Black Hebrews

Nick Cannon apologizes to Jewish community for hurtful words

By Luis Andres Henao — July 16, 2020
(AP) — In a podcast episode that aired last month that prompted the TV host's firing by ViacomCBS, Cannon and a guest contended that Black people are the true Hebrews and Jews have usurped that identity.

Official: Jersey City attack was ‘fueled’ by anti-Semitism

By David Porter and Michael R. Sisak — December 12, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — "I can confirm that we're investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs," said New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.

Official: Black nationalist link to Jersey shooting probed

By David Porter and Jim Mustian — December 11, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some sects of the Hebrew Israelites, a black supremacist group, are known for fierce condemnations of white and Jewish people.

Jews of African descent ‘unnerved’ by comparisons to viral video group

By Menachem Wecker — January 24, 2019
(RNS) — Many different groups and congregations around the country have taken on the term “Hebrew” or “Israelite." Many are more mainstream and say they object to the angry street preaching shown in a viral video.
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