Barack Obama vs The Black Hebrew Israelites: Introduction to the History & Beliefs of 1West Hebrew IsraelismIn 2016, NetFlix released 'Barry', a film chronicling young Barack Obamas stay at Columbia University in New York City. One scene shows the man who would later become the President of the United States debating a religious proselytizer on the street. This man was a "Black Hebrew Israelite". The "Hebrew Israelite" movement began in 1969 and was headquartered at 1 West 125th St. in Harlem (near Obama's apartment on W 109th between Amsterdam and