Court Tells Black Supremacist Religious Group To Move Its Demonstrations

In Philadelphia last week, a state trial court judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring members of the Black separatist Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge (ISUPK) to move their weekly demonstration away from the front of One Liberty Place-- a prominent skyscraper in downtown Philadelphia.  ISUPK is part of the Hebrew Israelite movement and considers African-Americans to be descendants of the 12 Tribes of Israel.  According to The Pennsylvania Record, ISUPK demonstrators were regularly engaging in hate speech against women, whites and gays. The court found that the group's  demonstrations were being conducted on private property. The court said that demonstrators could use a nearby public sidewalk so long as they do not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.