Black Hebrew Israelites, who believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites, protest on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13, 2018. The One Westers saw themselves as radical reformers of earlier generations of Hebrew Israelites who had gone astray. Doctrinal innovations, said by insiders to be the product of divine revelation, came to the One West school as the years passed. Puerto Ricans, for example, comprised the Tribe of Ephraim and Native Americans were the Tribe of Gad. There are thousands of videos on YouTube and dozens of Facebook and Twitter accounts dedicated to One West Hebrew Israelite messages.

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2019 12:11 UTC