https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Black Israelites en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/01/12/enjoy-kosher-collard-greens-understand-hebrew-israelites-have-something-say-rest-jewish At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow in which he informed the hip-hop world that “The South Got Something to Say.” Moving from the margins of the culture to its center, the… Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:23:05 EST Andre E. Key, Walter Isaac, Tamar Manasseh 6b5aa547-4ec5-467a-97ad-f91c5013867e https://religiondispatches.org/2022/11/08/what-did-kyrie-say-was-so-wrong-when-black-antisemitism-meets-white-jewish-privilege So, let’s start with a joke. A Black nationalist female rabbi, a Black male womanist rabbi, and Black Jewish apostate walk into a bar… There’s been nonstop controversy since NBA star Kyrie Irving tweeted a link to a film, Hebrews… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:05:26 EST A. E. Brooks-Key d4a65fee-ce51-4675-9ad2-6212eca20619 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/01/13/uses-and-abuses-legacy-dr-martin-luther-king-jr In January 1994, a week after the King holiday, I walked into the lobby of my dorm to listen to representatives from the Israeli School of Universal Practical Knowledge (ISUPK), a Black Israelite group. Someone asked about Dr. Martin Luther… Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:59:52 EST A. E. Brooks-Key 70673a15-ab26-42c1-a20b-d2130e0bb39a https://religiondispatches.org/2021/03/24/what-passover-taught-me-about-being-black As Passover approaches this weekend I often reminisce about how, as a young child, the highlight of my Easter weekend wasn’t watching the Greatest Story Ever Told , The Robe , or other classic Easter movies. For me, it was… Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:43:56 EDT A. E. Brooks-Key 649ca0b7-02b6-4107-9dcc-d6e5103e5b43 https://religiondispatches.org/2020/07/15/we-scold-desean-jackson-and-others-anti-semitism-we-need-talk-about-chosenness Over the past week, two prominent African-American celebrities have been condemned for promoting anti-Semitism because of their belief that Black people are the “true” Hebrews, and that there exists a conspiracy of world domination by Jews of European descent. First… Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:39:28 EDT A. E. Brooks-Key 60794b68-c9a2-40bd-af3f-9309ca8523cc https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/10/dont-call-me-black-no-more-im-israelite-kendrick-lamar-black-hebrew-religion-and-black Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album, Damn, (stylized “DAMN”) has been number one on the Billboard charts for the past three three weeks. The first track, “HUMBLE,” caused an immediate stir, with verses praising stretch marks and natural beauty. But it’s the… Wed, 10 May 2017 05:22:06 EDT A. E. Brooks-Key 9dd7ff2c-c7b0-441e-abc0-d059417fd07c https://religiondispatches.org/2016/12/26/year-end-best-books-race-and-religion-american-history With all the memes wishing a good riddance to 2016, and John Oliver’s epic send-off to this annus horribilis, it may seem small comfort that this was a year that might be remembered as one of the most important in… Mon, 26 Dec 2016 03:02:40 EST Paul Harvey d7d1ca1d-6929-467f-8a30-999bff86a0ea https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/fear-new-jewishness I was most struck by one too-clever turn of phrase in the recent Pew Survey of U.S. Jews. The summary read, “ believing in Jesus, however, is enough to place one beyond the pale: 60% of U.S. Jews say a person cannot be Jewish if he or she believes… Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:02:14 EST Jacob S. Dorman d149cbc2-a565-4b83-bf12-7b4570c7f772 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/03/how-new-religions-are-made “For me, the process of writing this book was a real eye-opener that demonstrated that even small, some might say, “marginal” religious groups are connected in so many ways to so many other groups, crossing lines of space, race, and time. It led me to rethink the utility of the “marginal” and to discover just how rich those religions are as a way of understanding the world.” Thu, 03 Oct 2013 02:53:38 EDT Jacob S. Dorman 548ea377-d7bd-42fd-8454-6128dcad7ea7