A conspiracy theory based on the false notion that Black people are the “real” Jewish people has gained a foothold among members of the Black community, deepening a cultural divide between Black and Jewish people.
into an antisemitic and pro-Black message, using biblical scriptures and other holy texts to support these claims.Gabriel Prosser
Connie Burton, 67, is a member of the executive committee for the NAACP chapter for Hillsborough County in Florida, home to Tampa. She’s heard many times the claim that Black people are the"real" Jewish people — first in her 30s from members of the Nation of Islam and Farrakhan, and today from the mouths of people in a much younger generation.
CyberWell"saw a tripling in antisemitic content that was specifically using the keywords ‘Black people,’ ‘Black folk,’ or ‘Black ppl,’ and increased content that was really trying to drive a wedge and increase tensions between the Black community and the Jewish community as a direct response to attacks and to Kyrie’s tweets," Montemayor said.
Jason Blazakis, director at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, has been tracking misinformation and conspiracies since 2018. He said the Black Hebrew Israelites and similar groups target young Black men with"self-help" narratives while also degrading and attacking Jewish people and others, including women.
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