Nation of Yahweh

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The '''Nation of [[Yahweh]]''' is a [[Black supremacy|black separatist]] cult founded by '''Yahweh ben Yahweh''' (1935-2007; born under the less catchy but more believable name of Hulon Mitchell, Jr.; he also called himself Grand Master of All, the [[God]] of the [[Universe]], the Grand Potentate,<ref>Unfortunately not the Illustrious Potentate. Sorry, ''Shriners' Convention'' fans.</ref> the Everlasting Father and the [[Persecution complex|persecuted]] [[Messiah]]).<ref name=splc>[https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/miami-based-nation-yahweh-leader-appeals-parole/ Miami-Based Nation of Yahweh Leader Appeals Parole: Yahweh Ben Yahweh, born Hulon Mitchell Jr., appealed to end his parole supervision, citing ill health and imminent death.] (January 16, 2007) ''SPLC Intelligence Report''.</ref>

Yahweh (the above-mentioned kook, not the deity) believed that [[African-American|blacks]] are the true [[Israelite]]s, and that he was a messiah sent to free black people from "white [[devil]]s."<ref name=splc/>

The group was investigated in connection to 23 murders around Miami, [[Florida]], including a decapitated temple dissident and several dead white people who had had their ears cut off, in the 1980s.<ref name=splc/> In November of  1990 Mr. Yahweh and some of his followers were indicted with 14 killings, two attempted killings, arson and extortion. According to the charges, the group killed former members and practiced an initiation rite, which involved killing a white person and giving one of their ears to Yahweh. Yahweh ben Yahweh was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in 1992.<ref name=rick>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070519212629/http://www.rickross.com/reference/yahwehben/yahwehben22.html Yahweh ben Yahweh, Leader of Separatist Sect, Dies at 71] by Douglas Martin (May 9, 2007) ''The New York Times'' (archived from May 19, 2007).</ref>

Yahweh died in 2007, aged 71.<ref name=rick/>

==The Nation of Yahweh today==
Despite its founder's death, the group is still active. Its website, insisting that there was no evidence of the crimes, refers to Yahweh's arrest as "the [[crucifixion]]" and part of "a 25-year [[FBI]] practice of disrupting and discrediting black organizations".<ref>[http://archive.ph/4ToG4 The Crucifixion] ''Yahweh ben Yahweh'' (archived from 7 Jul 2013 13:37:00 UTC).</ref> The site also states that "white people can be delivered from the consequences of transgressing" God's laws.<ref>[http://archive.ph/R4Juo The Good News of יהוה] Volume 7, Issue 73 (January/February 2008) ''Yahweh ben Yahweh'' (archived from 7 Jul 2013 13:37:57 UTC).</ref> Even with the [[racism]] toned down, however, they're still pretty dang kooky.

==Michael the Black Man==
[[File:Blacks For Trump 2020 .com (33998674950).jpg|thumb|right|165px|Michael the Black Man (center)]]
[[File:Trump Phoenix rally August 2017 (01).jpg|thumb|right|165px|Michael the Black Man in his favorite location]]
'''Michael the Black Man''' (a.k.a. Maurice Woodside, Michael Symonette or Mikael Israel) was a member of Nation of Yahweh. He plausibly claims to be the grandson of the Bahamas' first prime minister, Roland Symonette,<ref name=honestfact>[http://www.honestfact.com/ Honest Fact]</ref> but implausibly claims that Roland Symonette was the Bahamas' "first black prime minister".<ref name=honestfact/><ref>{{wpa|Roland Theodore Symonette}}</ref>

Though Michael the Black Man is still supportive of Nation of Yahweh, he started his own organization in 2016, "Blacks for Trump".<ref name=mettler>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/23/the-strange-story-of-that-blacks-for-trump-guy-standing-behind-potus-at-his-phoenix-rally/ The strange story of that 'Blacks for Trump' guy standing behind POTUS at his Phoenix rally] by Katie Mettler and Lindsey Bever (August 23 at 11:17 AM) ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref name=golgowski>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blacks-for-trump-man-rally-maurice-symonette_us_599db434e4b0d8dde99aa7d2 The Real Story Behind That 'Blacks for Trump' Guy At The Arizona Rally: Maurice Symonette pushes wild conspiracy theories and once followed a killer cult leader.] by Nina Golgowski (08/23/2017 06:28 pm ET) ''HuffPost''.</ref> Michael the Black Man has been nearly-ubiquitously 
photobombing
 seen standing behind [[Donald Trump|Trump]] at rallies, so much so that he is reminiscent of the notorious football photobomber, [[Rollen Stewart]], but he has in fact so frequently gotten coveted positions close to power that it would seem that he has been intentionally and repeatedly placed there by Team Trump.<ref name=golgowski/> Michael the Black Man was charged and acquitted of stabbing someone in the eye with a stick in 1983.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1928954.html Yahweh sect leader, 16 followers indicted, grand jury links group to 14 deaths] by Sydney P. Freedberg (November 08, 1990 3:39 PM) ''Miami Herald''.</ref><ref name=mettler/> Michael the Black Man was also charged and acquitted of racketeering and conspiracy in 1990.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/23/the-strange-story-of-that-blacks-for-trump-guy-standing-behind-potus-at-his-phoenix-rally/ Yahweh ben Yahweh is back] by Tim Elfrink (June 9, 2011 | 4:00am) ''Miami New Times''.</ref><ref name=mettler/> Some of Michael the Black Man's exceptionally peculiar beliefs include:
*[[Hillary Clinton]] is linked to the [[Islamic State]] and the crime gang MS-13.<ref name=golgowski/><ref name=mettler/>
*Hillary Clinton is linked to the [[KKK]] because she and Senator Robert Byrd once kissed.<ref name=golgowski/> This is complete bullshit because Byrd had renounced the KKK by the time the two had kissed.<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/clinton-byrd-photo-klan/ Bye Bye Byrdie: A photograph of Hillary Clinton being kissed by Senator Robert Byrd has been widely circulated as a political statement.] by Dan Evon (Mar 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2016) ''Snopes''.</ref>
*"Cherokees are the real KKK [[Racist]] Slave Masters, not White Gentiles who are Black Peoples Republican Emancipators!"<ref name=golgowski/><ref name=honestfact/> Though Cherokees did have a traditional form of [[slavery]] and did have African slaves from 1700s-1866,<ref>{{wpa|Cherokee freedmen controversy}}</ref> claiming that Cherokees are totally responsible for the KKK and slavery is [[Bullshit|quite a stretch]].
*The [[Confederate flag]] is actually the "Cherokee Democratic Flag".<ref name=mettler/>
*[[Bill Clinton]] and [[John McCain]] descended from the Cherokees.<ref name=mettler/>
*John Hawkins, pioneer of the British slave trade, was Cherokee.<ref name=mettler/> This is quite implausible because Hawkins was born in 1595 to British parents.<ref>{{wpa|John Hawkins (naval commander)}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[British Israelism]] &mdash; the belief that the British are the Israelites
*[[Mormonism]] &mdash; The Native Americans were Israelites
*[[Black Hebrew Israelites]]

==External links==
*[http://www.yahwehbenyahweh.com/ Nation of Yahweh]
*[http://www.honestfact.com/ Michael The Black Man's Web 1.0 page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvbubFIq4O8WO5ZcakSi1Vw Maurice Symonette YouTube channel]

==References==
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