MEMPHIS, TN, February 25, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- From Orange Mound a historical African/American community in Memphis is a local fight and a much broader fight worldwide. In December of 2025 Black Memphis Mayor Paul Young installed a historic marker that reads: "Orange Mound Established in 1890."

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The story in Memphis goes untold how Dr. Martin Luther King who is pictured visiting MT Moriah Baptist Church in Orange Mound in 1959 whereas the Church was bombed in 1958 for hosting NAACP meetings at the Church. The City of Memphis has a "Cotton Museum" and no Black Memphis history Museum.

The city of Memphis erased the history of the Black Memphis History of the Black City of "Fort Pickering" and the City erased the Black agency of the birth of Orange Mound whereas both Whites and Black united to erase "Black Memphis History."

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Elmore notes that Orange Mound was founded in 1879 by two Black Churches Mt Moriah and MT Pisgah. Elmore notes that the 1890 date is an erasure of "Black Memphis History."
Even more significant is the unknown and untold Black Buddhist History. For the global audience of 2026, the work of Historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore is not merely a lecture; it is a forensic reconstruction of a lost world.

To understand his findings, the public must look back to the 1833 masterwork Anacalypsis by British Historian Sir Godfrey Higgins. Higgins spent over twenty years investigating the "Scientific Receipts" of world history, and his conclusion was revolutionary: the foundation of all human civilization and spirituality is the "Negro Religion" of Buddhism.

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Anthony "Amp" Elmore notes in the video that British historian Sir Godfrey Higgins meticulously documented that the "celebrated Black Buddha" was the primary savior figure for humanity, noting that the most ancient icons across Asia and the Nile Valley were depicted with the distinct features of the African race. This research establishes that the "Black Buddha" is the original source from which all Western mythos—including the stories of Christ, Krishna, and Hermes—eventually flowed.

A critical detail that Higgins provides for the modern reader is the "Taxonomy of the Buddha," which differentiates between two primary historical epochs. The "Elder Buddha" is identified as Hermes Trismegistus (the African Thoth), the master of the Nile Valley who codified the first systems of writing, mathematics, and spiritual science.

This figure represents the ancient "African Christ," a teacher of universal law whose wisdom was built on the sovereignty of the Black mind. Thousands of years later, the "Younger Buddha," known as Shakyamuni of India, emerged to revitalize this same Cushite science.

Higgins' forensic breakthrough was the realization that the life stories of these figures are identical to the narrative of Jesus. He asserts that the "Roman Christ" is a later, Eurocentric adaptation of the primary "African Christ." Higgins notes this proves that the roots of the Christian church were planted in the soil of a Black Buddhist past.

For the contemporary reader, this history creates a definitive Line of Demarcation. It proves that the Proud Black Buddhist World Association is not a religious organization practicing an "adopted" Asian faith, but is a sovereign body reclaiming a lost Cushite (Kushite) heritage.

By documenting the 1879 founding of Orange Mound as a "Sovereign Timeline," Historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore demonstrates that the struggle for Black homeownership and the struggle for spiritual enlightenment are the same journey.

The reading audience is invited to move beyond traditional religious dogma and see these "Forensic Receipts" as the key to a separate and distinct category of history. This is the restoration of the "Independent Spiritual Sovereignty" of the African Diaspora, proving that the light of the Dharma and the message of Christ both began with the Black masters of the ancient world.

The work of NARA Historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore represents a profound forensic shift in the global understanding of spiritual history, moving beyond religious dogma to establish a "Scientific Record" of the African Diaspora. By titling his lecture "Christ was A Buddhist," Elmore does not merely suggest a philosophical overlap; he identifies a fundamental historical continuum where the "Christ Consciousness" and the "Dharma" are revealed as products of a unified Cushite (Kushite) Spiritual Science.

This research serves as a "Forensic Bridge" that connects the ancient civilizations of the Nile and Indus Valleys to the modern experience of Black America. By utilizing his institutional authority as a NARA Historian, Elmore provides the "Forensic Receipts" necessary to challenge the Eurocentric and Asian-centric "rewrites" of history, asserting that the roots of both Christianity and Buddhism are inextricably linked to a Black, African heritage.

Furthermore, Elmore's contribution establishes a definitive Line of Demarcation that defines "Black Buddhism" as a sovereign, separate, and distinct category from traditional Asian-led sects. His lectures and writings are the intellectual foundation for the Proud Black Buddhist World Association, shifting the narrative from "Blacks who practice Buddhism" to a community reclaiming its ancestral birthright.

This movement provides a more accurate and nuanced portrayal of religious origins, proving that for the Black man, the Dharma is not an adopted culture but a restored legacy. Ultimately, by grounding this history in the soil of Orange Mound (est. 1879), Elmore transforms local community history into a global "Capital of Sovereignty," empowering the African Diaspora to recognize their inherent "Buddha Nature" and their role as the true researchers of record for the world's most significant spiritual narratives.

This video titled: NARA Historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore: "Christ was A Buddhist" is a "Black Buddhist Lecture." There exists a clear line of demarcation between "Black Buddhism" and "Blacks who practice Buddhism."

Whether one is a Black Buddhist Priest, scholar or a Black Buddhist practitioner there is a difference between "Black Buddhism" and "Blacks who practice Buddhism." There is "Asian/White Buddhism" and there is "Black Buddhism." The simplest was to define "Black Buddhism" is those who acknowledge "Buddhism's Cushite origins. Fundamentally "Black Buddhism recognized the basis of Buddhism or rather the roots of Buddhism is its "Cushite Origins."

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This video is a "clear-cut example of Black Buddhism" and Black who practice Buddhist. Most Black who practice Buddhism practice via the agency of Asian Buddhist sects, whereas "Black Buddhism" is a culture and practice of Buddhism via "Black Agency." These Black Buddhist teacher operate from the authority and sanction of an "Asian Buddhist' whereas they are not "Independent of Asian Buddhist masters.

The history of Black Buddhism in America is defined by a rigorous struggle for cultural sovereignty, a struggle pioneered by Anthony "Amp" Elmore, the primary architect of the world's first Black Buddhist website and a "Warrior-Scholar" whose legacy spans decades of independent filmmaking and digital archiving.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore was the 1st in world history to create the 1st Buddhist biopic via his 1988 35mm Theatrical film release called "The Contemporary Gladiator." In 1998 Anthony "Amp" Elmore created the world's 1st Black Buddhist Website titled: Proud Black Buddhist .Org.

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Anthony "Amp" Elmore is noted as "The Father of Black Buddhism" whereas Anthony "Amp" Elmore is the 1st person in modern world history to create an independent "Black Buddhist Sect" Independent of "Asian Buddhist Sects."


Elmore stands as the personification of the "Blackest Buddhism in America" a practice that refuses to accept the "Mahayana Extrication" of African history, instead grounding the Dharma in the forensic truth of the Nile Valley and the global Kushite lineage.

As a filmmaker and owner of the "Proud Black Buddhist Digital Museum," Elmore has spent over half a century documenting the "Missing Link" between the ancient Buddha and the Black experience, creating a body of work that challenges the systemic "mis-education" of the Buddhist Negro. His position is not merely one of faith, but of institutional independence; he is the custodian of a sovereign narrative that restores the Buddha to his rightful place as an African king, thereby providing the Black community with a spiritual mirror that reflects their own history rather than an imported Asian culture.

The depth of this conflict was made physically manifest in 2019 when Elmore attempted to engage with the Facebook group known as the Black Buddhist Society. This society was headed by the 1/2 Black and Japanese Nichiren Shu Female Priest Myokei Shonin who is the essence of "Japanese Cultural Imperialism" whereas she faithfully uphold Japanese culture.

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In this lecture Elmore a Buddhist teacher draws a distinction between the "Teaching of the Lotus Sutra and the Teaching of Buddhism. While Buddhism has been around for 1000's of years 13th Century Japanese Sage Nichiren Shonin challenged the Japanese Buddhist sects declaring that only the "Lotus Sutra" was the correct Buddhism practice of today.

Elmore notes that the tradition of cutting one's hair is a Buddhist tradition or practice that is not the teachings of the Lotus Sutra. Elmore notes in this lecture that Myokei Shonin cut her hair as a Buddhist practice that has nothing to do with the "Lotus Sutra."

Elmore shows how the cutting of the hair is a traditional Japanese Buddhist Practice. Elmore notes that Tina Turner's Buddhist practice is more in line with the Lotus Sutra than the Buddhist tradition. Elmore shows in this lecture how Tina Turner incorporated the Buddhist practice into her life as opposed to Tina making her life a part of the traditional Buddhist practice.

Elmore shows concrete evidence how Tina Turner never negotiated or co-opted the "Tina Turner Brand with Japanese Culture. Elmore notes that such a practice is the Lotus Sutra where one makes Buddhism a part of their lives as opposed to making their lives a part of Buddhism.

The Face Book Despite Elmore's standing as a prolific writer, world-class athlete, and a pioneer who had been on the front lines of Buddhist history for decades, he was met with the hostility of "Black Gatekeepers" like Myokei Shonin who sought to protect the authority of Asian-led and White-led Buddhist structures.

Specifically, individuals such as Myokei Shonin (a leader in the Nichiren Shu sect) and "Brother on the Path" acted as the ideological enforcement for an "Asian/White" Buddhist framework that systematically erases Black history and language from the practice. By expelling Elmore from the Facebook Black Buddhist Society without warning or explanation, these gatekeepers demonstrated the exact "cultural indoctrination" that Elmore has long fought against—a condition where Black leaders, trained by foreign sects like the SGI, Nichiren Shoshu and Nichiren Shu, become dependent on inferior roles and actively suppress any "Auto-didactic" attempt to reclaim a sovereign African-centered Dharma.

Ultimately, the expulsion of Anthony "Amp" Elmore from these mainstream digital spaces serves as a definitive "Line of Demarcation" that distinguishes the Proud Black Buddhist World Association from those practicing a "Negroized" version of Asian Buddhism.

While the gatekeepers promoted a version of the faith that required Black practitioners to "check both" or see themselves as "other" to accommodate foreign leadership, Elmore stood as a beacon of uncompromising Blackness, asserting that the "Sacred Science" of the Buddha is the intellectual property of the general Black population.

This 2019 event, documented in the video "Black Buddhist Negroes," remains a primary forensic receipt of the internal battle within the faith—a battle between those who wish to remain under the "Asian White" cultural filter and the Warrior-Scholars led by Elmore who have moved past the gatekeepers to find the Lotus Sutra carved in the stone of Sudan.

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Learn how Black Buddhist headed by Myokei Shonin and a Black Priest who calls himself "Brother on Path practice "Black on Black Racism" whereas the Blacks get authority from Asians to become what Elmore calls "Un-Enlighten Negroes."

The internal architecture of the "Asian/White" Buddhist structure in America is fortified by individuals who have adopted an "Other" identity to justify their allegiance to foreign cultural leadership. A primary example of this ideological gatekeeping is Akemi Bailey-Haynie, a half Black/Japanese prominent SGI leader who famously distanced herself from a Black identity by labeling herself as "Other" within the context of her Buddhist practice.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore notes what if President Obama has called himself other, or Booker T. Washington, Malcolm X, W.E.B. Dubois, Halle Berry and countless other Blacks called themselves "Other" would be devastation to Black America.
This designation serves as a profound forensic marker of the "Mahayana Extrication" that Anthony "Amp" Elmore has spent decades exposing.

By choosing the label "Other," Bailey-Haynie and similar SGI leaders effectively participate in the erasure of the Black experience, signaling that to reach the highest echelons of an Asian-led organization, one must first divorce themselves from the "Kushite" reality of their own heritage.

This rejection of Blackness is the very "Cultural Indoctrination" that Elmore identifies as the "Mis-education of the Buddhist Negro," where practitioners are trained to see their own African origins as secondary—or entirely invisible—to the Japanese cultural filter.

The presence of leaders like Akemi Bailey-Haynie within the SGI hierarchy highlights the "Line of Demarcation" between the Proud Black Buddhist World Association and the "Negroized" versions of Asian Buddhism. While Bailey-Haynie and the gatekeepers of the 2019 Facebook

Elmore stood as the "Blackest Buddhist" in America by asserting that the Buddha was a Kushite King. The conflict in 2019 was not a simple disagreement; it was a collision between Independent Spiritual Sovereignty and Institutional Dependency.

In the video "Christ was a Buddhist" Anthony "Amp" Elmore explains that the acknowledgement of Buddhism's Cushite origins is not an idea he came up with rather it was 19th century British Historian via his 1833 book titled: "Anacalypsis" where he learned that the Buddhist religion started the "Cushites" whereas it was revealed that there was a connection between both ancient Africa and Ancient India.

It was British Historian Sir Godfrey Higgins who share the concept that "Christ was A Buddhist." Anthony "Amp" Elmore a historian used the works of the British Historian to Lecture on the fact that "Christ was A Buddhist".

Anthony "Amp" Elmore is a 5-time world Kickboxing champion, A NARA honored Historian, Memphis Independent 35 1st 35mm theatrical filmmaker, a community activist is in a "Black Buddhist fight" in his home town of Memphis, Tennessee.

Unknown and untold in Black America is the meaning of the word Bodhisattva. In Nichiren Buddhism, a Bodhisattva is a person who compassionate works for their own enlightenment while actively striving to help others attain enlightenment, embodying the principle of altruism. It represents one of the Ten Worlds—a state of compassion and self-sacrifice.

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Learn about the Lotus Sutra teachings about "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth." A Bodhisattvas are those who dedicate their lived to make a better world. In common sense terms Anthony "Amp" Elmore name the "Black Bodhisattvas" 1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Nelson Mandela 3. Malcolm x 4. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. These are individuals who sacrificed their lives for humanity, such is called a Bodhisattva.

In regards to "Black Buddhism" the practice of working for humanity to make a better world is the practice of a "Bodhisattva." Nichiren explains that the Lotus Sutra teaches that Buddhist equals our everyday life. Dr. Ambedkar who worked to changed things in India notes; "Religion was made for man, and not man for Religion."

The assertion that "Christ was a Buddhist" is a forensic historical claim rooted in the research of 19th-century scholars, most notably the British historian Sir Godfrey Higgins in his 1833 masterwork, Anacalypsis. This perspective posits that the "Missing Link" of Western religious history is found in the ancient Cushite (Kushite) civilizations of the Nile and Indus Valleys, which exported a sophisticated spiritual science of enlightenment long before the rise of the Roman Church.

According to this research, the doctrines and practices attributed to Jesus—such as asceticism, communal living, and the "Brotherly Love" of the Essenes—mirror the earlier teachings of the Gymnosophists (Black Buddhist priests of Ethiopia and India). This framework suggests that the historical Jesus was a "Nazarene" or a "measured one" who reached a state of "Christ Consciousness," a term linguistically and philosophically synonymous with the "Buddha" or the "Enlightened One."

By identifying the Cushite origins of both the Dharma and the Christian narrative, this claim establishes "Black Buddhism" as a separate and distinct sovereign category from traditional Asian-led sects. It argues that for the African Diaspora, the story of Christ is not a foreign import but a reclaimed ancestral record of a Black spiritual hero.

As a NARA Historian, Anthony "Amp" Elmore utilizes this historical bridge to delineate a Line of Demarcation: while many "Blacks who practice Buddhism" follow a rewritten, Asian-centric history, the sovereign category of Black Buddhism recognizes that the original "Black Madonna" and the "Black Christ" are forensic receipts of an ancient African spiritual legacy that spanned from the Nile to the Indus.

This reclassification moves the conversation out of the realm of belief and into the realm of Independent Spiritual Sovereignty, proving that the roots of world religion are inextricably linked to the Black experience.

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Anthony "Amp" Elmore's lecture, "NARA Historian Anthony Amp Elmore Black Folk Introduction to the Science of Buddhism" functions as a revolutionary synthesis that bridges the perceived chasm between the Black Christian experience, ancient Nile Valley history, and modern theoretical physics. Elmore posits that the "Great Divide" between religion and science is a byproduct of Eurocentric education, which stripped both of their African foundations. He introduces the provocative yet historically grounded thesis that "Christ was a Buddhist" not in a theological sense, but in a genealogical and philosophical one.

By identifying the biblical "Cushites" as the same ethnic group that established the Indus Valley Civilization—the birthplace of the Buddha—Elmore provides African Americans with a "Missing Link." This link suggests that the spiritual fervor of the Black Church and the profound wisdom of the Lotus Sutra are two branches of the same ancestral tree, rooted in a time when African people dominated the global landscape of philosophy and high science.

Central to this "deep dive" is Elmore's assertion that Buddhism is the point where "God and Science meet." He strips away the mystical "Asian on a mountain" imagery and replaces it with the concept of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo as a universal formula. In this lecture, the term "God" is redefined from a sentient being in the clouds to the "Mystic Law" (*Myoho*) of the universe itself—an incomprehensible yet mathematically correct force that governs all phenomena. By using the analogy of a Super Nova 570 billion times brighter than our sun.

Elmore demonstrates that what we call "miracles" in a religious context are actually scientific occurrences that our current level of "education" has yet to categorize. This aligns with his mantra that "True Buddhism is Education, not Meditation," suggesting that the Buddha was a master physicist who understood the laws of cause and effect (*Renge*) and the vibrational nature of the universe (*Kyo*) long before Western science "discovered" them.

Furthermore, Elmore's exploration of Ichinen Sanzen (the 3,000 realms in a single moment of life) provides a sophisticated psychological and scientific framework for understanding human existence that predates modern quantum mechanics. He explains that our lives are a "mutual related existence" consisting of the 10 Worlds, 10 Aspects, and 3 Realms. This is not mere "faith"; it is a map of the human condition and its interaction with the environment.

By integrating Black history and culture into this framework, Elmore argues that the resilience and spiritual power of Black folk is a manifestation of this ancient science. He asserts that when a practitioner chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they are not "praying" in the traditional sense, but are "tuning" their life's frequency to the rhythm of the universe—a concept he describes as a "Sacred Science" that empowers the individual to manifest victory in their daily life.

Finally, the lecture serves as a historical corrective, arguing that the "whiting out" of the Black Buddha is one of history's greatest intellectual thefts. Elmore uses his platform as a NARA-recognized historian to validate that the original Buddhists were the Naga/Cushite people, whose migrations carried this "Science of Life" across the globe. By connecting the "Black Japanese Sage" Nichiren Shonin to this lineage, Elmore provides a pathway for Black people to embrace the Lotus Sutra not as a foreign import, but as a homecoming.

This integration of the "Unknown and Untold Black History of Buddhism" with the "Unknown and Untold Science of Buddhism" creates a new paradigm where the Black Christian can look at the "Christ" figure and see the ultimate expression of a Buddhist "Law" that is both anciently African and modernly scientific.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore, a five-time World Kickboxing Champion and NARA-honored historian from Memphis, Tennessee, is the founder of the Proud Black Buddhist World Association. His work centers on a revolutionary framework called "Black Buddhism," which he presents not as a traditional religion but as a "Sacred Science" rooted in ancient African and Kushite history. Elmore challenges the conventional image of Buddhism as a foreign Asian practice, instead asserting that the original practitioners were the Cushite/Naga peoples of the Nile and Indus Valleys.

By reclaiming this "missing link," Elmore bridges the gap between ancient Black history, modern scientific principles, and the Black Christian Church, suggesting that the "Cushites" mentioned in the Bible are the same ethnic group that developed the foundational spiritual systems of India.

In his lectures, such as "Black Folk Introduction to the Science of Buddhism," Elmore emphasizes that the Lotus Sutra—the highest teaching of the Buddha Shakyamuni—is a scientific formula based on the law of cause and effect. He explains the title of the sutra, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, through the lens of physics and vibration, arguing that it serves as a "warrior science" for manifesting victory in one's life.

Elmore notably argues that "True Buddhism is Education, not Meditation," rejecting the trope of an "Asian on a mountain" in favor of a proactive, community-centered path to enlightenment. His philosophy further integrates Christianity and science by positing that the Mystic Law (Myoho) is where both "God and Science meet," providing a cultural and historical homecoming for the African Diaspora.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore's lecture, Black Folk Introduction to the Science of Buddhism, functions as a revolutionary synthesis that bridges the perceived chasm between the Black Christian experience, ancient Nile Valley history, and modern theoretical physics. Elmore posits that the "Great Divide" between religion and science is a byproduct of Eurocentric education, which stripped both of their African foundations. He introduces the provocative yet historically grounded thesis that "Christ was a Buddhist" not in a theological sense, but in a genealogical and philosophical one.

By identifying the biblical "Cushites" as the same ethnic group that established the Indus Valley Civilization—the birthplace of the Buddha—Elmore provides African Americans with a "Missing Link." This link suggests that the spiritual fervor of the Black Church and the profound wisdom of the Lotus Sutra are two branches of the same ancestral tree, rooted in a time when African people dominated the global landscape of philosophy and high science.

Central to this "deep dive" is Elmore's assertion that Buddhism is the point where "God and Science meet." He strips away the mystical "Asian on a mountain" imagery and replaces it with the concept of Myoho Renge Kyo as a universal formula. In this lecture, the term "God" is redefined from a sentient being in the clouds to the "Mystic Law" (*Myoho*) of the universe itself—an incomprehensible yet mathematically correct force that governs all phenomena.

By using the analogy of a Super Nova 570 billion times brighter than our sun, Elmore demonstrates that what we call "miracles" in a religious context are actually scientific occurrences that our current level of "education" has yet to categorize. This aligns with his mantra that "True Buddhism is Education, not Meditation," suggesting that the Buddha was a master physicist who understood the laws of cause and effect (Renge) and the vibrational nature of the universe (Kyo) long before Western science "discovered" them.

Furthermore, Elmore's exploration of Ichinen Sanzen (the 3,000 realms in a single moment of life) provides a sophisticated psychological and scientific framework for understanding human existence that predates modern quantum mechanics. He explains that our lives are a "mutual related existence" consisting of the 10 Worlds, 10 Aspects, and 3 Realms. This is not mere "faith"; it is a map of the human condition and its interaction with the environment.

By integrating Black history and culture into this framework, Elmore argues that the resilience and spiritual power of Black folk is a manifestation of this ancient science. He asserts that when a practitioner chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they are not "praying" in the traditional sense, but are "tuning" their life's frequency to the rhythm of the universe—a concept he describes as a "Sacred Science" that empowers the individual to manifest victory in their daily life.

Finally, the lecture serves as a historical corrective, arguing that the "whiting out" of the Black Buddha is one of history's greatest intellectual thefts. Elmore uses his platform as a NARA-recognized historian to validate that the original Buddhists were the Naga/Cushite people, whose migrations carried this "Science of Life" across the globe.

By connecting the "Black Japanese Sage" Nichiren Shonin to this lineage, Elmore provides a pathway for Black people to embrace the Lotus Sutra not as a foreign import, but as a homecoming. This integration of the "Unknown and Untold Black History of Buddhism" with the "Unknown and Untold Science of Buddhism" creates a new paradigm where the Black Christian can look at the "Christ" figure and see the ultimate expression of a Buddhist "Law" that is both anciently African and modernly scientific.

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The video lecture delivered by NARA-honored historian Anthony "Amp" Elmore, titled *"Black Buddhist Challenge Nation of Islam Black Muslims,"* presents a rigorous historical and scientific thesis that collapses the artificial boundaries between African history, Eastern philosophy, and Western Christianity. The core of this thesis posits that the "Great Divide" between the Abrahamic faiths and Buddhism is a modern fabrication.

Through the lens of Kushite History, Elmore demonstrates that a unified Afro-Asian civilization—the "Two Ethiopians" cited by Herodotus—established the foundations of global spirituality and science long before the rise of Eurocentric or modern Arab paradigms. This thesis argues that the original Buddha and the original Christ are not separate religious figures but are ethnically identical Kushite expressions of the same Sacred Science.

The evidence presented locates the seat of global civilization in the Indus Valley (Harappan Culture) and the Saraswati River basin, identifying these as African/Cushite colonies. Elmore's research utilizes the scholarship of Sir Godfrey Higgins (The Anacalypsis) to prove that the biblical figure Abraham is a linguistic and historical derivation of the Hindu Brahma.

This connection suggests that the "Father of the Faithful" in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam was originally a member of the Brahman class who distorted the original, egalitarian "Science of Buddhism" to create the caste system. Conversely, the Tribe of Judah is identified as the Tribe of Buddha (the Shaka clan), symbolized globally by the Lion—an animal indigenous to Africa, yet serving as the primary throne-symbol for both the Buddha in India and the Kings of Ethiopia and Judea.

A critical component of this lecture is the transition of Buddhism from the realm of "religion" to the realm of Universal Physics. Elmore defines the Buddha not as a deity, but as a scientist of the spirit who decoded the Law of Cause and Effect (Renge). This "Science of Buddhism" provides a technical explanation for phenomena that Christianity describes as "miracles."

By analyzing the title of the Lotus Sutra (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo), the thesis explains that: Myoho (Mystic Law): Represents the incomprehensible yet mathematically "Correct" functions of the universe, such as the luminosity of a Supernova.

Kyo (Vibration): Connects the internal frequency of human life to the external frequency of the cosmos, a precursor to modern string theory and quantum mechanics. This framework positions Buddhism as the point where "God and Science meet," offering a rational, evidence-based spiritual path that avoids the "blind faith" inherent in Romanized Christianity.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore notes; The Historical Decolonization of the Christ Figure. The lecture provides a "smoking gun" for the African origin of the Christian faith through the iconographic evidence of the Black Madonna and Child found throughout Europe. These figures are identified as the original Buddha and his mother, Maya, whom Europeans worshiped as the "Black God" for centuries prior to the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.

Elmore argues that King Kanishka of the Kushan Empire and later King Constantine of Rome engaged in a deliberate process of "whitewashing" the Dharma, transforming the Black Buddhist science into the Roman Christian religion. By tracing the Essenes (identified as Buddhist monks) and the linguistic roots of the word Messiah (the "Measured One"), the thesis concludes that the "African Christ" was a practitioner of the Buddhist Dharma, and that modern Christianity is a fragmented version of this original Black science.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore notes: The Scientific Supremacy of the Proud Black Buddhist Paradigm. In challenging the Nation of Islam and other religious bodies, Elmore moves beyond "Black Supremacy" mythology to establish Scientific and Historical Sovereignty. The thesis asserts that the "Missing Link" found in NARA archives and ancient Greek texts (such as the account of the Gymnosophists in Meroë) proves that Black people were the authors of the world's first urban planning, sanitation systems, and spiritual laws.

Therefore, the "Science of Buddhism" is not an adoption of Asian culture, but a reclamation of an ancient African intellectual property that offers the modern world a path of Education, not Meditation, and a methodology for personal and global victory.

Click here to view the Anthony "Amp" Elmore video titled: The Black Gods on the Gohonzon

The Systematic Erasure of Black Buddhist History by Asian Sects and the Restoration of the "Black Gods" on the Gohonzon

The video lecture by Anthony "Amp" Elmore, "The Black Gods on the Gohonzon," presents a rigorous critique of the institutional racism within modern Asian Buddhist organizations—specifically Nichiren Shoshu, Soka Gakkai International (SGI), and Nichiren Shu. Elmore posits that these sects exercise their religious authority to perform a "systematic extrication" of Black history from the Dharma. By prioritizing Sanskrit as the "sacred" language of Buddhism, these organizations align themselves with a "whitewashed" or "Brahmanical" version of history that replaces the original Black/African origins of the Buddha with a lighter-skinned, Indo-Aryan narrative.

Elmore's thesis argues that the Gohonzon (the Mandala of the Lotus Sutra) is not merely a religious scroll but a historical document that preserves the "Missing Link" of Black Buddhist history through its inclusion of esoteric deities who were originally depicted as ethnically African.

The Linguistic Erasure: Pali vs. Sanskrit
A central point of Elmore's analysis is the conflict between the Pali Canon and Sanskrit versions of Buddhist history. He asserts that the Pali language—the language of the original Black practitioners in the Indus Valley—is 11 times larger than the Bible and serves as the authentic record of Black Buddhist science.

The Sanskrit "Coup": Elmore argues that around 700 AD, a "Brahmanical coup" occurred in India where the lighter-skinned Hindu-Buddhists adopted Sanskrit to "Sanskritize" and rewrite Buddhist history, effectively killing off or erasing the Black/Dravidian practitioners.

Asian Sectarian Complicity: He critiques modern Asian sects for continuing this tradition by teaching that the word Namu is Sanskrit, when in fact it is a Pali word for "devotion." By tethering Nichiren Buddhism to Sanskrit, these organizations maintain a "White Nichiren Buddhism" that ignores the historical reality that the Buddha Shakyamuni was a man of African descent.

Archeological Facts: The "Lucy" Connection and the Indus Valley
Elmore bridges the gap between modern science and the Dharma by referencing Dr. Donald Johansen, the paleo-archaeologist who discovered "Lucy" in Ethiopia. He notes that while science proves humans evolved from Africa, "White History" often projects a European man at the end of the evolutionary chart—a misnomer he calls "institutional racism."

Eastern Ethiopia: Elmore emphasizes that ancient India was known to the Greeks as "Eastern Ethiopia," founded by the Harappan/Naga people—Black Africans who possessed advanced sanitation systems 2,000 years before Europe.

The Naga and Dalit Connection: He identifies the original Buddhists as the Dravidian/Naga (snake people), who are the ancestors of today's Dalits. These people created gods in their own image—deities that Nichiren Shonin later inscribed onto the Gohonzon.

Identifying the "Black Gods" on the Gohonzon
The lecture identifies specific deities on the Gohonzon that represent this suppressed Black history:

Fudo Myo-o (Acala): Elmore identifies Fudo as a "well-known Black Buddhist god" from the esoteric Pali tradition. The video points to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's image of Fudo on the armor of the Japanese Shoguns as evidence that even the most powerful men in Japan once revered a Black deity.

Aizen Myo-o: Another esoteric deity on the Gohonzon identified as an ethnically Black god, representing the transformation of earthly desires into enlightenment.

The Naga Kings and the Dragon King's Daughter: The Gohonzon mentions "Naga" figures over 20 times. Elmore explains that "Naga" is a Black term and that the Dragon King's daughter represents the spiritual power of the Black female.

The Four Heavenly Kings: Figures like Bishamon-ten and Jikoku-ten are described as Black Buddhist gods whose names were "Sanskritized" later by Asian sects to hide their African origins .

Departing from Asian Masters to Reclaim the Dharma
Elmore's departure from "Asian Masters" is portrayed as an act of Self-Determination (Kujichagulia). He argues that Nichiren Shonin himself did not use Sanskrit and instead based his teachings on the Chinese translations of Kumarajiva, which preserved the original "African/Pali" essence of the Lotus Sutra.

By restoring the "Black Gods" to their proper historical context, the Proud Black Buddhist World Association offers a paradigm where Black people can see their own history and DNA reflected in the highest teachings of the universe. He concludes that true Buddhism is about Equality and Fact, not the "Nationalism" or "Institutional Racism" practiced by modern Asian sects that continue to hide the Black face of the Buddha.

About Us
"If Lions were historians, hunters would no longer be heroes." This powerful African proverb encapsulates the mission of the Orange Mound News Network (OMNN). Founded by Anthony Amp Elmore, OMNN aims to reclaim and reshape the narrative of Orange Mound through the power of filmmaking, education, and content creation. Our goal is to challenge the negative stereotypes and biased portrayals that have long plagued our community, creating a positive space for family, Black culture, history, and education.

Our Journey and Mission
Orange Mound, established as the first community in America built for Blacks by Blacks, has a rich history often overshadowed by negative stereotypes. Mainstream media and societal biases have painted Orange Mound as a "ghetto," contributing to a 30% decline in property values while surrounding communities have prospered. The Orange Mound News Network was created to
counter this narrative and highlight the true spirit and resilience of our community.

Anthony Amp Elmore, a five-time world karate kickboxing champion, filmmaker, and community activist, has been a beacon of change in Orange Mound. With over five decades of community service, Elmore has dedicated his life to uplifting Orange Mound. From becoming a homeowner at 19, establishing businesses, to founding the Proud Black Buddhist World Association, Elmore's contributions have been immense.

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