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{{Short description|Black supremacist sect based in Pennsylvania}}[[File:ISUPK Passover 2012.jpg|thumb|The ISUPK High Holy Day in Harlem, New York City, New York, Passover 2012]] |
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[[File:Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge in DC.jpg|thumb|The ISUPK performing in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 2014, at the corner of H and 7th Street N.W.]] |
[[File:Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge in DC.jpg|thumb|The ISUPK performing in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 2014, at the corner of H and 7th Street N.W.]] |
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'''Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge''' (ISUPK) is an American [[non-profit organization]] and [[black supremacist]],<ref name="god_and_general">{{cite news|url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=948|title=God and the General. Leader Discusses Black Supremacist Group|date=Fall 2008|work=Intelligence Report|location= |
'''Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge''' (ISUPK) is an American [[non-profit organization]] and [[black supremacist]],<ref name="god_and_general">{{cite news| url= http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=948|title=God and the General. Leader Discusses Black Supremacist Group|date=Fall 2008|work=Intelligence Report|location= Montgomery, Alabama |publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907052245/http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=948|archive-date=2008-09-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SPLC 2008">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2008/racist-black-hebrew-israelites-becoming-more-militant|title=Racist Black Hebrew Israelites becoming More Militant|date=Fall 2008|work=Intelligence Report|location=[[Montgomery, Alabama]]|publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|access-date=31 July 2020}} |
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</ref><ref name="SPLC 2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2015/history-hebrew-israelism|title=History of Hebrew Israelism|date=2015|work=Intelligence Report|location= |
</ref><ref name="SPLC 2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2015/history-hebrew-israelism|title=History of Hebrew Israelism|date=2015|work= Intelligence Report| location= Montgomery, Alabama |publisher= Southern Poverty Law Center |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> [[Religious extremism|extremist religious sect]]<ref name="ADL 2020">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/extremist-sects-within-the-black-hebrew-israelite-movement |title=Extremist Sects Within the Black Hebrew Israelite Movement |date=September 2020 |website=ADL.org |location=[[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924020157/https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/extremist-sects-within-the-black-hebrew-israelite-movement |archive-date=24 September 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> based in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]], [[Pennsylvania]]. |
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==Description and history== |
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| ⚫ | The group is a part of the [[One West Camp]] movement, an offshoot of the [[Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ]],<ref name="SPLC 2015"/> and uses a variation on the former name of that group.<ref name="SPLC 2015"/> Alongside numerous other sects and organizations within the |
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| ⚫ | The group is part of the [[Black Hebrew Israelites|Black Hebrew Israelite movement]],<ref name="god_and_general"/><ref name="SPLC 2008"/><ref name="SPLC 2015"/><ref name="ADL 2020"/> which regards black people as descendants of the [[Israelites|Twelve Tribes of Israel]].<ref name="SPLC 2015"/><ref name="ADL 2020"/> The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] has designated the ISUPK a [[hate group]], citing its extremist ideology and black supremacist rhetoric.<ref name="god_and_general"/><ref name="SPLC 2008"/><ref name="SPLC 2015"/> |
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| ⚫ | The group is a part of the [[One West Camp]] movement, an offshoot of the [[Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ]],<ref name="SPLC 2015"/> and uses a variation on the former name of that group.<ref name="SPLC 2015"/> Alongside numerous other sects and organizations within the Black Hebrew Israelite movement,<ref name="ADL 2020"/> ISUPK expounds [[Religious extremism|extremist]], black supremacist, [[Religious antisemitism|religious anti-Semitic]], and [[Racism|anti-white racist]] beliefs,<ref name="ADL 2020"/> as well as [[Homophobia|homophobic]], [[Transphobia|transphobic]], and [[Sexism|sexist]] beliefs.<ref name="ADL 2020"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 2023, |
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==Appearances in media== |
==Appearances in media== |
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| ⚫ | In 2022, ''[[The Real Black Sabbath]]'' was released. It is a [[Documentary film|documentary]] by British journalist Harry Robinson covering the beliefs and practices of the ISUPK, focusing on the [[Oklahoma]] branch of the school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Harry |date=20 July 2022 |title=THE REAL BLACK SABBATH (2022) (Dir. Harry Robinson) - FULL FILM |url=https://youtube.com/OoUcRKcrW-k |access-date=25 July 2022 |via=[[YouTube]] }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film won the award for 'Most Inspirational Film' at the 2022 Oregon Documentary Film Festival<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haffenden |first=Charlie |date=26 April 2022 |title=The Real Black Sabbath: Sheffield student wins award for documentary at maiden film festival in the US |work=[[Sheffield Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/the-real-black-sabbath-sheffield-student-wins-award-for-documentary-at-maiden-film-festival-in-the-us-3670054 |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> and 'Best Oklahoma Film' at the 2022 Southwest Center Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite tweet |first=Harry |last=Robinson |user=RobboHarry |number=1571138401348493314 |title=The Real Black Sabbath |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> |
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===''The Real Black Sabbath''=== |
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| ⚫ | In 2022, ''[[The Real Black Sabbath]]'' was released |
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| ⚫ | In 2023, media reported that a woman of [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] descent was arrested in [[Indianapolis]] after [[Vehicle ramming attack|crashing her car into]] a building affiliated with ISUPK, having mistaken it for a school officially linked to the [[State of Israel]]. The ISUPK is actually opposed to the state of Israel.<ref name="Israel">{{cite web |title=Indiana woman allegedly crashes 'on purpose' into what she thought was Jewish school: Police |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/indiana-woman-allegedly-crashes-purpose-thought-jewish-school/story?id=104663088 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> |
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==Volume controversy== |
==Volume controversy== |
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ISUPK has demonstrated many times at the corner of Seventh and [[H Street (Washington, D.C.)|H |
ISUPK has [[political demonstration|demonstrated]] many times at the corner of Seventh and [[H Street (Washington, D.C.)|H Street]]s in [[Washington, D.C.]], since 2004,<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102125_pf.html|title=How Loud is Loud? Across the District, Residents Are Seeking Relief From Jarring, Vexing, Headache-Inducing Noise |last= Seregi|first=Marianne |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher= | date=September 22, 2007|pages=B01|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> but residents complain that the group amplifies its open-air preaching to more than 90 [[decibel]]s and that its message is offensive.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=1349415&nid=695|title=Bring The Noise|last=Segraves|first=Mark|date=February 21, 2008| publisher=[[WTOP-FM]]|access-date=31 July 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Some homeowners say that the group accuses [[White people|white]] and [[gay]] people of destroying historically black neighborhoods, and at least one resident has complained of being called a "[[Cracker (term)|cracker]], a slave owner, [and] a white devil," but they reiterate that the volume of the group's message, rather than the message's content, is the real problem.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/us/12preacher.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all|title=In a Changing Neighborhood, the Gospel Falls on Achy Ears|last=Sabar|first=Ariel|date=March 12, 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> |
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</ref> but residents complain that the group amplifies its open-air preaching to more than 90 [[decibel]]s and that its message is offensive.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=1349415&nid=695|title=Bring The Noise|last=Segraves|first=Mark|date=February 21, 2008|publisher=[[WTOP-FM]]|access-date=31 July 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Some homeowners say that the group accuses [[White people|white]] and [[gay]] people of destroying historically black neighborhoods, and at least one resident has complained of being called a "[[Cracker (term)|cracker]], a slave owner, [and] a white devil," but they reiterate that the volume of the group's message, rather than the message's content, is the real problem.<ref name=NYT> |
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{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/us/12preacher.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all|title=In a Changing Neighborhood, the Gospel Falls on Achy Ears|last=Sabar|first=Ariel|date=March 12, 2008 |
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The ISUPK's volume and the volume of other groups prompted Washington's municipal government to consider passing an ordinance in order to "resolve the issue."<ref name=WashTimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/26/20070226-110113-1260r/|title=Faith group hit for being too loud|date=February 27, 2007|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=31 July 2020}} |
The ISUPK's volume and the volume of other groups prompted Washington's municipal government to consider passing an ordinance in order to "resolve the issue."<ref name= WashTimes>{{cite news |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/26/20070226-110113-1260r/|title=Faith group hit for being too loud|date=February 27, 2007|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=31 July 2020}} |
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</ref> The measure would have limited the volume of daytime noncommercial speech to 70 decibels, but it died because of free-speech concerns.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902508_pf.html|title=Measure Tabled Over Unions' Free-Speech Concerns|last=Stewart|first=Nikita |date= February 20, 2008|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| |
</ref> The measure would have limited the volume of daytime noncommercial speech to 70 decibels, but it died because of free-speech concerns.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902508_pf.html|title=Measure Tabled Over Unions' Free-Speech Concerns|last=Stewart|first=Nikita |date= February 20, 2008|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |page= B02| access-date= 31 July 2020}}</ref> ISUPK's regional director, General Yahanna, defended the group, saying that residents' real issue was not sound, but the content of the group's message.<ref name=WashTimes /> The group identifies its message as saving local residents' souls and discouraging people from drugs and crime; it regards its separatist teachings as the real objection which residents have.<ref name=NYT /> |
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</ref> ISUPK's regional director, General Yahanna, defended the group, saying that residents' real issue was not sound, but the content of the group's message.<ref name=WashTimes /> The group identifies its message as saving local residents' souls and discouraging people from drugs and crime; it regards its separatist teachings as the real objection which residents have.<ref name=NYT /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 3 July 2024
Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge (ISUPK) is an American non-profit organization and black supremacist,[1][2][3] extremist religious sect[4] based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
Description and history
[edit]The group is part of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement,[1][2][3][4] which regards black people as descendants of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.[3][4] The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the ISUPK a hate group, citing its extremist ideology and black supremacist rhetoric.[1][2][3]
The group is a part of the One West Camp movement, an offshoot of the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ,[3] and uses a variation on the former name of that group.[3] Alongside numerous other sects and organizations within the Black Hebrew Israelite movement,[4] ISUPK expounds extremist, black supremacist, religious anti-Semitic, and anti-white racist beliefs,[4] as well as homophobic, transphobic, and sexist beliefs.[4]
Appearances in media
[edit]In 2022, The Real Black Sabbath was released. It is a documentary by British journalist Harry Robinson covering the beliefs and practices of the ISUPK, focusing on the Oklahoma branch of the school.[5] The film won the award for 'Most Inspirational Film' at the 2022 Oregon Documentary Film Festival[6] and 'Best Oklahoma Film' at the 2022 Southwest Center Film Festival.[7]
In 2023, media reported that a woman of Palestinian descent was arrested in Indianapolis after crashing her car into a building affiliated with ISUPK, having mistaken it for a school officially linked to the State of Israel. The ISUPK is actually opposed to the state of Israel.[8]
Volume controversy
[edit]ISUPK has demonstrated many times at the corner of Seventh and H Streets in Washington, D.C., since 2004,[9] but residents complain that the group amplifies its open-air preaching to more than 90 decibels and that its message is offensive.[10] Some homeowners say that the group accuses white and gay people of destroying historically black neighborhoods, and at least one resident has complained of being called a "cracker, a slave owner, [and] a white devil," but they reiterate that the volume of the group's message, rather than the message's content, is the real problem.[11]
The ISUPK's volume and the volume of other groups prompted Washington's municipal government to consider passing an ordinance in order to "resolve the issue."[12] The measure would have limited the volume of daytime noncommercial speech to 70 decibels, but it died because of free-speech concerns.[13] ISUPK's regional director, General Yahanna, defended the group, saying that residents' real issue was not sound, but the content of the group's message.[12] The group identifies its message as saving local residents' souls and discouraging people from drugs and crime; it regards its separatist teachings as the real objection which residents have.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "God and the General. Leader Discusses Black Supremacist Group". Intelligence Report. Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. Fall 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Racist Black Hebrew Israelites becoming More Militant". Intelligence Report. Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. Fall 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "History of Hebrew Israelism". Intelligence Report. Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Extremist Sects Within the Black Hebrew Israelite Movement". ADL.org. New York: Anti-Defamation League. September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Robinson, Harry (20 July 2022). "THE REAL BLACK SABBATH (2022) (Dir. Harry Robinson) - FULL FILM". Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via YouTube.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Haffenden, Charlie (26 April 2022). "The Real Black Sabbath: Sheffield student wins award for documentary at maiden film festival in the US". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Harry [@RobboHarry] (September 17, 2022). "The Real Black Sabbath" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-17 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Indiana woman allegedly crashes 'on purpose' into what she thought was Jewish school: Police". ABC News.
- ^ Seregi, Marianne (September 22, 2007). "How Loud is Loud? Across the District, Residents Are Seeking Relief From Jarring, Vexing, Headache-Inducing Noise". The Washington Post. pp. B01. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Segraves, Mark (February 21, 2008). "Bring The Noise". WTOP-FM. Retrieved 31 July 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sabar, Ariel (March 12, 2008). "In a Changing Neighborhood, the Gospel Falls on Achy Ears". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Faith group hit for being too loud". The Washington Times. February 27, 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Stewart, Nikita (February 20, 2008). "Measure Tabled Over Unions' Free-Speech Concerns". The Washington Post. p. B02. Retrieved 31 July 2020.