189 you're a disgrace to Africa

[@aaronchef82]

Lol

[@draco_1876]

He might of met a Gullah elder

[@911supertutor5]

Look up Ibo Landing. Then learn a bit more history

[@michaelswinney9154]

As someone with ADHD it is really disheartening when someone discredit a condition that you know you have. The mental struggle just to concentrate, the agony, yes agony, you experience getting through a class or work. And you watch other people do it and make it look easy. Then you feel like there is something wrong with you. It’s like hell to know you don’t have control of your own brain.

[@edwardwalden05]

Trust me you’re not alone. I’m the exact same way. Meetings are the worst for me. I used to have those same thoughts until i just accepted something is wrong with me. Us with adhd need structure to thrive and sometimes do simple tasks like folding clothes.

[@salj.5459]

ADHD is over-diagnosed in Black boys. What does that tell you?

[@edwardwalden05]

@@salj.5459 adhd is not overdiagnosedc it’s actually underdiagnosed. It’s so many ppl who have adhd and they be not even know it. Now if you’re talking about the medication being overprescribed, then that i will agree on.

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

It's overdiagnosed. Most people who claim to have are just making excuses for their lack of discipline and inability to find what drives them.

[@TheBrizardMirandas]

@@TheTillmanSneakerReview it’s a neurobiological disorder so there’s medical evidence for how lit affects people neurologically and you can quantify it…you CANNOT quantify however “lack of discipline and inability to find what drives someone” because that’s all anecdotal and self reporting and in science/research, anything that is self reported is to be taken with a grain of salt

[@DavidRosemon]

This one needs a part 2 - feels like you still just scratched the surface

[@dr.andmrs.phibes7454]

I totally agree. Please do research on the FDMG buildings aka the "trap bandos" that he purchased 5 plus years ago. How much did they cost? What condition are they in?

[@leftylion816]

@DavidRosemon agreed and what's the deal with Anne McMillion? He left us hanging on that thread

[@deljay1840]

LOL Lenon Honor has done 1,000 videos on Umar

[@thetruthendofstory]

​@@deljay1840he's very good at exposing Umar

[@jonathanrayne]

Definitely needs a part 2!!!

[@kellybaker6353]

The amount of research necessary to expose the multiple levels of this iceberg is staggering. I don't envy how much work this was, but considering how much damage this man can do to people's personal finances and their children, it's totally necessary.

[@CamJames]

it was a huge undertaking. thank you ☀️

[@JamesDean-gl6nx]

What happened to Ann McMillan? Did she disappear off the radar with Umar's mission?

[@CamJames]

I added a note to the pinned comment about her. she wasn't the point and i don't investigate innocent people. i let her speak for herself. she's just a close associate.

[@lilygirllisa]

Dr. Umar leaves out black women in the conversation of ADHD I got diagnosed as a adult, and it really helped me, esp with college.

[@CamJames]

glad it helped! there's a lot he leaves out tbh

[@mcbthird]

Leaves out black women is crazy y’all don’t know what’s going on and it’s crazy

[@lilygirllisa]

@@rjackstheartofwealth6152 As long as there's no risk of addiction let's leave that decision up to the professionals

[@edwardwalden05]

@@rjackstheartofwealth6152that’s not the only way to treat adhd. Everyone should seek a therapist at least once in their life. I have adhd and i never took any medication. My therapy helps me notice my patterns so i can get back focused. I got about 50 different alarms on my phone with reminders to keep me focused when im at work.

[@Steven_louis]

I do wish it wasn't such a taboo thing in our culture. I grew up with my father in my life and it took me until my mid 30s to actually accept that I have it and get a diagnosis. Meds have made things so much easier and learning about it has brought me so much peace. I spent most of my life thinking I was just undisciplined. People want to act like this is made up and new, but my granny never sat down and incessantly cleaned the house. My father and grandfather were always outside tinkering with something and couldn't bear just sitting around in the house with nothing to do. It would do us so much good to just accept it and find healthy ways to deal with it rather than acting like it's nonsense.

[@Unrealisednostalgia]

"Do as I say not as I do" personified.

[@steverl22]

PERFECT! He has 0 wife…..2 baby mommas and a 2 broken homes.

[@retrojay86]

Touché ​@@steverl22

[@CocaColeyy]

The South Carolina part had me ROLLING 😂. Also- the research skills were top tier in this one 👌🏾

[@dr.andmrs.phibes7454]

Perhaps the best video I've ever seen on the subject. It is not seasoned with your personal distaste for the man.

[@JoyfulOne468]

Same!!

[@brianmaluleka9189]

Im from Africa, that really disappointed me

[@jessicaburns4788]

Check out Lenon Honor if you want someone who keeps his foot om Dr. Umar's neck with receipts.

[@alternateuniverse2183]

@@jessicaburns4788on my way over there now... Lol thanks

[@ArsenioDev]

Dude your color grade on this ep is ON POINT. every episode dials in the style and consistency so well.

[@CamJames]

thank you, it's definitely our best yet from a technical standpoint!

[@ArsenioDev]

@@CamJames Keep killin it with these, they're consistently excellent

[@LoveLife-gv8jg]

The reason he is so successful is because there are so many unsolved problems in our community. All he says isn't wrong and he's intelligent which adds more confusion. He definately scamming

[@jmalljmall]

Half truths are worse than lies. He's a manipulator

[@orfinstein]

Just wanted to send some support to keep you rolling to 100k subs. You deserve it sir!

[@CamJames]

yo, thank you. every little bit goes a long way. we're working hard and I'm glad you see it

[@Lycereon]

These videos are so well put together and paced so well. I never comment but I’m commenting for the algorithm just so others can find your excellent content, thank you for creating it, genuinely!

[@CamJames]

thank you for this feedback, for real. we're working hard over here

[@dskillzhtown]

I can't believe Dr Umar is taken seriously. I always think he is trolling and people are actually taking him seriously. He goes completely over the top and people think he is being serious. But it pays the bills, I guess.

[@Ameerah.G]

Is it better or worse if he isn't serious?

[@LukeandLeia15]

i do too. he always reminds me of that karazy person on them terrible lifetime movies. After they off sumbody, they stick around and play with the corpse and be laughing and cheesin over it. People be talking to them and don’t realize they are absolutely kookoo. I believe umar is just like this , but is functional. Like people don’t realize that all his screws have rusted off and fell out . They talk to him as if he’s intelligent. He should be in an institution for insane ppl.

[@thehumbleonez4030]

He scratching for that cocaine...that's where y'all money has gone

[@LowValueMan]

@jentrification_He let all them degrees go to his head…before he became the infamous online hotep…from my research he actually got fired for misdiagnosing one of those black boys he cares so much about…then he started grifting.

[@yourdadhasadogfilter2505]

After watching Pocket Watching with JT (and black twitter) and I've realised that satire is very much dead

[@ThaAbstractNomad]

When I lived in Johannesburg, he came over there trying to “fundraise” to build a boys only school there too. Dude is the worse or worse. But fools will let him profit off Black folks pain just because he’s one of us. Shit is sad.

[@SpiritBox01]

That's so funny because there are so many boys only schools in Joburg alone. Hell, there's schools with black children in Soweto alone.😂 This man really is a scammer. Saying this as a native South African

[@livingmydreamtrading4824]

What part is untrue because I see no where that it was stated that it said “most”. They stated “many”.

[@livingmydreamtrading4824]

@@TheMoorishCourtofAlShaniqua gotsha

[@TheProffa8719]

Plus he went on a podcast run spreading his false prophecies to our people. How dare he

[@Muhluri]

Yo I live in Joburg? How long ago was this?

[@TSman1024]

THANK YOU - it annoys me when I see people try to treat what he says as gospel, or even as legitimate at all. He’s a scam artist. Full stop

[@orfinstein]

81k SUBS?!?!? Man you are KILLING IT!!! Very few, if any deserve it more my friend. Let’s keep rolling to 100k!!! 🎉

[@CamJames]

thank you fam, can't be grateful enough for y'all's support

[@emilio2647]

​@@CamJames I remember when Tariq Nasheed exposed Dr Umar Johnson a few years ago.

[@tenacious1]

I've learned that when someone uses the word like "only I" in various ways. You have to watch out for people like that. The Savior complex.

[@CamJames]

textbook narcissism

[@terribleterri2738]

Yup! Exactly.

[@Praisethesunson]

It's sad Dr. Umar is the only openly pro black content the algorithm promotes.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I've never heard of this man until today (I keep to my circles on KZbin, which consists of a lot of anti-scam channels, like this one). But I do feel that grifters like him stem from a bit of a vacuum in terms of positive black role models and while I hate making it about sex, you coupd even add the word "male" role models in there. Everyone claims to look up to leaders like MLK but then spew policies that go against him. You have BLM, but then the lack of a central leader has meant many smaller groups under the label have done and said questionable (or abhorrent) things. And again, it's mostly faceless, which I completely understand why, so that they're not giving the media a specific person to attack. At the end of the day, it all comes down to "lost direction", I feel, and people are both taking advantage of that to empty space in the black community to scheme others and people are sadly falling for it.

[@ummon]

He's not pro black, he's pro Umar.

[@juanvaldez7279]

I have been aware but never watched. F.D. Signifier is what keeps Black KZbin in my algo.

[@battlepassenjoyer]

The algorithm been picking up on the noi if that makes you feel better

[@KeNnY4547]

Yes we have some many other men women and boys that don't get no nothing of views

[@sarkaranish]

YOOOO I asked for this one, thank you! Please do a video on Tariq Nasheed, aka the FBA guy. Would be another awesome shady influencer to cover!

[@CocaColeyy]

Omggggg yesssssss let’s just do a hotep series lol

[@WesternCultureIsDisgusting]

Lol. My goodness if he comes for Tariq then you know Tariq gone hit back. Smh

[@viewerstatus]

Second this

[@YayaTravels]

How does the 2 even compare? Just because it’s black men who talk about black empowerment? Because that’s not enough.. and NOTHING is wrong with that (at its core).

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@YayaTravels I have no idea who this person is, but I do think there is a lack of black influencers calling out black grifters. Other races might not be aware of it or avoid it due to not wanting to look racist. There's also a massive difference between empowerment and proudly being black and promoting ideologies that divide instead of build up the community. If the person the commentor is talking about is anything like the man in this video, I want awful people like that exposed. There's nothing empowering about people like this, unless we're talking about a narcissist feeling empowered about the people they've abused.

[@ckaptm]

Hey Cam, love your content. I'm a white guy from the low country of South Carolina (Conway), and thought I might be able to help give a little context about Dr. Umar's comments about his visits here. Many enslaved Africans managed to preserve far more of their traditional culture in the low country than other parts of the South due to the degree of isolation caused by the geography and culture in this region-- the swampiness of the low country makes it very difficult to traverse which slows emigration, and the profoundly segregationist culture found in low country urban centers like Charleston and Savannah pushed African peoples into ethnic enclaves. We've come to known this unique cultural and ethnic identity as the Gullah people. I'd wager that Dr. Umar is leaning on this as his argument that these Gullah communities are "of Africa" in this sense. I can't speak to the validity of that, of course.

[@Jay-m2v6o]

Not surprised you love a channel that critiques other black platforms enjoy

[@austindada7491]

Please continue this work. You’re really opening people’s eyes with what you do and it’s already had a positive impact on my life and those around me. Many thanks to you and the team that you work with for the incredible work that you’re doing.

[@CamJames]

thank you fam, really appreciate the support! we're doing our best and will keep doing so.

[@CWilsonV]

Love the content, it’s just gotten better and better since the first vid :)

[@DaBadNewz]

Another outstanding Deep Dive! I really like how objective you to keep it, presenting the BS along with acknowledging the actual achievements. What you're doing with this channel is really inspirational.

[@dr.andmrs.phibes7454]

I just subscribed.

[@danielkeenan75]

Im a white dude, but Dr. Umar has been popping up on my social media for years, i have never deep dived on him but hearing him in interviews and podcast clips hes always come across as a scammer and shilling black folks with his afrikan culture vulturism and ive always been confused why people takes what he says seriously. Thank you for this video ive learned alot and you put what i was thinking into words i could not.

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

I think due to the campaign of repression and erasure of Black people and their African culture now roots, since America, it's natural to have a longing for self-knowledge and pride in oneself. Umar has tapped into that and found a way to get rich, while bringing pride to some Black people. I support and applaud the good parts of that, but of course it being based on bullshit is a problem. It would be great if America would just own up to our legacy of fuckery of our citizens of African descent. We could offer great courses in all public school (for all students) covering the great and vast empires in the Motherland pre and post American conquest. We could do reparations. We could build social and physical infrastructure. We could celebrate African American culture, ingenuity, prose, academia which are integral to whatever greatness our country enjoys. But you all vote in GOP assholes or don't vote at all. 😮 No color nor culture needs to be superior. But we do need to even things out and make a concerted effort to bring generational wealth and opportunity to all. That will take White folks being cool with a bit of advantage given to Black and also Latino folks for a while. It will also take the wealthy seeing a bit of advantage given to the poor (all colors) for a while. Once we have recalibrated, crime amd incarceration will go down across the board, and society will be safer and more fun for all.

[@boochi7087]

​@@arthouseintlstreamingBullying people on the internet is so infantile and old. Y'all need to do better and grow up.

[@hulkingmass]

you don't have to tell black people you are white whenever you talk to them on the internet haha

[@CELEBRIDYBAWN]

The best thing that can come out of all of these videos about Umar is hopefully tons of people will REFRAIN from donating their money to him and to others like him.

[@tdunn1907]

"I am the authority. You isn't black enough. Now, run them donations. Peace" - Dr. Umar

[@JeromeStuartNicholsTube]

As a graduate of Marcus Garvey Academy and a for member of the Black Christian Nationalists, Dr Umar is exactly the reasons why I left it all. I was born in it but most people are like this in that community.

[@johnhargrove7744]

What did you find as a solution for black people outside of Nationalism?

[@kaden1199]

He’s exactly why I realize we have weak and failure of our race who aren’t very smart,

[@Sadiqi]

This is not facts...

[@Ues2DC]

@@johnhargrove7744The same thing Malcom eventually did. Connecting with like minded individuals across the spectrum who want to strive for a better future for all. See Reverend Barber. This doesn’t mean one can’t still be proud of their background.

[@biancabright1710]

Nah we needed the right hearted brothers working on our behalf

[@plastikpixelz4178]

😭😭😭😭😭 he gone send them people after you bro

[@MrSoutherhospitality]

They are going to try to nail cam to this cross 😂😂😂😂

[@Ameatamaru]

Why did we all think the same thing 😅

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

And yet when this man's "school" (cult indoctrination) inevitably fails, if not in terms of enrollment but in the damage it causes to the black community as that toxic mindset spreads, let it be videos such as this that are listened to me and were here long beforehand as an "I told you so".

[@mostmost1]

His people left him years ago.

[@YoungMatriarch88]

We already know he is going to watch this video. Anything with his name in it he is on top of it and sure to send a sneak diss in his next live 😂😭

[@CatBarefield]

You’re an amazing essayist. Thank you for putting such good info out there

[@CamJames]

I appreciate that!

[@jeromethomas8857]

Been calling that fraud a scammer for ten years

[@donrome3835]

Shoot if Michael Blackson can open a school why can’t he?? Oh that’s right Umar is bs, WTH will he teach separating black from white or how to show prejudice towards black men who prefer interracial relationships, his dangerous rhetoric is not good for anybody

[@DonaldTurner]

Great research and video, Cam, Thank you Sir!

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

I'm a half-asian dude who tries his best to support equality in all its forms. Umar talks big and talks funny, but so much about him rubs me every kind of wrong. ESPECIALLY the ADHD part, considering I'm someone with that disorder, and ESPECIALLY the "sexually confused" part, as a bi guy. What right does he have to say I don't exist? What right does he have to say I'm confused? Screw him. Keep doin what you doin, brother. And tell ur friend Happy Birthday for me!

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

@@TheMoorishCourtofAlShaniqua I don't see why me "not being part of this" invalidates My2Cents on the matter. Would you say the same thing to me if I was a black man?

[@rita2774]

@@TheMoorishCourtofAlShaniquaLol as soon as Umar brought gay people into the conversation, that’s when it was alright for him to comment. Y’all can’t throw rocks and hide hands.

[@stonedidit]

Because he’s a actual black man talking black ppl business you gonna FOREVER feel funny when black man gives his perspectives, you told on yourself

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

@@TheMoorishCourtofAlShaniqua Brother, I'm trying to do right by everyone. I care as much as I can about everyone. You can spin this narrative of me being "fake" or whatever, but you have no way of knowing who I am, what I am, or what I've done. I'm not treating you differently than I would any other dipshit that tries to invalidate me because the color of your skin doesn't show behind text on a screen. So get off your high horse, trying to claim that I have no care for black people or their struggles just because I'm an Asian guy who wanted to put in my oar on a video dealing with black issues, or that my opinion holds less water than someone else's.

[@chrism4008]

​@My2Cents.iF7934 ignorant racists think that if you aren't that thing you can't understand that thing. It's proven false through all of human history and it's just a tactic to keep people quiet. The people using it usually don't even know that, sometimes they do, but rarely

[@i3p973]

6:32 Anyone consistently mentioning themselves in the third person in any manner is a huge red flag.

[@Blastinonfoos]

First rule taught in con man identification class. Number 2 not going by your real name. Lol

[@malacaimarbas2048]

As someone with ADHD and who is queer, I had never heard of Dr Umar but it’s great to know about him so if someone pulls out a quote or tweet or video from him to disprove an aspect of my experience and existence, I’ll know where it comes from. Thanks for all you do, and the great videos you make. Always happy to see your channel update. Stay hydrated and cool out there!

[@CamJames]

love that! always glad to have an impact with our work

[@motivationbag1996]

I think Umar is insane but being queer is disgusting.

[@swagnjazzy]

Great job in exposing him well. Keep doing what your doing. Some people need to be woken up.

[@Maarxman]

some of the best editing and no bullshit videos Ive seen in a while, thanks for what you do

[@CamJames]

really appreciate that!

[@rykno23]

Tbh a part two with this would be nice, great vid

[@_Solmega]

If loud & wrong were a person 😩. He's smart enough to know the significance of statistics. Freestyling random percentages as he goes is especially distasteful because he knows he's abusing the trust of his supporters. Top notch work as always!

[@CamJames]

🥰

[@_Solmega]

@@CamJames 😉

[@fredylucas2484]

​@@CamJameswhat about Phillip Scott he looks like Umar in steroid he is a scammer as well

[@khayon4364]

Two things Cam; 1) Great job. This was very well done and thorough 2) Umar is misquoting statistics regarding ADHD relating to children. Modern research shows that ADHD is more common in single-parent households with a 54% increase - not that it relates specifically to absent fathers. The gender of the parent has no relation to the child being ADHD in any research I have ever read.

[@CamJames]

same thing i found, which i why i didn't cite other research there. nobody focuses on one gender of parent. and thank you for watching and for the compliment 🥂

[@salj.5459]

Which is further proof that ADHD is mainly caused by environment, not genetics.

[@JakadaZo]

Masterful. Such a natural talent Cam has. Keep up the great work, you have such a great future in this business. 🙏🏾👊🏾

[@biggieshorty]

This is a great channel, so far. I will check out more videos.

[@EmeraldAriell]

The sad part about his opinion on the queer community, a lot of uber Christian black people feel the same, out loud

[@theothesir]

THAT part.

[@starjun97]

Yep

[@Kohbruh]

Real Christians feel nothing about queer people. They are busy trying to strengthen their faith not looking at someone else's sins, be it gay or adultery or anything else for that matter.

[@tascrphs]

Yep, but I think shady Umar is 50% right on that. Homosexuality by-in large ain't a learned behavior. I've got no scientific evidence, but don't need any. From a sexual perspective, the inescapable allure of women and the opposite repulsiveness of men is something straight men can never reconcile, unless gay dudes have a "missing link" in their genetic code.

[@ajaxmcjones9387]

Not even Uber Christians, just regular black folks.

[@lakeelmpine5351]

This guy burns me so much, I know for a fact the reason I only got my ADHD diagnosis at 27 years old is because of his lies

[@CamJames]

sorry to hear that, these lies have real consequences

[@sp123]

ADHD is not real in a hunter gatherer society, but it's real in this white man legalese society.

[@lakeelmpine5351]

@@CamJames appreciate the condolences. I'm doing better these days at least

[@cloroc]

Dude you were 27 year old adult. You made a choice to take those drugs for yourself. But we're talking about over diagnosis of children. Growing up in the 90s in predominantly white schools, I witnessed the pushing of an ADD evaluation on a couple of my black friends. It wasn't a coincidence.

[@Jaminux]

i feel you to a degree. i was diagnosed early in life, but was never told about it until i asked and was never given the tools to navigate the world. i know firsthand that it's SO hard to live life struggling and not knowing why, so i'm proud of you and how far you've come even without that diagnosis.

[@Zeiss120]

I came here for headphone reviews, stayed for the awesome video essays from a different perspective.

[@LssnLrnd]

Is your comment about RayCon headphones? I’m joking, and agree with the latter part of your statement!

[@Zeiss120]

@@LssnLrnd No, the user goes by Cam James. If you like headphones there a festival called CanJams. So just using that play on words.

[@LssnLrnd]

@@Zeiss120 got it. Will check it out. Good job on your fortuitous accident as well!

[@dancingappaloosa8926]

Hey Cam, just found your channel and really enjoy and appreciate the candid and authentic way you explain these topics. Keep up the excellent work

[@CamJames]

thank you!

[@TopCatRoman]

Dr umar is the epitome of arguing about who's blacker all while turning a profit.

[@sparklyharu]

I’ve been waiting for this one 😅

[@seand67]

Great video Cam....THANKS

[@Talented3003]

Student Loan Balance: $78k up from an original $42k and still growing. Going to college was one of the absolute WORST decisions of my life. 👈🏿Not an emotional statement

[@Stayret]

Same here, brother. Same here 😢

[@sp123]

If you think life with a degree is hard, try without a degree

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

I think it probably made your grow mentally and upped your analytical skills, maybe in ways you don't recognize cause you're you. I went, dropped out, saw how bad the job market was without a degree and went back. I personally had access to a more confortable life after the degree. Not really confortable, but better than breaking my back like before. I hope it works out sooner than later for you.

[@Talented3003]

@@BoogieBoogsForever honestly, I enrolled to increase my job/career exposure after being homeless. And I'm not talking living with someone. I mean sleeping on the street homeless. I've forever been crazy logical, analytical, etc. I definitely gained information while acquiring my degrees, but it was roughly 80% of what I already knew from my own prior research. And half the other info has nuthn to do with my degrees. It came from those (I call) bullshit credit classes. Noti mention I graduated during a time when the economy was in the middle of the collapse from 07-10 so decent jobs were few n far between. All-n-all, for the money I've paid n still owe, it was a massive worth. Especially since since every bit of the info from my syllabus is a Google away. But hey, they look cute on my mom's living room table tho🙍🏿🙁

[@kahluaqueen]

😳😳😳

[@hulkingmass]

good stuff

[@CamJames]

aye thank you fam!

[@AA-qt1hi]

The man has big scammer energy.

[@zflash3088]

Killing it man.

[@realjosephanthony]

Such quality production.

[@BR-gz3cv]

Dude received his spiritual name at Seabrook? South Carolina? Had to rewind the video to make sure I heard that right. That’s really bizarre. My fam used to own a house in Seabrook, South Carolina- retired in laws. It’s a wealthy private island- and almost 100% retired old white people. It’s a country club with a guard gate and 2 golf courses. The smaller neighbor to ultra-wealthy exclusive golf resort Kiawah Island- where they host rich white guy PGA events. The only “village” we ever saw was the high end shopping “Seabrook Village” with a Tommy Bahamas and Cold Stone Creamery. Anyways, that fact alone sends red flags. Great video- love your work 👍

[@LssnLrnd]

Well that explains it; Cold Stone Creamery, and the artistry displayed therein, are truly magical places. I have no further reason to doubt his divine naming in such a special place. Case closed.

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

​@@LssnLrnd😂😂

[@salj.5459]

The Oyotunji African Village is a historical landmark in Seabrook, South Carolina. It took me 10 seconds to look this up. Perhaps the next time you should do that before spreading lies.

[@BR-gz3cv]

@@salj.5459What “lies”? Folks can Google it. Golf courses? Country clubs? All there- Google it. Historical landmark- like a plaque or statue? Those r everywhere in every town in US. Folks visit the Lincoln memorial but don’t change their name to Abraham. Or maybe some do. Good 4 them.

[@biancabright1710]

Your lying but I bet you don’t know based on everything you typed sounds like colonizers took more land that wasn’t theirs

[@somethingsomething8758]

It's really funny tbh hearing about Umar. Look, Africa is real segmented. There are too many diverse cultures and backgrounds to realise the Africa people dream of. Yes, we can, and do, see our common traits and unite for common purposes and all that but at the end of the day, a Ghanaian has little to no interaction with a South African or a Congolese. So its weird hearing about Blacks overseas talking about Africa and Afeicans like we're one people. We aren't. We are groups of people with amazing and diverse cultural backgrounds and lives. It would do people good to actually learn about Africa from Africans instead of "leaders" who have no idea about the continent and use it as a buzzword for their own benefits

[@wavvii]

This is why the internet is undefeated. Thank you

[@NotClover]

I've had firsthand experience with how quickly someone can get so wrapped up in his rhetoric-- it felt like LITERAL cult shit. An entire 180 in personality and beliefs adorned with all the weird alpha male anti-queer shit too. Genuinely insane stuff. It makes me really uncomfortable to imagine this man attempting to educate anyone's child, much less a school full of them?? Good video though Cam & Nao!

[@ignorantenlightenment]

He’s good for a laugh, nobody should take him seriously though.

[@Gchildwarrior]

"I only drink chocolate milk." -Umar 😂😂😂

[@AK-pz7om]

The GOAT of broken clocks lol

[@jtk405]

Cam James keep up the good work.

[@michaeltalksanime]

The problem is most people who fall in the trap will laugh then say "he's got a point"

[@Mr7ich7]

He keeps getting better and better damn 🥶

[@detroitluv]

Sa Neter is definitely a topic to be touched on.... there would be no "Dr." Umar without Sa Neter promoting him at one point in time

[@SpiritBox01]

Would you almost say Sa Neter is like the Oprah of Pan-Africanist scammers?

[@mostmost1]

​@@SpiritBox01he more like the Tasha K of the hotep community. Gossiping and fighting and WWE debates.

[@marcel3942]

That whole "conscious" community was full of clowns and creeps

[@blob22201]

Everything about this guy is so shady, claiming ancestry from a famous figure from history and those faux African shirts.

[@zuglymonster]

I bet you anything if someone really pushed him on the blood relative of Douglass thing he'd say something like "all people of Black decent are related. That's what I meant by kinfolk"

[@RosieGirlRose101]

Yea he’s such a phony. I’m African born and raised and I’m not this obsessed with being African 🤣

[@PassportG]

Umar Johnson 🤦🏾‍♂️ he needs to be arrested.

[@Arae48]

Good job Cam! I’m glad you called out this fraud!

[@CamJames]

thank you!

[@chrisnelson6663]

You kept it about the larger damaging messages and not just an individual. That’s how I think you do an analysis like this!

[@CamJames]

thank you, we gotta rise above the petty squabbles and focus on the big picture.

[@jillstaricka6990]

these videos are so sick man please keep it up!!!!! you're gonna blow up on here soon with this quality

[@CamJames]

the sweat and long nights aren't stopping anytime soon 🫶🏾

[@rttrtt1374]

Liking this with pain in my heart.

[@deshawnrivera2032]

Another great job

[@dennisholliday2454]

It's so refreshing to get both sides from someone who is being honest

[@GiovanniGNV]

Well over 7 figures at this point and that school is NEVER coming.

[@CamJames]

never may be a conservative estimate at this point. how long does it take to build a money laundering front from scratch?

[@GiovanniGNV]

@@CamJames Just take advantage of a desperate community lacking infrastructure and leadership; The work was done for him hundreds of years ago.

[@KeepWatchin5.56]

no one has any proof of the "well over" figure since Dr Umar does not keep financial records

[@keyhind2]

what will you say if it does come

[@TNASH125]

@@CamJamesthe school is up so your statement is obsolete

[@alexricky87]

Dr. Umar lost the plot years ago.

[@ThaAbstractNomad]

He’s never had a plot besides running through Black folks pockets and selling them some BS.

[@alexricky87]

​@@ThaAbstractNomad🙄🙄🙄...ok

[@dr.andmrs.phibes7454]

@@ThaAbstractNomad which is crazy to me because he could have earned a whole lot more money with his degree!

[@Booksngoodlooks]

No but fr like dude😂😂😂

[@dangelodalegend2010]

Stop putting a Dr in front of his name bc he ain't no damn Dr..lol

[@Ehh.....]

Ill be long gone from this mortal coil before those loans get touched.

[@meatchuckg]

Man, I've been waiting for someone to make a deep dive into this man. I can see why people could gravitate towards him but it's not for any good reasons (with grace and understanding to those caught up in this kind of bs). Like you can be positive about yourself and others without the hate and grift. Great video.

[@Jaminux]

great video as always, cam! i don't have much to add to this discussion, but i will say that it's so easy to tell who just looked up what adhd stands for and decided that was their understanding of it (for anyone who does not know, adhd is neither an attention or hyperactivity issue; it's a misnomer and is actually an executive dysfunction issue)

[@forthesakeoflogic5254]

Thanks for producing this video. I've had issues with Umar over the years for a lot of the views he's projected on his audience, but his ADHD misinformation has been a huge issue for me personally. I was diagnosed as a kid and didn't receive treatment until being diagnosed again in adulthood because of the stigma that was spread about ADHD in my family. Especially on the validity of ADHD in black boys and men. I hate that. ADHD isnt' a joke, and quality of life can be impacted horribly in those with untreated ADHD. I had family who believed in the benefits of modern medicine and addressing self-care, but the myths surrounding invalidating ADHD, Autism, and other disorders/disabilities do nothing except worsen the lives of those who need support. It's a shame that figures like Umar throw the struggles of those with mental health disorders/impairments under the bus, so he can exploit their parents for his own personal gain. Thanks for speaking on this. I know you'll get a lot of heat from his most hardcore fans, but I'm grateful you spoke on this.

[@CamJames]

i can take the heat, he needed to be addressed. I'm glad this helps acknowledge people like you, thanks for watching!

[@savtelly3817]

Thank you for including Lenon in this. His research has been outstanding and kept a lot of people from spending money they didn’t have on something that’s clearly not going to happen.

[@AkiraYuki5150]

Lenon def a legend. I wish he was more popular but he does very little to promote himself unfortunately ( no shorts and almost no uploads just lives).

[@KeepWatchin5.56]

you mean the scammer that lied about his son having cancer in order to get donations? lol

[@AkiraYuki5150]

@@KeepWatchin5.56 No, he's a youtuber who been chronicling Umar scams for years.

[@KeepWatchin5.56]

@@AkiraYuki5150 he is a scammer just like umar

[@khasualentertainment6734]

​@@KeepWatchin5.56wrong guy

[@elizabethvargas5713]

Maaan, I knew a lot of this stuff but not the whole ADHD is fake thing. I didn't get diagnosed until I was 31 and I'm not currently medicated but believe me when I tell you finding other ADHD people online who could explain to me, like, how to be able to do stuff with the brain that I have, was life changing. I'm talking about basic ass stuff, chores, bills, watering plants consistently. We're not lazy, we're just made differently and when we have the tools to understand our own process we can thrive, dammit.

[@CamJames]

no doubt! ADHD is very real and y'all's comments are a testament to that. the man is spraying ignorance via a very large platform.

[@dylanrobson3802]

this was a really thorough and well thought out explanation of dr umar, as someone who has only seen him casually through social media. keep these videos coming, your writing and choice of subjects to critique is refreshingly important amidst a lot of mediocrity from other essay channels on youtube. lookin forward to more , and wishing you the best!

[@CamJames]

trying to keep raising the bar, we appreciate the acknowledgement!

[@cnashford2]

This is the 1st video of yours I've seen. Your edits are top tier! - a new subscriber

[@CamJames]

thank you! welcome to the fam

[@dantalione]

as one of ur white viewers i really appreciate that u explain who all these dudes are. i like your journalism and presentation but i am NEVER on black twitter so i need the explainers lmfaoooo!!! also, genuinely, you're one of the best presenters out there, your hard work and dedication is so obvious on the screen!!! keep it up, we're all rooting for you!

[@CamJames]

thank you! working as hard as ever before, and i think this is my best work to date.

[@abundance1232]

Yo the zoom in on that hand scratch had me weak for like 10 minutes I’m NGL 😂😂😂

[@CamJames]

sometimes i just randomly decide to do things and it works lol

[@Bittersweetie402]

😂

[@b.johnson4470]

Umar is constantly in my IG feed, so I watched a few of his reels before he turned me off. And I then turned him off. His arrogance was a red flag and my spidey senses started buzzing. But there are always people who are looking for a charismatic megalomaniac to follow. And, if he keeps pounding out content that the algorithm prioritizes, I'm pretty sure he'll end up with the cult following he so desperately wants. We've all seen this movie before and it doesn't end well. Thanks for saying what needs to be said. Hopefully it will spread and get amplified.

[@seanminkins7701]

Brother Man I am new to your channel and you just gained another subscriber. You are a very intelligent and well spoken Brother!

[@CamJames]

I appreciate you, welcome to the fam!

[@zztopp911]

Great work, brother. Short and very concise✊🏿

[@CamJames]

thank you, that's always the goal!

[@BaiiBaii22]

Great video I can’t stand this snake oil salesman. It’s so blatant with him too but nobody sees it. I 100% agree with him coming off as cult leader like also it’s wild how he’s like Jim Jones.

[@TwoDopeSons]

my ex-wife had a friend who moved to Florida to open a school. it took her 12 years to open the school. she did everything the right way. school is thriving and a 5yr waitlist. another opened a school and rushed things. school didn't last 2 years. opening a school is no small task and takes a lot of money. if he is raising money for the school, i know he had to take care of a few politicians. that might be the greatest cost.

[@CamJames]

tbh, i'm more focused on the curriculum than the school opening. he's not qualified to teach anyone and his idea of manhood is weird.

[@kerronportman100]

Oyotunji village is a sanctioned Yoruba village from the priesthood in Nigeria, when you lessen its validity simply because it’s in America, you show you’re not interested in truthful discourse.

[@CamJames]

nothing you just said makes any impact on my point. i didn't belittle them, i belittled him.

[@kerronportman100]

@@CamJames What would belittle him in pointing out that his African name was given to him in America if not taking validity? That speaks directly to claims you’re making in this video. It has everything to do with it (it’s the subject matter ) and you were willfully trying to mislead your audience that don’t know any better. Ironically, what you accuse Umar of😂 fubu journalists I guess.

[@CamJames]

@kerronportman100 Umar using a "sanctioned village" in the States to brag on camera is the burn here. you clearly have nothing better to do than attack people who actually achieve things in comment sections, which is worse than any insult I could answer yours with.

[@kerronportman100]

@@CamJames lmao brother what. You tried and failed to make a point that everyone can see above. This isn’t grey, you failed. The only person attacking is you, because of your failure . And what have you achieved? Lmao. U got a KZbin channel that makes like 10 bucks bro stop it.

[@fredadenekan6177]

Thank you for the clean up...most grateful.

[@souelyoung2233]

Great job good man! Keep it going !! You have full support hovering over you!

[@DavidWoods255]

Stay cool king

[@BarryMoore-b2m]

I’m really glad to see people are waking up to this clown. Great video!

[@emmav7126]

Absolutely love your videos. Info always presented fairly, represented well, and clearly researched. Super informative!! Well done

[@taonatondoya2842]

great work👏you really broke it down well.

[@finally97]

This was a really good mini-doc. I didn't know much about Dr. Umar other than the viral social media moments. I wonder if I rewatched the docuseries of How to Become a Cult Leader on Netflix, if he would fit. Interesting. It sounds like you may have enough for a part two. I'd be interested in learning more.

[@CamJames]

Thanks for watching, not sure if i want the internet to attack me again just yet lol