From what I've read, Marcus garvey had a HUGE ego and wouldn't adhere to business advise either. Little known fact, it was a period of time where some blacks were so turned off by garvey business practices and failed endeavors, they burned some of his properties down! But the difference with a garvey, is that he was doing the best he could with what he had, but same as we do today, everybody was so ready to call him a scam artist, add in the cia infiltration and the agents within his organization and now the unia is gone and what could have been for our community is gone.
Compare that to a guy like Donald Trump who has made even more mistakes in business than garvey ever has, yet always granted the opportunity to try again and now this fool running for president. His community didn't run and call him a scam artist and burn all his properties down. He was given the chance to develop and grow. We don't give our leaders that opportunity. The margin for error is small for black folks who have no hope and no fight in them.
I mean if umar was trying to take us to some island and give us the Kool aid I see the point in trashing him but for the most part he a excellent speaker, has a ton of great information to offer, he just clearly in over his head with opening a school. Don't mean when he back in chicago I won't go and hear the great information. Just means if he ask for more money I gotta