My immediate response is to say Umar. He has been grifting the black community since 2009. He has flown under the radar for a long time. He has had multiple scams where he collects money for things and they never come to fruition
The ones he targets are the most vulnerable of our community. The elderly and single mothers.
But…. Tariq is a different beast. He also crowdfunds but he does complete the projects. Documentaries. Apps. Museums. Etc. We can’t ignore that his impact on causing a divide between black people is very strong. Also his impact on the most recent election cannot be just written off
And one other big point about Tariq. He is the one responsible for bringing Umar to the masses. Before he featured Umar in his Hidden Color series Umar was scamming on a local level in Philly. He most likely would not have become a national name. Umar definitely stood out in the early Hidden Color documentaries and he used that to his advantage. Tariq has said himself that he regrets propelling Umar to that level