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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=[[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}}
'''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 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}}
</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><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, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]], [[Pennsylvania]]. 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 American blacks 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 supremacy|black supremacist]] rhetoric.<ref name="god_and_general"/><ref name="SPLC 2008"/><ref name="SPLC 2015"/>
</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, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]], [[Pennsylvania]]. 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 American blacks 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 supremacy|black supremacist]] rhetoric.<ref name="god_and_general"/><ref name="SPLC 2008"/><ref name="SPLC 2015"/>

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The ISUPK High Holy Day in Harlem, N.Y., Passover 2012.
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,[1][2][3] extremist religious sect[4] based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The group is part of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement,[1][2][3][4] which regards American blacks 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]

Volume controversy

ISUPK has demonstrated many times at the corner of Seventh and H streets in Washington, D.C., since 2004,[5] but residents complain that the group amplifies its open-air preaching to more than 90 decibels and that its message is offensive.[6] 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.[7]

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."[8] The measure would have limited the volume of daytime noncommercial speech to 70 decibels, but it died because of free-speech concerns.[9] 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.[8] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Intelligence Report. Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. Fall 2008 https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2008/racist-black-hebrew-israelites-becoming-more-militant. Retrieved 31 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "title Black Hebrew Israelites becoming More Militant" ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "History of Hebrew Israelism". Intelligence Report. Montgomery, Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Seregi, Marianne. "How Loud is Loud? Across the District, Residents Are Seeking Relief From Jarring, Vexing, Headache-Inducing Noise". The Washington Post. Saturday, September 22, 2007. pp. B01. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ Segraves, Mark (February 21, 2008). "Bring The Noise". WTOP-FM. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b "Faith group hit for being too loud". The Washington Times. February 27, 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ^ Stewart, Nikita (February 20, 2008). "Measure Tabled Over Unions' Free-Speech Concerns". The Washington Post. pp. B02. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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