My name is Noble, I will be redeemed

In the book Twice sold, Twice Ransomed in chapter one, Mrs. Emma Ray notes “Every slave, after be made free had the privilege of choosing a name for himself.” One such privilege is being violated and denied in the case of Noble Yehudah Ben Ysrael of Missouri. Noble and noteworthy is the ability and desire to return and reclaim ones prior estate. It is no secret that the children of slaves lost their name, heritage and prior recollection of self during the horrific institution of slavery.

Repairing this breech is pivotal to the awakening of the ‘children of ex-slaves’. So many wake up to reclaim their past, their culture and their name.  Such is the case of Noble Yehudah who back in December 2012 took the proper legal steps to take advantage of his privilege. A short two weeks later he was pulled over in St. Charles county Missouri on December 31, 2012 for bearing a license plate issued by the Mu’ur Republic. Yehudah Ben was taken to and spend nintey-one days in county jail. Bond was set at $25,000 cash only. His length of stay surrounding his license plate infraction is said to be attributed to the fact that Yehudah Ben refused to accept or answer to his ‘slave’ name of Clarence A. Holmes. This case has gotten national media attention in where some called it a clash of cultures.

After the nintey-one day term he was released, the court was not able to prove their case. Noble Yehudah Ben Ysrael is once again in custody, for a similar offense of not conferring with a name that is no longer his. On the recent re-arrest he was charged for trespassing, the story goes he was a passenger in a parked car located in a park after dusk. A police officer pulled up behind to let them know that the time to be in the park had passed, when asked to produce his ID he was not able to do so. The driver produced her ID and and Noble Yehudah was subsequently taken away once again to county jail for not having ‘valid’ identification. Familiar with his case the name Noble Yehudah Ben Ysrael came into question and the authorities preceeded to book him as his ‘slave’ name Clarence A. Holmes.

It has been five weeks since his July 27,2014 arrest and the United Nation of Yisrael is calling for support and action in the form of rallying for the immediate release of their brother Noble Yehudah Ben Ysrael. He has an arraignment and is scheduled to appear at The Justice Center 7900 Carondelet Ave. Clayton, Missouri, 63105. Stand in solidarity show support on Wednesday September 3rd & Thursday September 4th at 9:00am to 4:00pm.

A statement released from the United Nation of Yisrael states “We have filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion to Show Cause to the Missouri Courts and need as many Hebrew Yisraelite ‘Black America’ brothers and sister as we can muster to show support for the Nation of Yisrael. We will stand united together in front of the Courthouse building on Wednesday September 3rd and Thursday Sept 4th, 2014. “

Noble Yehudah is resolute in his conviction of reclaiming his heritage as an Israelite. Spokesperson for The United Nation of Yisrael Hudarh Yisrael recounts the story when she visited him in jail. When asked “Baby can you hold? Can you stand?” He answered “I’m not only standing for me, I’m standing for my people!”