Not if you upset the public enough or speak too much real shyt and gain a following

#WeCanAllBeCosby #CointelPro.
The only advantage of being in America is that in other countries they might not even go through the charade of due proccess. Some places will immediately believe rumors and the police will just come throw you in jail while they figure it out. Or the people might actually show up and kill you themselves. Americans rather use the system then get our own hands dirty.
A "cult" started by a black man will likely not end well in America. Unless he disguises it as Christianity and calls himself a pastor. Blackness plus blashemy is a bad combo