Dr. Umar Johnson is a notorious American School Psychologist, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Author, Pan-Africanist, Educator, and education consultant.
He is widely famous in the world for being stand with black people’s communities and for helping them so far.
In fact, he is on the way to opening a special school for black students where he will provide higher-level education like other communities.
Dr. Johnson is doing all he can for backing black people in equality with white ones. However, he has both haters and followers in the vast majority.
Some people consider him a fake person and some consider him their idol. Now, it’s your turn to give your feedback on his life story.
He is also an author and has written a book titled “Psycho-Academic Holocaust: The Special Educations & ADHD Wars Against Black Boys”.
Let you below in his biography how these all started and where he is now.
Early Life of Dr. Umar Johnson
Dr. Umar Johnson was born Jermaine Shoemake on 21 August 1974 in North Central, Philadelphia, United State. His father, Jamal Abdullah Johnson worked in the U.S. Marine Corps as a drill instructor.
Dr. Johnson’s mother is Barbara Shoemake who named his son Jermaine Shoemake after her favorite singer Jermaine Jackson.
Although, Johnson’s parents got separated during his childhood and his father did second marriage to Bernice Elizabeth Dockins.
Later, he grew up with his stepmom along with his 10 siblings. Also, being in the Muslim religion, his father thought to change Umar’s name from Jermaine Shoemake.
As it was taken by his former mother and that’s why it later changed to Umar Johnson.
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