Rashad Richey - Academic Fraud?

Indeed. There seems to be a racial component to his views on physics, which are frequently entangled with Kemet. While Kemet-Afrocentric religion/"science" is popular among some of the more bizarre black nationalist personalities, it certainly doesn't cohere with anything remotely close to historic Christianity. Wild that he got that appointment, but I've seen worse. I once knew a guy who received a full professorship at a top-shelf Christian liberal arts college because he had a best-selling book that was only best-selling because he bought 100,000 copies. Not only did he not have teaching experience, he never held a job in his discipline. The book was terrible, btw.

 

The YouTuber uses doctor in air quotes at 0:45 even though we know he has at least one (and in my opinion two) valid doctorates. The YouTuber also turns to Grok at 6:50 to examine a document which is worse than useless. Without having watched the whole thing, I don't think it's the "gotcha" that they think it is that someone earned a degree in a country with a civil system of law that was evaluated as equivalent to a JD (or LLM), and they've provided no proof that it hasn't been. Similarly, the idea that someone could earn a degree that a school doesn't offer ordinarily is not proof of misconduct, especially when that school is located in a country with looser ways of doing things.

 

Definitely a 'pile on' mentality to that video that used too broad of a brush. Moreover, I'm still wondering about the credential evaluation.

 

Speaking of lawsuits, Nate the Lawyer sued a Twitter user in 2022 for defamation because he questioned whether Nate is a real attorney. The case was dismissed because questioning the credentials of someone who isn't using their legal name is protected under the 1st Amendment. Since Nate wasn't using his legal name, the public couldn't easily verify his license to practice. This might be controversial to say, but I think Rashad Richey has a stronger case for defamation IF his documents are real. However, he might not go through with a lawsuit because then his other credentials will be scrutinized.

Finding No Defamation of “Nate the Lawyer” on Twitter | Litigation Lawyers

I also addressed this under Cam and Johnnie's videos. For example, the Paris Graduate School offers a generic PhD by research. Therefore, students' PhDs are likely named after the field of their dissertation. This was more common in the past. In the U.S., Union Insitute & University did this, but their degrees weren't dissertation-only programs, which was unusual for this naming convention system. The "godfather of A.I." earned a PhD in artificial intelligence at the University of Edinburgh (a highly reputable institution), but artificial intelligence wasn't a degree that was listed as an offering in 1978. What Nate got correct was the law degree stuff. Outside of that, he probably doesn't understand the nuances of foreign research programs, but he didn't attempt to go deep into that end like Cam and Johnnie did.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Richey claiming a JD and LLM? Because Nate says that this is an inconsistent way that Richey is listing his degrees, but in Richey's response videos, he is claiming to have both.

Edit: Even though he allegedly earned a law credential from a civil law country, it is still possible that a credential evaluation service evaluated it as equivalent to a JD/LLB for licensure purposes. Some states will accept a civil law degree, but they'll usually require an additional LLM in U.S. law from an ABA-accredited law school. Some states do not require an additional LLM if the LLB was earned from a common law country.

 

Dustin is right. Nate is not that knowledgeable. I've listened to part of his live from this morning, and...it gets worse. Nate says that French universities don't offer the LLM because they're civil law. This is not true. This could have been easily checked with a Google search instead of an oversimplified chart he found somewhere.

https://llm-guide.com/schools/europe/france

His guest said that he's never heard of the LLD and that it's called the SJD. This is something else he could have quickly checked with Google. The SJD and JSD are offered in the U.S. The LLD is typically an honorary degree here. However, there are countries that offer the LLD as an earned degree. Cam made this same mistake. If you can't manage to conduct a basic Google search prior to making multiple videos accusing someone of fraud, then you're not very smart. All three of these men have lost credibility with me. It's annoying because Richey does have questionable credentials, but they deserve examination from someone who understands higher education and knows how to conduct research.

This is a very reputable school in Australia, and they offer the LLD.

https://law.unimelb.edu.au/study/graduate-research-degrees/doctor-of-laws

Something else to know is that people who aren't tech-savvy overestimate the capabilities of chatbots. Grok has been producing child sexual abuse material. With Elon's tampering, Grok is now the worst major chatbot you can use. I've witnessed so many instances of Grok totally misidentifying who and what is in a video or picture because its computer vision capabilities are not good.

Now, the ding dongs are questioning Clark Atlanta University. A guest asked if it's a divinity school. Nate says that he doesn't know what kind of school it is, but it's accredited. Clark Atlanta University is an HBCU! People have become so reliant on chatbots to think for them, they've forgotten how to google.

 

If somebody needs Google to find out about the legitimacy of Clark Atlanta University, they probably shouldn't even be discussing this kind of thing.

I'm not sure which one is worse. Rashad Richey or Franklin Graham? Just seems way easier to enroll in real schools, graduate, and move on.

 

What happened with Franklin Graham?

I just did a quick search and saw he has a B.A. from Appalachian State University.

 

Not that one. Frankie Graham, Jr. who runs Graham International University and claims to hold over 100 degrees (many of which are from his own school):

Prof. Frankie Graham Jr. is the CEO of The Frankie Graham Jr. Foundation. Known for his incredible academic achievements, Frankie holds over 500 professional certifications, 30+ bachelor’s degrees, 80+ master’s degrees and Doctorate of Education in Higher Education, making him one of the most educated individuals in the world. He is currently pursuing over 15 doctorate degrees. His academic qualifications span various fields, including international relations, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, leadership, project management, and education. Graham’s lifelong dedication to learning and leadership fuels his mission to promote excellence in education through GIU.

https://university.fgjf.org/faculty-staff

 

He's even worse than "Professor" Hong.

 

Rashad Richey removed his YouTube videos of him discussing his degrees. The Cambodia degree from IIC Technology is a very bizarre one because they don't offer a Masters by Research according to their site. I only see the PhD by Research. The Paris Graduate School (PGS) is also strange because they are accredited by California FCE and a private French school which basically means that it is state-approved but not equivalent to a regionally accredited institution. His dissertation at PGS was done in partnership with Morgan State University Department of Physics which I believe led to his IEE evaluation being a regionally accredited equivalency.

 

All of Graham's degrees look to be validation degrees from his on school based on the degrees awarded from Logos University Int. - UniLogos. If I recall, those Logos University degrees are dual degrees from European International University but are relisted as Logos University since they participate in many validation schemes that could result in a possible regionally accredited equivalency in one of those partnerships. GIU then validates the Logos University degrees so for every dissertation, there looks be a triple degree.

 

I took a look at Mr. Hong's history and found a few Graham International University degrees. I guess this type rolls in packs...

 

Was this an official partnership, or did Richey convince an HBCU professor to help him out? From my experience, your chair usually comes from your own university, and if anyone from your university is lacking expertise on what you're researching, then you'll fill in the gap by getting a committee member from another institution. Dr. Rockward graduated from Georgia Tech. He should be embarrassed to have his name attached to Richey's trash. Does Dr. Rockward make any mention of having worked on Richey's dissertation committee? I see nothing about Paris Graduate School when searching only the morgan.edu domain. Just for my master's degree, a professor on my committee listed me on his CV. I just checked, and I'm still on his CV 13 years later. By the way, Google's AI Overview made mistakes on my institution and department associations. It's so awful.

Richey's first video from December 31, 2025 is still on YouTube.

 

Ohhhh, yes, forgot about him.

 

The following profile states that Rashad Richey holds a Master of Laws from the Université de la Renaissance d’Haiti URH: https://fairnessfirm.com/portfolio/dr-rashad-richey-v2/

But during last year's scandal involving this university's activities in Cameroon, the Haitian education authorities clarified the scope of the university's recognition.

Apparently, the university is "only authorized to offer undergraduate programs (bachelor's degree). It is therefore not authorized to award master's or doctoral degrees. Therefore, any announcement or award ceremony of such academic titles by this entity, in Haiti or abroad, is devoid of any legal value under Haitian regulations."

Source: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45610-haiti-education-warning-against-an-unrecognized-university-in-cameroon.html

This university seems to grant degrees through this entity, which is also mentioned in the above article: https://www.miibsurh.education/

 

The letter implies that Dr. Richey’s PhD is "equivalent to international doctoral standards" because it was overseen by a Morgan State department chair. Morgan State University does not have a formal joint-degree program with the Paris Graduate School (PGS). Using Morgan State to validate a degree from PGS where the student, Dr. Richey, was also an administrator is an ethical concern. Dr. Rashad Richey was listed as a Department Chair at the very institution (PGS) that awarded him his PhD.

 

How is this institution authorized to offer any degree when the Haitian government didn't even know it existed? Are they saying that they didn't know that it was operating in Cameroon or that they gave it authorization to award undergraduate degrees after learning of its existence?

 

I looked at Johnnie Walker Dread's YouTube channel as well. I think your warning Re: Cam was spot on. Makes one wonder why the focus on allegedly fraudulent African-American public figures to the exclusion of all other alleged fraudsters out there--and especially using epithets to describe them. He is a fanatic--with 128 videos just on Rashad Richey!

 

I dunno, it seems that with so many universities in the world it's a good idea to do a search on one you hadn't heard of before. Not everyone is familiar with the HBCUs. There is probably only a few dozen universities that most people (outside of forums like this) would even recognize by name, despite there being thousands of universities just in the USA alone.

Makes you wonder why they don't just do this. Even dumb people manage to graduate from real universities.

 

Going to dubious foreign schools is the easier path. Rashad does have at least three degrees from real schools in the U.S., but they aren't in what are known to be difficult fields. For some reason, he wanted neuroscience, law, and physics degrees. He failed out of two American law schools, and he apparently doesn't want to take the prerequisite courses to qualify for a real physics program. Therefore, his only option was to enroll at degree mills.