Dr. Umar Johnson
A passionate and committed Pan-African activist, a Black Psychologist and National Certified School Psychologist, based in Philadelphia he is also unrelenting in his fight to spread black awareness. He gives lectures all over the country in an attempt to shed light on the problems in the African American community he has also featured in documentary's such as the hidden colors series. Umar is a blood relative of Frederick Douglass, the great Black abolitionist and orator. As a school psychologist Umar evaluates children ages 3-21 in an effort to determine if they have educational disabilities and a need for special education services. Umar is considered a national expert on learning disabilities and their effect on Black children, as well an expert on helping schools and parents modify challenging behaviors that can ultimately lead to disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses in Black boys. As a child therapist, Umar specializes in working with at-risk, violent, suicidal and depressed African-American boys and girls. For five years he served as the youngest of five African-American male school psychologists in the 5th largest public school district in America The School District of Philadelphia. Umar has received commendations for his volunteer work throughout the Pan-African community, and has been a featured guest on various Black talk shows throughout the United States. In addition to his media appearances, Umar is a highly sought after motivational and informational speaker who has presented at workshops, conferences, awards ceremonies, graduations and expert panels throughout the country. As an educator, psychologist, therapist and historian, Umar is considered an authority on the education of African-American children and on mental health in the Black
community.
Umar is former Minister of Education for the Marcus Garvey Movement, the Universal Negro
Improvement Association and African Communities League. Umar is a writer,
political scientist, and consultant to families, educators, mental health
professionals and charter schools throughout the country. Umar currently
hosts a psycho-educational community lecture series at the African-American
Museum in Philadelphia. Umar has presented before embassies, museums, schools,
universities, churches, correctional facilities, stadiums, international
audiences and at community centers. As one of the most popular faces and voices
on the east coast focusing upon the proper development of African &
African-American children, 33-year-old Umar is a fast rising star in the field
of Black psychology and education.
A passionate and committed Pan-African activist, a Black Psychologist and National Certified School Psychologist, based in Philadelphia he is also unrelenting in his fight to spread black awareness. He gives lectures all over the country in an attempt to shed light on the problems in the African American community he has also featured in documentary's such as the hidden colors series. Umar is a blood relative of Frederick Douglass, the great Black abolitionist and orator. As a school psychologist Umar evaluates children ages 3-21 in an effort to determine if they have educational disabilities and a need for special education services. Umar is considered a national expert on learning disabilities and their effect on Black children, as well an expert on helping schools and parents modify challenging behaviors that can ultimately lead to disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses in Black boys. As a child therapist, Umar specializes in working with at-risk, violent, suicidal and depressed African-American boys and girls. For five years he served as the youngest of five African-American male school psychologists in the 5th largest public school district in America The School District of Philadelphia. Umar has received commendations for his volunteer work throughout the Pan-African community, and has been a featured guest on various Black talk shows throughout the United States. In addition to his media appearances, Umar is a highly sought after motivational and informational speaker who has presented at workshops, conferences, awards ceremonies, graduations and expert panels throughout the country. As an educator, psychologist, therapist and historian, Umar is considered an authority on the education of African-American children and on mental health in the Black
community.
Umar is former Minister of Education for the Marcus Garvey Movement, the Universal Negro
Improvement Association and African Communities League. Umar is a writer,
political scientist, and consultant to families, educators, mental health
professionals and charter schools throughout the country. Umar currently
hosts a psycho-educational community lecture series at the African-American
Museum in Philadelphia. Umar has presented before embassies, museums, schools,
universities, churches, correctional facilities, stadiums, international
audiences and at community centers. As one of the most popular faces and voices
on the east coast focusing upon the proper development of African &
African-American children, 33-year-old Umar is a fast rising star in the field
of Black psychology and education.