Nation of Gods and Earths
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Black nationalist movement
Five-Percent Nation
cultural movement
religious movement
spiritual movement
The Nation of Gods and Earths is a cultural and spiritual movement that emerged from the Five-Percent Nation, emphasizing Black empowerment, self-knowledge, and esoteric interpretations of Islam and mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nation of Gods and Earths canonical | 6 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black nationalist movement
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Five-Percent Nation ⓘ cultural movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ spiritual movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Five Percenters
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Five-Percent Nation ⓘ NGE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Daddy Kane
ⓘ
Brand Nubian ⓘ Jay Electronica ⓘ Nas ⓘ Poor Righteous Teachers ⓘ Rakim ⓘ Wu-Tang Clan ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
10 percent of people know the truth and exploit the masses
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5 percent of people know the truth and teach it ⓘ 85 percent of people are ignorant of the truth ⓘ Black men are Gods ⓘ Black women are Earths ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| demographicFocus |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
|
| ethos |
Black empowerment
ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Clarence 13X
ⓘ
Clarence Edward Smith ⓘ |
| founderAlias | Allah the Father ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
building and destroying (build/destroy)
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cipher ⓘ knowledge of self ⓘ universal flag ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| influenced |
hip hop culture
ⓘ
rap music ⓘ street fashion ⓘ |
| languageFeature | use of terms Gods and Earths for members ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | loosely organized decentralized network ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City
|
| rejects |
being labeled as a religion
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traditional Islamic orthodoxy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scriptureInterpretation | Nation of Islam Lessons ⓘ |
| selfDefinition |
culture
ⓘ
way of life ⓘ |
| symbol | universal flag with 7, sun, moon, and star ⓘ |
| teaches |
Supreme Alphabet
ⓘ
Supreme Mathematics ⓘ |
| teachingMethod | street-based instruction ⓘ |
| uses |
esoteric interpretations of Islam
ⓘ
esoteric interpretations of mathematics ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Five-Percent Nation