- Moe Factz with Adam Curry for November 23d 2021, Episode number 71
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- Not Fucking Around Coalition - Wikipedia
- US black nationalist paramilitary organization
- Not Fucking Around CoalitionLeaderJohn Fitzgerald Johnson (Grand Master Jay)Foundation2017 ; 4 years ago ( 2017 ) [1]CountryUnited StatesMotivesEstablished to protect, self-police, and educate Black communities on firearms and their constitutional rights[2] Establishment of a separate Black nation[3][4]Active regionsSouthern United StatesIdeologyBlack nationalismBlack separatismStatusActiveThe Not Fucking Around Coalition (NFAC) is a black nationalist militia group in the United States. The group advocates for black liberation and separatism. It has been described by news outlets as a ''Black militia''.[5][6] It denies any connection to the Black Panther Party or Black Lives Matter.[7]
- Background and organization [ edit ] John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as Grand Master Jay and John Jay Fitzgerald Johnson, claims leadership of the group[2][8] and has stated that it is composed of "ex military shooters."[9] Johnson served in the Virginia National Guard and the Army from 1989 to 2006, leaving at the rank of private.[2] He was an independent candidate for U.S. president in 2016[8] and has stated: "We are a Black militia. We aren't protesters, we aren't demonstrators. We don't come to sing, we don't come to chant. That's not what we do."[10] Furthermore, in the same interview, Johnson expressed Black Nationalist views, putting forth the view that the United States should either hand the state of Texas over to African-Americans so that they may form an independent country, or allow African-Americans to depart the United States to another country that would provide land upon which to form an independent nation.[11][12] In April 2021 Johnson expanded on this notion, telling the Atlantic that the intention of the NFAC was to establish the "United Black Kemetic Nation", a strictly black ethno-state.[13]
- In 2019, Johnson told the Atlanta Black Star that the organization was formed to prevent another Greensboro Massacre.[14][15]
- Thomas Mockaitis, professor of history at DePaul University stated: "In one sense it (NFAC) echoes the Black Panthers but they are more heavily armed and more disciplined... So far, they've coordinated with police and avoided engaging with violence."[2]
- NFAC mandates that members have a concealed-carry permit or the ability to obtain one.[13]
- Activities [ edit ] The first reported appearance of NFAC members was a May 12, 2020, protest near Brunswick, Georgia, over the February killing of Ahmaud Arbery,[9] though they were identified by local media as "Black Panthers".[16]
- Johnson stated that NFAC provided armed security for the sister of Rayshard Brooks at her request. NFAC escorted her to a rally in downtown Atlanta in late June.[10]
- On the Fourth of July, 2020, local media reported that about 100 to 200 mostly armed NFAC members marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, Georgia, calling for the removal of the Confederate monument.[17] Reuters reported the number of participants as "scores."[18] The NFAC posted videos of the event and reported the number as 1,500.[19] The Stone Mountain Memorial Association, which operates the park, stated that the protesters were peaceful and orderly.[20] Johnson stated of the site, which is important to the Ku Klux Klan: "Our initial goal was to have a formation of our militia in Stone Mountain to send a message that as long as you're abolishing all these statues across the country, what about this one?"[10] He also stated that the formation was a response to a threat by the KKK to start shooting black people at 8 pm on the Fourth of July, 2020.[19] Johnson thus stated at the formation, "I want the heart of the Ku Klux Klan to hear me no matter where the fuck you are. I'm in your house. Where you at? You made a threat. We don't threaten."[17]
- On July 25, a local news outlet stated that "more than 300" members were gathered in Louisville, Kentucky to protest the lack of action against the officers responsible for the March killing of Breonna Taylor.[21][22] The NFAC posted a video of the event on its official YouTube page, reporting the number of militia members registered and present as 3,500.[23] On July 20, preceding the event, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Louisville Metro Council President David James had a phone conversation with Johnson, which the AG's office described as "productive".[24] In response to the announced NFAC presence, about 50 armed Three Percenters counter-protested.[21] Louisville police in riot gear helped to facilitate the maintenance of space between the groups.[21] Three NFAC members were wounded during a negligent weapon discharge.[25] The NFAC said that the discharge occurred when a person who was not yet admitted into the formation collapsed from heat exhaustion and fired her weapon into the ground. The weapon was an older shotgun that Johnson said would not have been approved for the formation. The shotgun projectiles hit the ground, then ricocheted and hit three people. Johnson reported that two of those hit were checked by medics and cleared to continue to participate in the formation.[26][better source needed ]
- On October 3, over 400 members of the NFAC along with over 200 other armed protesters marched in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. This demonstration was sparked after United States Representative Clay Higgins made threats against protesters who showed up armed regarding the shooting of Trayford Pellerin at the hands of police.[27] Johnson along with other speakers gave speeches at the Parc San Souci, urging members to continue protesting. A protest attendee, not associated with the NFAC, was arrested after accidentally discharging a handgun. No one was injured.[28] Afterwards, the group marched and left.[29]
- On November 2, Kansas City-based activist Keiajah Brooks announced via Twitter that she was under protection from the NFAC after multiple alleged instances of harassment committed by officers from the Kansas City Police Department. A week prior, she went viral online shortly after a video was released of her criticizing the local city commissioners for ''choosing profits over people'' as well as her push for the Police Chief Rick Smith to resign.[30]
- On December 3, Johnson was arrested by the FBI for allegedly aiming his rifle at police officers during protests about Breonna Taylor's killing.[31][32] He was later federally indicted the following year on February 24, 2021, and awaits trial.[33]
- On June 23, 2021, former NFAC member Othal "Ozone" Wallace shot and critically wounded Daytona Beach Police Department Officer Jason Raynor in the head whilst he was conducting a "proactive patrol". He then attempted to disable the bodycam worn by the Officer. [34] [35]3 days later, Wallace was arrested after police found out he was hiding at an alleged NFAC-affiliated property in DeKalb County, Georgia. According to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young, four other people were at the said property, along with multiple firearms, multiple flashbangs, body armor, and ammunition. [36]The NFAC stated Othal Wallace was terminated from the organization on January 21, 2021. They also said they were not affiliated with the property as reported, claiming that it was owned by another ex-NFAC member.[37]
- See also [ edit ] 2020''2021 United States racial unrest2020 George Floyd ProtestsReferences [ edit ] ^ "What Is the NFAC, and Who Is Grandmaster Jay?" . Retrieved October 4, 2020 . ^ a b c d Chavez, Nicole; Young, Ryan; Barajas, Angela (October 25, 2020). "An all-Black group is arming itself and demanding change. They are the NFAC". CNN. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021 . Retrieved November 8, 2020 . ^ Neil, Shane Paul (September 4, 2020). "What Is the NFAC, & Who Is Grandmaster Jay?". Complex . Retrieved November 24, 2020 . ^ Owen, Tess (October 28, 2020). " ' If You Attack Us, We Will Kill You': The Not Fucking Around Coalition Wants to Protect Black Americans". Vice News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021 . Retrieved December 5, 2020 . ^ Shugerman, Emily; James, Gerry Seavo (July 25, 2020). "Three Injured as Rival Armed Militias Converge on Louisville". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021 . Retrieved July 27, 2020 . ^ Blest, Paul (July 27, 2020). "Protests Against Police Brutality and Trump's Secret Police Are Exploding Across the U.S." Vice News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021 . Retrieved July 27, 2020 . ^ "Black militia called 'Not F-king Around Coalition' demonstrates; angered at 'Black Panther' comparison". Law Enforcement Today. July 6, 2020 . Retrieved October 6, 2020 . ^ a b Ashley, Asia (July 6, 2020). "Local militia challenges White supremacy during Fourth of July march". The Champion. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ a b Davis, Zuri (May 29, 2020). "Black Civilians Arm Themselves To Protest Racial Violence and Protect Black-Owned Businesses". Reason. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ a b c Fearnow, Benjamin (July 5, 2020). "Armed Black Militia Challenges White Nationalists at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park". Newsweek . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . [better source needed ] ^ "New Black Nationalist Statement Supporting the Not Fucking Around Coalition". New Black Nationalism . Retrieved November 8, 2020 . ^ "Not Fucking Around Coalition". Globalsecurity.org. October 9, 2020. ^ a b Wood, Graeme (April 2, 2021). "A Black Army Rises to Fight the Racist Right". the Atlantic . Retrieved November 5, 2021 . ^ Savage, Niara (July 13, 2020). " ' Send a Message': Black Militia Leader Says Membership Skyrocketed After They Began Showing Up Where White Militias Protested with Little Challenge from Police". Atlanta Black Star. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021 . Retrieved October 28, 2020 . ^ "What Is the NFAC, and Who Is Grandmaster Jay?". Complex . Retrieved October 28, 2020 . ^ Gough, Lyndsey (May 9, 2020). "Hundreds gather to release balloons to honor Ahmaud Arbery's birthday". WTOC-TV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ a b King, Michael; Buchanan, Christopher (July 4, 2020). " ' I'm in your house': Armed group condemns systemic and overt racism, marches to Stone Mountain". WXIA-TV. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ Gorman, Steve (July 5, 2020). "Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ a b Martin S., Roland. "'Sending A Message' To White Supremacy: After Armed Black Militia Marched In GA, NFAC Founder Speaks." YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2020. ^ Group of armed demonstrators enter Stone Mountain Park (video). WXIA-TV. July 4, 2020 . Retrieved August 29, 2020 '' via YouTube. ^ a b c Kenning, Chris; Bailey, Phillip M.; Gardner, Hayes; Eadens, Savannah; Tobin, Ben (July 25, 2020). "Opposing armed militias converge in Louisville, escalating tensions but avoiding violence" . The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021 . Retrieved August 29, 2020 . ^ "NFAC militia leader says Saturday's planned march is about 'justice for Breonna Taylor ' ". WDRB. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ The Official Grandmaster Jay. "The NFAC March on Louisville Ky". YouTube. Retrieved Aug 27, 2020. ^ Tobin, Ben (July 21, 2020). "Daniel Cameron holds meeting on Breonna Taylor with Black militia leader". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021 . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . ^ Woolston, Bryan (July 26, 2020). "Black armed protesters march in Kentucky demanding justice for Breonna Taylor". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021 . Retrieved July 26, 2020 . ^ The Official Grand Master Jay. "NFAC Destroys Lies And False Reporting Of Louisville Formation." YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2020. ^ "NFAC leader "disappointed" in Rep. Higgins after meeting canceled". KATC. October 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021 . Retrieved October 4, 2020 . ^ "Police: Accidental shots fired at downtown Lafayette protest". KLFY. October 3, 2020 . Retrieved October 29, 2021 . ^ Dodge, Victoria; Capps, Andrew (October 3, 2020). "NFAC march: Protest in Lafayette ends as organizers proclaim 'another successful demonstration ' " . The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020 . Retrieved October 4, 2020 . ^ "Keiajah Brooks reveals she's now under NFAC protection". Revolt TV . Retrieved November 29, 2020 . ^ Vera, Amir; Riess, Rebekah (December 4, 2020). "Founder of all-Black armed activist group faces federal charge after FBI says he aimed a rifle at officers". CNN. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021 . Retrieved December 5, 2020 . ^ Dowd, Trone (December 4, 2020). "Leader of the Pro-Black 'NFAC' Militia Arrested and Charged by Feds". Vice News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021 . Retrieved December 5, 2020 . ^ Kobin, Billy (February 25, 2021). "NFAC leader 'Grandmaster Jay' indicted on federal charges linked to Breonna Taylor protest". The Courier-Journal. ^ Mates, Thomas. "What is the NFAC? A look at Black militia group police say is connected to suspected shooter of Daytona officer". WKMG-TV . Retrieved June 26, 2021 . ^ Fernandez, Frank. "Daytona officer shooting suspect Othal Wallace captured: What we know". The Daytona Beach News-Journal . Retrieved June 26, 2021 . ^ Riess, Rebekah (June 26, 2021). "Man wanted for shooting Daytona Beach officer in the head captured near Atlanta". CNN. ^ Dowd, Trone; Owen, Tess. "Member of New Black Panther Splinter Group Suspected of Shooting Cop in Head". Vice News . Retrieved June 27, 2021 . External links [ edit ] The Many Lives of Grandmaster Jay by The Atlantic
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- Tiffany D. Cross is the host of MSNBC's The Cross Connection airing Saturdays from 10A-12P EST. She is the author of Say It Louder: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy (Amistad/HarperCollins) and most recently served as a Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics (Spring 2020). Her broad experience across media, politics, and policy includes more than two decades of navigating newsrooms and campaigns while engaging different constituencies on the ground. She previously served as the DC Bureau Chief of BET News and the Liaison to the Obama Administration for BET Networks where she covered Capitol Hill, produced political specials, and oversaw the daily operations of the news department. Tiffany cut her teeth in media at CNN where she worked as an Associate Producer covering Capitol Hill for the network's weekend show unit. She also previously served as a Field Producer for America's Most Wanted and Discovery Communications.
- No stranger to the campaign trail, Tiffany not only covered campaigns but worked on them as well. She has lent her expertise to numerous local, state, and federal candidates as well as issue campaigns across the country. Serving as a senior advisor to one of the country's largest labor organizations, one of Tiffany's many tentacles was organizing all communities of color on both a local and national level. Using her media background, Tiffany has helped shape the narrative around issues, individuals, and ideologies.
- Leaving the campaign stump, Tiffany transitioned from the control room to the green room when she co-founded The Beat DC, a national platform intersecting politics, policy, business, media, and people of color. With a readership comprising influencers across the country, Tiffany led a team that made the fast moving current affairs in a busy legislative climate digestible for the political connoisseur and novice alike. She quickly became a sought after voice in the progressive discourse and is a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, and SiriusXM.
- Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Tiffany left at a young age and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Clark Atlanta University where she studied Mass Communications with an emphasis on radio, TV, and film. She currently lives in Washington, D.C.
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- John Fleck: Sheffield United midfielder 'conscious' when taken to hospital after collapse at Reading | Football News | Sky Sports
- Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken to hospital after collapsing on the pitch during their Championship match at Reading on Tuesday night.
- Play was halted for almost 11 minutes, with Fleck receiving medical treatment and getting back to his feet with the aid of an oxygen mask before he was eventually stretchered off.
- Fleck was conscious when taken to hospital for further checks.
- "Concerning moments as urgent medical attention needed for John Fleck," Sheffield United said in their live updates on Twitter.
- "Play is yet to restart but the Scottish midfielder is on his feet and receiving further medical care."
- John Fleck leaves the field on a stretcher after receiving urgent medical care.Our thoughts are with you, Flecky! ''¤¸
- '-- Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) November 23, 2021The club then added: "John Fleck leaves the field on a stretcher after receiving urgent medical care. Our thoughts are with you, Flecky!"
- Sheffield United won 1-0 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, with Jayden Bogle's second-half strike enough to see off Reading.
- When asked about Fleck, Sheffield United manager Slavisa Jokanovic said: "He is in hospital, he is conscious and he asked for the result. Hopefully he we will be okay. He is safe, in good hands and we pray that everything will be okay."
- The Blades' Twitter account added: "3 points for the Blades. More importantly, John Fleck was conscious when he left the stadium via the ambulance gate. We'll provide supporters with a further update once known. Get well soon, John."
- Trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing: Jury begins deliberations - The Washington Post
- BRUNSWICK, Ga. '-- Jurors began deliberations just before noon Tuesday in the murder trial of the three men accused of killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery last year, a case that has stoked nationwide outrage and scrutiny of the justice system.
- Judge Timothy Walmsley read jurors their instructions after prosecutors, calling part of defense attorneys' strategy ''offensive,'' made their final rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments. Prosecutors say that three White men '-- Travis McMichael, his son Greg McMichael and their neighbor William ''Roddie'' Bryan '-- pursued Arbery without justification, jumping to conclusions about a ''Black man running down the street'' and using their pickup trucks to trap him in their suburban Georgia neighborhood.
- ''This isn't the Wild West,'' prosecutor Linda Dunikoski said as she argued that the defendants acted as dangerous vigilantes on Feb. 23, 2020.
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- Defense attorneys say the accused were concerned citizens who believed that Arbery was a burglar and never set out to hurt him. The men were trying to stop Arbery for the police, they said, when Travis McMichael shot Arbery in self-defense during a struggle.
- ''It is going to take courage to set aside what you think and feel '... and to focus on the bare facts of this case,'' Jason Sheffield, an attorney for Travis McMichael, told jurors Monday.
- Jurors heard over 10 days of testimony, including from police officers, neighbors and experts with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Last week, Travis McMichael took the stand, choking up at times as he said Arbery struck him and grabbed for his shotgun in the final seconds of the viral cellphone video '-- taken by Bryan '-- that triggered public condemnations when it surfaced in May 2020. The national attention and outrage pushed authorities to make arrests more than two months after the killing.
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- Now many Americans are awaiting the verdict and the message they say it will send about racial justice and fairness in the justice system. The 12-member jury drew scrutiny even before testimony began when the defense struck all but one Black person from the final panel.
- At one point, attorney Kevin Gough '-- who represents Bryan '-- objected to ''high-profile members of the African-American community,'' attending the trial in support of Arbery's family and asked they not be allowed in the courtroom on the grounds they were trying to influence the jury.
- In an instance of his complaining about media coverage and public discussion of the case, he accused a ''woke left mob'' of influencing the proceedings.
- Defense attorney Jason Sheffield on Nov. 22 argued that Travis McMichael feared for his life when he shot Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. (Reuters)The cellphone shot by Bryan shows Arbery running down a road ahead of Bryan toward the McMichaels. Arbery passes their truck and then turns to run toward Travis McMichael. The truck obscures the men as a first shot is heard. Experts testified that Arbery was shot at point-blank range or nearly so.
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- Laura Hogue, an attorney for Greg McMichael, used her closing argument to criticize Arbery for his actions in February 2020, saying he caused his own death because he ran away ''instead of facing the consequences'' and because he ''chose to fight.''
- Hogue drew gasps in the courtroom Monday and caused Arbery's mother to briefly leave when she said that ''turning Ahmaud Arbery into a victim after the choices that he made does not reflect the reality of what brought Ahmaud Arbery to Satilla Shores in khaki shorts, with no socks to cover his long dirty toenails,'' referring to the neighborhood where he was killed.
- Dunikoski said Tuesday that Hogue's argument was ''standard, standard stuff'' faulting the victim.
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- ''I know you're not going buy into that,'' she told jurors. ''It's offensive.''
- Defense says Ahmaud Arbery to blame for his death in murder trial's closing arguments
- Dunikoski said Tuesday that people cannot claim self-defense if they are the ''initial unjustified aggressor,'' are committing felonies or provoke other people to protect themselves. She argued the accused did all three as they chased Arbery for five minutes through their neighborhood of Satilla Shores '-- less than two miles from Arbery's home.
- ''All he's done is run away from you,'' Dunikoski told Travis McMichael last week during cross-examination.
- ''Run past me, yes ma'am,'' Travis McMichael replied.
- ''And you pulled out a shotgun and pointed it at him,'' the prosecutor said.
- The younger McMichael replied that he believed at that point ''this guy can be a threat and he is coming directly to me.''
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- He said he raised the weapon first to warn Arbery off, drawing on de-escalation training from his time in the Coast Guard. Defense lawyers have emphasized that training in arguing that the McMichaels had ''probable cause'' to perform a citizen's arrest. They said neighborhood residents knew Arbery not as an avid jogger, but as the stranger who entered an under-construction home several times over a period of months, often at night, alarming them.
- On Tuesday, the defense clashed with the prosecution on the meaning of a law central to the case '-- Georgia's old statute allowing citizen's arrests.
- As Arbery trial draws to a close, Black Americans again ask if there will be justice
- Georgia legislators significantly narrowed the citizen's arrest law in response to Arbery's death, and many criticized the old law as an outdated statute encouraging vigilantism. At the time of Arbery's killing, state law required that a private citizen have ''immediate knowledge'' of a crime or ''reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion'' of someone fleeing a felony offense.
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- Attorneys for the defendants objected repeatedly and called for a mistrial as Dunikoski told the jury that a citizen's arrest is meant for ''emergency situations.'' She argued that such an arrest should be made only immediately following the offense or as the suspect flees directly afterward.
- An attorney for the defense said Dunikoski was misrepresenting the law. The judge instructed the jury that a citizen's arrest must occur immediately after the offense or, in the case of felonies, ''during escape'' '-- which defense lawyers said allowed them to argue that the McMichaels and Bryan were apprehending a fleeing suspect for crimes that occurred before Feb. 23, 2020. Last week, defense attorney Bob Rubin had warned that accepting Dunikoski's view of the citizen's arrest law would amount to ''gutting'' the defense's case.
- Walmsley rejected the mistrial request, one of many from the defense over the course of the trial. He said the prosecution and defense were allowed to argue different interpretations of the law.
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- The McMichaels and Bryan are all charged as parties to aggravated assault, false imprisonment and two types of murder: malice murder, which requires intent to kill, and felony murder, in which someone commits a felony that causes a death. Dunikoski said all the defendants made Arbery's death possible, turning to a metaphor in her closing remarks.
- Everyone on the winning Super Bowl team gets a ring, she said, from the quarterback to the guy on the bench.
- ''Everybody is involved,'' she said. ''Everybody's responsible.''
- Knowles reported from Washington.
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