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Ayo H. Kimathi (born December 2, 1973) is an American Black nationalist, anti-LGBT activist, and international lecturer. Born in Southeast Greater Community hospital, he spent his early life in Southeast Washington, D.C., where he became interested in Black history and racial politics. The title he goes by when lecturing is the "Irritated Genie of Soufeese." His website has endorsed the killing of Whites and "black traitors".[1] At one point it held an "enemies list" which included Rev. Al Sharpton, Lil Wayne, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and Barack Obama.[2]
In July 2009, Kimathi began working in government contracting at Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a Small Business Specialist. On August 21, 2013, his identity as a Black nationalist leader who spoke out vocally against homosexuality in the Black community was exposed in an online article from The Wire.[3] Once news of this article spread to mainstream news networks such as CNN,[4] FOX News, Huffington Post.[5] Kimathi was put on paid leave and eventually fired in December 2013.[citation needed]
In 2015, Kimathi was elected International Spokesman of a newly created movement called the Straight Black Pride Movement (SBPM). In the same year, he was officially banned from the country of Bermuda for a lecture he did stating among other things that, "Black men should only date and marry Black women." Based on his adamant stance against homosexuality, interracial dating and marriage, and sex, the Home Affairs Minister for Bermuda, Michael Fahy, banned Ayo Kimathi from Bermuda for at least five years in 2015.
- ^ Johnston-Barnes, Owain (20 April 2017). "Kimathi's 'unfiltered message of hate' | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Balleck, Barry J. (2019). Hate Groups and Extremist Organizations in America: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 355. ISBN 9781440857515. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Ohlheiser, Abby (August 21, 2013). "This Homeland Security Employee Is Preparing for a Coming Race War - The Wire". The Wire.
- ^ "DHS employee appears in racist video - CNN Video". CNN. 23 August 2013.
- ^ Wing, Nick (August 26, 2013). "Ayo Kimathi, Racist Homeland Security Employee, Says 'War Is On' After Being Put On Leave".