The Not F**king Around Coalition (NFAC) is on the move to its next destination: Louisville, Kentucky, the city where Breonna Taylor was gunned down in her apartment by police on March 13.
The coalition, which is a militia according to leader Grand Master Jay, will be arriving in Louisville on Saturday to help fight for justice for Taylor with the expectation of 5,000 people in attendance, WAVE reported. Jay said the NFAC is planning for a peaceful formation beginning at noon at Baxter Park.
He said their presence will help spread a necessary message specifically centered around officer brutality and police reform.
”The NFAC has been misrepresented by many on social media and so forth, and we’re here to end those theories,” Jay said. “We’re not here to cause chaos. There have been rumors we’re coming to hunt people down. Again we are simply exercising our constitutional rights to assemble and bear arms.”
The leader of the organization posted a video saying they "just need someone in custody for the murder of Ms. Breonna," WLKY reported.
The group will march to Metro Hall and back while dressed in an all-black uniform and will stop along the way to "pay some people a visit."
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, whose office is investigating the March killing of Taylor, has been receiving backlash for appearing to place his efforts elsewhere instead of the shooting, as Blavity previously reported.
Cameron's office, however, said the attorney general had a productive conversation with Jay and "discussed his continued commitment to moving forward with our office’s independent and thorough investigation into the death of Ms. Taylor."
Jay said he has also spoken with the mayor's office and local activists who shared their support for the NFAC's assembly.
Chris Will, president of the nonprofit organization Firm, said the group's presence may increase the attention on Taylor's case.
"A lot of different organizations are doing a lot of different things, but I don't want them to get shunned because they're coming with weapons. They're well within their rights to," Will said.
Will added that it's important for local activists to keep the pressure on leaders to hold the officers accountable.
While coalition members will be exercising their constitutional rights to bear arms, Jay said the group does not plan to add to the chaos the city has experienced.
He said he is not concerned with the possibility of counter-protests and reassured that the group's presence is neither a protest nor a demonstration.
The group has coordinated with the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is aware of their arrival to the city and intends on making sure everyone is safe.
As Blavity previously reported, the coalition recently gathered at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. They were demanding the removal of a Confederate monument and called out white nationalists.
