该组织是这样描述自己的：“1979年，Yahweh Ben Yahweh来到迈阿密，成为了The Nation of Yahweh的精神领袖和创始人。尽管他发誓过着贫穷的生活，但他在七年内带领The Nation建立了一个价值2.5亿美元的帝国。在他的领导下，The Nation 已发展壮大，在美国和其他 16 个国家/地区的 1,300 多个城市拥有信徒、追随者和支持者.
The Nation of Yahweh is predominantly a Black Hebrew Israelite religious movement which was founded in 1979 in Miami by Hulon Mitchell Jr., who went by the name Yahweh ben Yahweh. (Yahweh is one of the proper names of the Abrahamic god, so Yahweh ben Yahweh essentially means "God, son of God".) Its goal is to move African Americans, who it believes are the original Israelites, to Israel. The group accepts Yahweh ben Yahweh as the Son of God. In this way, its beliefs are unique and distinct from those of other Black Hebrew Israelite groups.[1][2]
Its founder, Hulon Mitchell, was indicted on federal racketeering and extortion charges and convicted of conspiracy to commit murder.[3] The group is classified as a black supremacist cult by the Southern Poverty Law Center[4] and as a cult by The Miami Herald.[5]
The organization describes itself as follows: "In 1979, Yahweh Ben Yahweh came to Miami and became the Spiritual Leader and Founder of The Nation of Yahweh. Although he took a vow of poverty, in seven years he guided The Nation to amass a $250,000,000 empire. Under his direction, The Nation has grown to encompass disciples, followers, and supporters in over 1,300 cities within the U.S. and 16 other countries
