Clarence 13X

Clarence 13X was an American religious leader who founded the Nation of Gods and Earths, also called the Five Percent Nation, in 1964.

Nation of Gods and Earths: An African American religious movement founded in 1964 that teaches that Black people are divine. Clarence 13X founded this movement after leaving the Nation of Islam.
Supreme Mathematics: A symbolic system assigning meanings to the digits zero through nine in Nation of Gods and Earths teachings. Clarence 13X developed this system as a framework for interpreting everyday life.
Allah the Father: A name used for Clarence 13X in the Nation of Gods and Earths, where he is regarded as its founder. This movement name reflects the religious authority his followers attributed to him.
Five-Percenters: Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths, a movement founded in Harlem in 1964. They carried Clarence 13X’s teachings beyond the movement’s founding period.
Nation of Islam: A religious and political movement founded in Detroit in 1930 that combines Islamic ideas with Black nationalism. Clarence 13X belonged to its Harlem temple before his departure.
Supreme Alphabet: A symbolic system that assigns concepts to the letters of the English alphabet in Nation of Gods and Earths teachings. Together with Supreme Mathematics, it formed a teaching method associated with his movement.
Wallace Fard Muhammad: The founder of the Nation of Islam, who taught in Detroit from 1930 until his disappearance in 1934. Nation of Islam teachings associated with Fard Muhammad formed part of Clarence 13X’s religious background.
Hip-hop: A cultural movement that emerged in the Bronx in the 1970s, encompassing rap, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti art. Five Percenter language and symbolism later became influential in hip-hop lyrics and culture.
Malcolm X: An American Muslim minister and civil rights leader who became a prominent spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. His ministry at Harlem’s Temple No. 7 preceded Clarence 13X’s leadership there.
Five Percent Nation: A common name for the Nation of Gods and Earths, derived from its teaching about humanity’s five percent. The name reflects Clarence 13X’s account of how knowledge is distributed among people.

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