Groups with this title may have risen to fame due to negative publicity – but they share things in common with other non-Christian religions

In November 2022, a group of African-American demonstrators gathered outside of the Barclay Centre in New York City. They chanted and sang in support of Kyrie Irving, a professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets. It was the first game in which Kyrie Irving would be unable to play due to a suspension he received after tweeting a link to the film ‘Hebrew to Negro: Wake Up Black America,’ which supports the ideology of Black Hebrew Israelites. 

The film, among other things, asserts that people of colour are the true Israelites. The Brooklyn Nets along with the National Basketball Association condemned the film as “deeply disturbing anti-Semitic hate.” But who are the Black Hebrew Israelites? This article will… (Register to read the rest of the article)