Nuwaubian Nation
US religious group founded by Dwight York
The Nuwaubian Nation, Nuwaubian movement, or United Nuwaubian Nation () is an American religious organization founded by Dwight York circa 1967. Since then the group has repeatedly changed its name, teachings and practices. Scholars of religion have characterized it as a new religious movement and a black nationalist group.
Drawing on a wide range of sources, Nuwaubian beliefs are eclectic and have changed over time. York—who promoted his teachings through writings called "scrolls"—initially claimed to be the grandson of Muhammad Ahmad, the 19th-century Sudanese Mahdi. He later claimed to be an extraterrestrial named Yaanuwn. Although it has promoted references to "Allah" and "God", its teachings are materialistic, dismissing the existence of a spiritual realm. Race is a key part of its black nationalist worldview, which focuses on African Americans especially. White people are regarded as having a fundamentally separate origin. The group is millenarian, with York prophesying that an apocalypse in the 2000s would see the righteous 144,000 be saved.
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