Tori Delesline

Overview

Tori Delesline [Reivyn N’Tori Delesline] was charged with murder in January 2019. He has defended Hitler and spread anti-Semitism as well as hatred of America on social media.

Delesline has self-identified as a member of the “Israelite Tribe of Judah,” in reference to the Black Hebrew Israelites, an African American group whose members claim to be the true descendants of the ancient biblical Hebrews.  

As of August 2020, Delesline’s Facebook page said he “studied at South Carolina State University” (SCSU) and was from Brunson, South Carolina.

As of August 2020, Delesline used the alias “Jah Kuza” on Facebook and went by “King Jah Kuza” on Instagram, Youtube and Twitter. Delesline also used the alias “kingkuzaa” on Tiktok.

As of August 2020, Delesline co-ran the Instagram account israelstandtall.

As of August 2020, Delesline’s exolyt.com profile page said he was a “macro influencer” and that his Instagram account “@jah.kuza has 169.4K followers” and also that “@jah.kuza has posted 114 videos on TikTok which have received total of 3.9M likes from other users.”

In June 2020, Buzzfeed promoted Delesline’s Instagram and Tiktok accounts and shared a Tiktok video made by Delseline on Facebook, titled: “Racism in America is like a cold room—and the AC is on full blast.” 

As of August 2020, the video had “528K Views.” 

As of August 2020, Delesline indicated on Youtube and Instagram that he ran a clothing business called Rich Development LLC. 

In March 2019, Delesline also indicated on Twitter that his “Rich Development” clothing business, selling T-shirts, was based in South Carolina and about to open for business.

In 2016, Delesline was reportedly “Born Reivyn N’Tori Delesline on December 18 in Orangeburg, SC” and“Goes by ‘Tori.’”

Murder Charge

On January 10, 2019, Delesline and another individual were reportedly arrested and charged with murder” in connection to “a shooting death that occurred in a trailer park behind the Gate’s gas station” in Hampton, South Carolina. 

Delesline’s arrest was carried out by “the HPD [Hampton Police Department], South Carolina State University Police and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.”

On January 8, 2019, police officers found “a deceased black male subject lying in the doorway of his home.” The victim was reportedly identified as Mack Green. Investigators with the Hampton Police Department reportedly said that evidence collected, as well as witness statements, led to Delesline’s arrest.

As of August 2020, the criminal court docket on the South Carolina Judicial Department website indicated that the case against Deleslinewas still pending. The docket also indicated that on June 26, 2019, bail was issued at $75,000, along with a provision for GPS monitoring.

In September 2016, Delesline was also reportedly caught by Georgia Southern University Police “carrying a weapon in a school safety zone.”

Defending Hitler

On July 16, 2020, Delesline posted on Facebook and Instagram a video of himself claiming [00:00:05] Hitler’s “reasoning behind killing the fake Jews was because they were fake.” 

Delesline wrote: “...America will tell you that Hilter killed the ‘jew-ish’ solely because he disliked them. That is a full blown lie. America also tells you he hated Black people as well. Which is also a lie.”

Delesline continued: “Hitler did not hate black people and yes I’ve read Mein Kamf [sic]. But America allows to get a hold of that book but you can’t even find ‘The Nazis’ by Robert Edwin Herzstein , which explains how the ‘jew-ish’ are FAKE and real Jews are black.”

Delesline’s post also featured a graphic of Hitler with a quote ascribed to him.

The graphic promoted a claim that Hitler said African Americans were the real Jews, a hoax which was exposed by the fact-checking website, Snopes.com.

A 2015 version of the hoax, published on the website FMLGoneViral.com, claimed that Hitler once said: “America has stolen the jews. The Jews of God. His jewelry. The negros. They are the true hebrews...”

Delesline added to his Facebook post: “America has lied about Hitler for the longest & the reason behind that’s [sic.] was to keep black people ignorant and away from the truth because if we knew the truth and truly read the Bible we would be unstoppable…”

On July 12, 2020, Delesline featured in a video shared on Instagram by an account named gods_chosen_people_israelites.

In the video, Delesline said [00:00:00]: “If we were the true Jews then we would have gone through the Holocaust instead of them right? No not the case at all, Hitler actually knew who the real Jews were.”

Delesline continued [00:00:07]: “He was trying to protect Germany from the fake Jews.”

Delesline concluded [00:00:52]the video, saying: “They tried to paint Hitler as demented and racist - but we know the truth.” 

Anti-Semitism

On July 23, 2020, Delesline wrote on Facebook: “jew-WISH people are smart as hell until I ask what tribe they’re from 🥴.”

On July 15, 2020, Delesline wrote on Instagram: “There are no white Jew [sic]. The ‘Jew-WISH’ are EDOMITES and they know it themselves. The only ones who are still confused are our own people. If you know the truth, DO NOT be quiet!” 

Delesline’s post featured a graphic with a caption that read: “Want to see a "jew-WISH" person squirm? Ask them what tribe are they from..”

Edom refers to the Biblical Edomites, who were the descendants of the biblical figure Esau in the book of Genesis. In Jewish tradition, the Roman empire came to be identified with Edom and later extended to European and Western civilization in general.

On June 22, 2020, Delesline shared a graphic on Instagram that portrayed a black person as a “Jew Judean Hebrew Israelite” and a Jewish person with light skin as a “Jew-ish Khazar.” 

In the graphic, the black person says to the Jewish person: “Your a Jew but can't survive in the sun in Israel?”