in the states. jalen rose, puffy, magic johnson, kevin johnson, deion sanders, etc.

even more have financially supported black schools and/or sat on boards, endorsed, lobbied, etc. like jay z, beyonce, russell simmons, etc.

oprah herself has donated millions to black schools in houston, philly, etc.

and thats just the famous black people. not including all the 'ordinary' black people that have done the same.

and those schools werent destroyed 5 seconds after they were created lol (i know you were speaking figuratively). in fact, these people are usually applauded.

if you wanna take a stance on the criticism umar receives in particular, it shouldnt be devoid of accurate information. because a lot of the criticism is specific to him (and for good reason).

if youre passionate about the topic, thats understandable. but minimizing any and all criticism as 'hating' just comes off kinda primitive at this point in the game. we should be above reducing the debate to its lowest common denominator. it dismisses a lot of the nuance/complexity that make discussions like this genuinely productive.