List of Black Hebrew Israelites

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This is a list of Hebrew Israelites:

List

NameNationalityNotes
Kodak Black [1] born 1997Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Rapper
Eddie Butler [2] born 1972Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Singer
Marcus Wayne Chenault, Jr. [3] 1951–1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States Murdered Martin Luther King's mother, Alberta Williams King. [4]
Chingy [5] born 1980Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rapper
Steve Cunningham [6] born 1976Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boxer
Antoine Dodson [7] [8] born 1986Flag of the United States.svg  United States Internet celebrity
Arnold Josiah Ford [9] 1877–1935Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Spiritual leader
Capers Funnye [10] born 1952Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rabbi
Brandon T. Jackson [11] born 1984Flag of the United States.svg  United States Actor
Daniel Judah [12] born 1977Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boxer
Josiah Judah [12] born 1978Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boxer
Yoel Judah [12] born 1956Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kickboxer and boxing trainer
Zab Judah [12] born 1977Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boxer
Wentworth Arthur Matthew [13] 1892–1973Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rabbi
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel [14] 1939–2014Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Spiritual leader
Killah Priest [15] born 1974Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rapper
Robert Rozier [16] born 1955Flag of the United States.svg  United States Murderer and NFL player
Shawn Stockman [17] born 1972Flag of the United States.svg  United States Singer
Yahweh ben Yahweh [18] 1935–2007Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cult leader and convicted criminal

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