Let’s be clear: we never followed the Israeli state. Back in the early days, groups calling themselves Black Jews were raising the Israeli flag, dressing in Israeli clothing, and even calling themselves “Yisrael” with a Y — all while insisting we speak modern Hebrew, a language created long after the biblical Israelites. Meanwhile? We stayed Israelites. We stayed the House of Israel. We stayed with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Under real leadership, identity doesn’t wobble every five mi

The Untold Origins Of Black Hebrews In America