Moorish Americans is a nonprofit based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Its stated mission is “Moorish Americans dedicated to educating new Moors and influencing our Elders.”
According to the website, members of the group are followers of Noble Drew Ali, founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America. Born in 1886, he is considered a prophet by his followers.
The overwhelming police and military presence has caused many experts to wonder why such a response was not utilized during the Capitol Hill attack by all-white attackers who were attempting to overthrow the government.
Many experts and anti-gun laws advocates are now of the opinion that if heavily armed Black and Arab-American militias became as visible and active as white gun groups, American and the so-called second amendment advocate will change their position on gun ownership in America.
In a video posted to social media Saturday morning, a man who did not give his name, but said he was from a group called Rise of the Moors, broadcast from Interstate 95 in Wakefield near exit 57.
“We are not anti-government. We are not anti-police, we are not sovereign citizens, we’re not Black identity extremists,” said the man who appeared to be wearing military-style equipment. “As specified multiple times to the police that we are abiding by the peaceful journey laws of the United States.”
