The man behind Kendrick Lamar’s recent references to Hebrew Israelite doctrine is a cousin to the rapper named Carl Duckworth — who goes by Karni Ben Israel and belongs to a Hebrew Israelite group ...

The rapper Kendrick Lamar has long explored spiritual or religious themes in his critically-acclaimed and chart-topping work. On his fourth studio album, he surprised some by evoking beliefs ...

The Black Hebrew Israelites, members of which identify themselves as a historic religious group, has taken center stage after some of its members appeared to be part of a controversial confrontation ...

The Black Hebrew Israelite movement believes certain people of color are God's true chosen people. Extremist sects of the group have become more militant, per the Southern Poverty Law Center. The ...