Black Women Have It Going On

Hello from Colorado, where the peaks are tall, and my perspective is constantly shifting! Today is Monday, June 1, 2026, and my faith is firmly secured in Christ Jesus! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog as we begin a journey through a history that has been weighing heavily on my heart.

Lately, I’ve been feeling a specific kind of exhaustion. Twice in one week, I was approached by people—my own people—insisting that we are the “true” Black Hebrew Israelites. They spoke with a practiced, almost haunting certainty, leaning on Deuteronomy 28:68 like a script they had memorized in a fever dream. It reminded me so much of the high-pressure stories I’ve heard about the Jim Jones cult—that same glazed look of someone who has traded their common sense for a “secret truth.”

As I listened to them, I felt a wave of sadness. It’s asinine to me that we are still searching for our worth in a biological lineage when we have the King of Kings. I kept thinking: If we are the chosen, which of the twelve tribes do we belong to? Why aren’t our cousins back in Africa claiming this? It’s a desperate kind of reach, isn’t it? To be so wounded by what was taken from us during slavery that we’d rather claim a history that isn’t ours than walk in the grace that actually is.

For June, I want us to look at where this “lie” actually started. We’re going back to the late 1800s to meet men like Frank Cherry and William Saunders Crowdy, the architects of this identity crisis. It’s time to stop being doused in a lie and start being firm in the Truth.

The Takeaway for Us

1. The Origins of an Identity Crisis: One realizes that the Black Hebrew Israelite movement didn’t begin in ancient Israel, but in the post-Civil War South. It was a response to the trauma of Jim Crow, created by men who claimed “visions” to replace the heritage slavery stole.
2. The Misuse of Scarcity: What feels like a “revelation” in a single Bible verse (Deuteronomy 28:68) can often be a trap when taken out of its historical and geographical context. A “truth” that requires one to ignore rational questions is often not the truth at all.
3. The Sufficiency of the Cross: A believer learns that their value isn’t found in being “genetically chosen,” but in being “spiritually adopted.” When we try to prove we are the “real” Jews, we accidentally suggest that Christ’s sacrifice wasn’t enough to make us whole as we are.

Community Challenge
Has someone ever tried to give you a “new identity” that felt more like a burden than a blessing? This week, I challenge you to look at the “receipts” people hand you. Are they rooted in history and the finished work of Christ, or are they rooted in a need to feel “superior” to others? How does your life change when you realize you don’t need a secret history to be loved by God?

Scripture & Prayer

• Scripture: “But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.” — Titus 3:9 (KJV)
• Prayer: Father, we thank You for the clarity of Your Word. We ask for protection over our minds when we are approached by doctrines that seek to divide us or distract us from the Cross. Help us to find our worth in being Your children, not in a tribe or a title. Grant us the wisdom to see the “lie” and the courage to speak the Truth in love. Amen.

The Spiritual Seal
Remember: You don’t need a DNA test to prove you belong to the Father. Your identity wasn’t lost on a slave ship; it was secured on a wooden Cross. You are chosen because He called you, not because of where your ancestors stood.

See you tomorrow (Tuesday)!