In 1986, nine murder victims in Miami-Dade County, Florida, were found with their ears severed. While local authorities initially believed the gruesome acts could be the work of a serial killer, an ...

In 1992, cult leader Yahweh ben Yahweh — born Hulon Mitchell Jr. — was found guilty in connection with the plotting of 14 murders, two attempted murders and a firebombing. While many would describe ...

After a 1986 double-murder, the Miami-based Nation of Yahweh was at risk of losing its good name among city leaders, who saw the religious sect as champions for the poor. When police showed up at the ...

In October 1990, the mayor of Miami presented Yahweh Ben Yahweh with a key to the city in recognition of the local religious leader’s contributions to the region and his sect’s efforts to revive ...

Yahweh Ben Yahweh doesn't fall far from the typical, charismatic list of American cult leaders. He spoke his mission loud, one that promised to bring salvation to Miami's black communities but what ...

Miami is no stranger to the cyclical nature of history. We bear the brunt of hurricanes, regularly scheduled economic booms and busts, and a never-ending stream of politicians from less than a handful ...

Venita Mitchell is one of the four biological children of the late Honorable Yahweh Ben Yahweh. Her new book offers, for the first time ever, a look into her family life before her father went on to ...

The "Blacks for Trump" founder, who said during a recent interview that he wants to "destroy" Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis, has a decades-long past of run-ins with the law and ...

Associated Press WriterMIAMI — The Nation of Yahweh was a mystery to most people when Aston Green, a breakaway follower, was beheaded with a machete in 1981.But the public came to know the religious ...

For good reason, social media was buzzing about a white woman holding a “Blacks for Trump” sign at Donald Trump’s rally in Sanford, Florida, on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the newsworthiness of the ...