Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan (born December 31, 1918), also known as Dr. Ben, is an African American writer and historian. He is considered one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars. Ben-Jochannan claims to have been born the only child of an Afro-Puerto Rican Jewish mother named Julia Matta and an Ethiopian father named Kriston ben-Jochannan, in a Falasha community in Ethiopia. He was educated in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Cuba, and Spain, earning degrees in engineering and anthropology. In 1938, Ben-Jochannan earned a BS in Civil Engineering at the university of Puerto Rico, despite the fact that the University of Puerto Rico did not offer this degree, nor was there an Engineering Department until 1942. In 1939 a Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Havana, Cuba. He received doctoral degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Moorish History from the University of Havana and the University of Barcelona, Spain.
The DVDs
In Kemet
From African Captives to Insane Slaves
Ancient Egyptian Freemasonry
Message To The Negro Leadership
The Enemy 2 Discs
Why Believe In God
Male / Female Relationships
On The Gil Noble Show
African Origin of Christianity
Alkebulan: Ft. Ashra Kwesi
Origin of Egypt
Ramses II
Black Americans & Their Origins
Worship Of The African Woman As Creator
3 Religions
Understanding MAAT Concepts
Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan & Dr. John H. Clarke
At Morehouse
Origin of The Jews
Imhotep
African Center
What Will We Tell Our Children
Interview with Dr. Jochannan & Dr. Clarke
Master Teachers 8th Melanin Conference
At The Feet of The Grandmasters 2 Discs
Egypt: Light of The World w/ Leonard Jeffries
The Enemy of Black People 2 Discs
Critical Dialogue w/ Dr. Clarke
Wake Up Black Man
Male God Concepts
Speaks at The Slave Theater
Africa in The New Millenium
Philosophy of Nile Valley Civilization
The Role of Kemet
The Restoration of African History
Pan Afrikan Past – Present
New World Order
All of Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannans DVDs