Nation of Yahweh (Yahweh ben Yahweh, defunct)
Black Hebrew Israelite organisation founded by Yahweh ben Yahweh (Hulon Mitchell Jr.) in Miami (1979). Mitchell convicted in 1992 of federal racketeering including conspiracy in 14 murders. Functionally defunct.
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BITE breakdown
+1 for the 1992 federal racketeering conviction including murder conspiracy.
Profile facts
In context
The Nation of Yahweh combined Black Israelite theology with Hulon Mitchell Jr.'s claims to divine messianic identity. The 1992 federal racketeering trial resulted in Mitchell's 18-year sentence; he died in 2007. The organisation persists in much-reduced form. The case is a paradigmatic study of charismatic-leader-driven racketeering inside a religious shell.
Key control doctrines
- Yahweh ben Yahweh as Messiah
- Black Israelite theology
- Total surrender of personal life
Recovery resources
See the full curated list at /resources.
Notable public ex-members
- Multiple federal-trial witnesses
Legal cases & controversies
- 1992 federal racketeering conviction
Evidence by BITE axis
- Total surrender of personal assets
- Distinctive white-robe-and-turban dress
- Children separated from biological parents
- Severance from non-NoY family
- Mitchell's broadcasts authoritative
- Outside material framed as deceived
- Mitchell as divine Messiah
- Anti-white theology in extreme form
- Severe internal discipline
- Murders framed as righteous
- Severance enforces compliance
Timeline
- 1979Founded by Hulon Mitchell Jr.
- 1992Mitchell convicted of federal racketeering; 18-year sentence
- 2007Mitchell dies
Sources
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Change history
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- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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