▁in ▁African - Amer icans ▁ident ifying ▁as ▁Jewish . ▁Rab bi ▁Cap ers ▁Fun ny e , ▁the ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama , ▁says ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁ske ptic ism ▁by ▁some ▁on ▁people ▁being ▁African - American ▁and ▁Jewish ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁" I ▁am ▁a ▁Jew , ▁and ▁that ▁breaks ▁through ▁all ▁color ▁and ▁eth nic ▁bar riers ." ▁ ▁Other ▁relig ions ▁As ide ▁from ▁Christian ity , ▁Islam , ▁and ▁J uda ism , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁African ▁Americans ▁who ▁follow ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁relig ions . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁who ▁particip ate ▁in ▁African ▁traditional ▁relig ions , ▁such ▁as ▁West ▁African ▁V od un , ▁San ter ía , ▁If á ▁and ▁di as por ic ▁trad itions ▁like ▁the ▁R ast af ari ▁movement . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁imm igr ants ▁or ▁descend ants ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁where ▁these ▁are ▁pract iced . ▁Because ▁of ▁religious ▁practices , ▁such ▁as ▁animal ▁sacrifice , ▁which ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁common ▁among ▁the ▁larger ▁American ▁relig ions , ▁these ▁groups ▁may ▁be ▁viewed ▁neg atively ▁and ▁are ▁sometimes ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁har ass ment . ▁It ▁must ▁be ▁stated , ▁however , ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁jud g ement ▁that ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁L uk umi ▁Bab alu aye ▁church ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3