20 Facts About Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Ben-Jochannan was considered to be one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars by some Black Nationalists.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan stated that in 1939 he earned a master's degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Havana, Cuba.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan claimed to have earned doctoral degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Moorish History from the University of Havana and the University of Barcelona, Spain, respectively, and advanced degrees from Cambridge University in England.

Documents from Cornell University show Mr Yosef Ben-Jochannan holding a doctorate from Cambridge University in England while, conversely, catalogs from Malcolm-King College list him as holding two master's degrees from Cambridge University.

Indeed, it appears that Mr Yosef Ben-Jochannan consciously falsified much of his personal academic history.

Accounts agree on little else other than that Yosef Ben-Jochannan was raised in the Caribbean and immigrated to the United States about 1940, where he reportedly worked as a draftsman and continued his studies.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan later stated that in 1945, he was appointed chairman of the African Studies Committee at the headquarters of the newly founded UNESCO.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan later taught at the City College of New York.

In 1977, Yosef Ben-Jochannan met Lucille Jones and Ben Jones.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan was the author of 49 books, primarily on ancient Nile Valley civilizations and their influence on Western cultures.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan says that the Semitic Jews later adopted the Black Jewish faith and its customs.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan further accused the Semitic Jews of using special powers to "manipulate and control the Mind of the World" and claimed that Holocaust education is a form of brainwashing.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan worked as an adjunct professor at Cornell University in the Africana Studies and Research Center, then directed by James Turner.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan's 15-day trips to Egypt, billed as "Dr Ben's Alkebu-Lan Educational Tours," using what he said was an ancient name for Africa, typically ran three times a summer, shuttling as many as 200 people to Africa per season.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan earned the respect of a later generation of black intellectuals.

In 2002, Yosef Ben-Jochannan donated his library of more than 35,000 volumes, manuscripts and ancient scrolls to the Nation of Islam.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan married three times and had a total of 13 children.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan died on March 19,2015, at the age of 96.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan has been accused of distorting history and promoting Black supremacy.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan declared Judeo-Christian-Islamic figures and stories were based on African and Asian mythology.