If you were a pro-wrestling fan back in the day, you’ll recall an announcer named Mike Tenay. On WCW Monday Nitro, he’d do a segment on Lucha Libre. I think of that as my niche for this publication, except mine is black people and their wacky antics.
Although I’ve covered black nationalist groups a number of times, I’d never heard of the Rise of the Moors until they were arrested this past weekend. They make Captain Tazaryach and his Black Hebrew Israelites look like reasonable guys.
Their leader is Chairman Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey. Like most of them, he styles himself as governor of an Ottoman province. From their website:
The main focus of Rise of the Moors is to perform all things relating to and appropriate to portraying the overall history of our ancestors – the Olmecs, Moabites, Canaanites, Hittites etc.; Informing all Moors of their political status here in the Maghreb Al Aqsa (America – Morocco the most extreme west)
The Black Hebrew Israelites are a bit easier to parse out. They assert that Jewish texts apply to them instead of the impostor Jews. Moreover, they claim that important historical figures and achievements were also black. For example, George III. They’re easily identified because they dress up as characters from Aladdin.
Passing Moors on the street, one might mistake them as blacks who burglarized some hats from a Shriner lodge. However, what makes them special is that they put an Afro spin on the sovereign citizen concept. I’m sympathetic to anybody who dislikes the government and doesn’t want to pay taxes. The trouble is that taxes and firearms are how they get you.
These geniuses decided to transit through Massachusetts as an armed convoy to conduct training up in Maine. Law enforcement encountered them on the side of Rt. 95 brandishing their weapons, which lead to a 9-hour standoff culminating in a pursuit through the woods. Citing a nonexistent treaty between Morocco and the U.S. somehow didn’t work out for them.
The cops were probably as confused about what was going on as the mayor of Philly. A couple years ago, he proclaimed “Morocco Day” at the request of another sect assuming he was doing the celebrate multiculturalism routine.
Our Moroccan American community is part of our treasured diversity and is a shining example of the success of our founder’s vision to create a city that is a beacon of tolerance and freedom
Everyone was weirded out by the Moroccans who showed up for the ceremony. Unlike the humble chairman, their leader is Grand Sheik Azeem Hopkins-Bey who held a march chanting “We are the Moors, the Mighty Mighty Moors!” after the mayor’s stooge read out the proclamation.
It’s important to recognize that clear distinctions between religious denominations or fictional IPs is a facet of white supremacy, much like the notion that title or rank must be conferred rather than personally appropriated.
So, when these blacks start spouting nonsense about their divine status and historical lore, the practice provides confirmation bias of their genius rather than registering doubts. I wouldn’t expect any coherent or dispositive information to be gleaned from a debate between them.
Like I said, what distinguishes the various Moors is that they commit felonies as a matter of ideology: violating gun laws, issuing bogus legal tender in lieu of USD tax payments, and occupying vacant mansions. They expect to get away with it because they’re sovereign.
In court, they then refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of the proceedings hoping the judge will say “Sorry for the misunderstanding. Let’em go.” It never works out, even for Wesley Snipes, but they keep doing it. I guess that’s an authentically Afrocentric mindset.
I’m proud to officially announce my candidacy for the office of Dogcatcher.
