From The G-Man

From The G-Man No Longer Operates on Blogger

2021-04-07T08:35:00.003-04:00

Greetings.

Please be advised that this independent news and information site no longer operates on this platform. That has been the case since June 12 of 2020. Brand new features and special investigative reports are now being published on https://fromthegman.net/. Instead of deleting this site, it will remain online and serve as an information source for students, teachers and the general public.

You're invited to click on the link below if you'd like to know about the circumstances that led to this decision. I think you'll be angered and shocked.

https://fromthegman.net/2020/09/30/did-google-target-harlem-news-site-evidence-obtained-says-yes/

Feel free to contact my office if you think you can help in any way, especially with a donation toward the new site. The email address and phone number for my news office is posted on the new site.

I sincerely thank those of you who followed and supported this site over an 11-year period, and I hope you'll continue to do so at the new WordPress site. I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe and will remain so during these extremely difficult times.

Regards,

Gary Glennell Toms
Creator and Managing Editor
From The G-Man & The G-Man Interviews
Member of the Online News Association

'Byron De La Beckwith Told Me He Killed Medgar Evers'

2020-06-12T20:47:00.000-04:00

From the Archives

In Memory of Medgar Evers

(July 2, 1925 - June 12, 1963)

THE G-MAN INTERVIEWS: SCOTT SHEPHERD

'Reformed Racist' Targeted for Death After Revealing
Ku Klux Klan and White Nationalists Secrets

By Gary Glennell Toms

If they were organizations or individuals with white racist views, Scott Shepherd was closely associated with them. Shepherd, who spent the early part of his life in Mississippi and Texas, attended college in Mississippi and Georgia. After graduating, he relocated to Memphis, Tennessee; where he was introduced to the white nationalist movement and went on to obtain a high-ranking leadership position within a number of white nationalist organizations.

Shepherd was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan and served as Imperial Wizard, Grand Wizard, and national leader of the Omerta Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. His other affiliations included the National Association for the Advancement of White People and The European-American Unity Rights Organization, both founded by former Louisiana Congressman and Klansman David Duke. In effort to teach what he described as "uneducated" whites about the movement, Shepherd created The National White Rights Association and The White Rights Organization.

The Mississippi native also had connections to "pro-white" organizations in South Africa and other countries. These connections included extremist and anti-government groups. Some were labeled militia or mercenary groups and were considered paramilitary, such as The Civilian Material Assistance Group (CMA), an anti-government and anti-Communist organization with operations in Central America.

Shepherd was a candidate for state representative and governor in the state of Tennessee in the late 80's and early 90's and proudly campaigned as a white nationalist.

Today, Scott Shepherd has a very different view on race in America and has chosen to speak out against the white nationalist movement and other racist organizations he loved and supported. The man who spent the majority of his life vehemently campaigning for racial separation has become an advocate for racial harmony...and the recipient of numerous death threats from individuals and organizations associated with the white nationalist movement. Despite the threats to his life, he is determined to prevent others, especially young people, from falling victim to the propaganda and recruitment tactics used by the white nationalist movement and other racist groups.

This exclusive interview was conducted on November 16, 2013.

CORRECTION: I stated in this episode that former Klansman David Duke was governor of Louisiana, but Duke actually served in the House of Representatives. I knew this, but for some strange reason I said governor while recording the opening segment.

Scott Shepherd photos courtesy of Scott Shepherd

After Barr Ordered FBI to 'Identify Criminal Organizers, Activists Were Intimidated at Home and at Work

2020-06-12T14:53:00.000-04:00

By Chris Brooks

“I’ve never had any run-ins with the cops before. I’ve never been to jail and have no criminal record, so when the FBI showed up to my workplace, it scared the piss out of me,” says Katy, a 22-year-old who works for a custodial services company in Cookeville, a small college town in middle Tennessee. “I really thought I was going to lose my job. The whole experience was terrifying.”

Moved by the video of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Katy — who requested she only be identified by her first name — and a friend had created a Facebook event for a Black Lives Matter rally in Cookeville’s public square on Saturday, June 6. She soon connected with several other Cookeville locals who wanted to help with planning the event, and enthusiasm grew as word of the rally spread.

“I’ve never organized a rally before, I was just winging it,” Katy said. “I didn’t expect a lot of people to show up, but overnight 600 people had RSVP’d on Facebook.”

Counter-protesters organized their own Facebook group, Protect Cookeville Against Looters, which quickly swelled to over 1,000 members. Some of the members of this group determined that Katy was the main organizer of the upcoming rally and began posting her personal information and making violent threats.

“The event for the rally had been up for about four days when we started getting death threats,” Katy said. “It was too much. I was overwhelmed.”

Katy eventually backed out of the rally — and a group of local high school students took over planning — but she had already gotten the attention of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, or JTTF, a federally coordinated network of local law enforcement officers who work under the direction of the FBI to gather intelligence about terrorist threats.

On June 4, agents turned up unannounced at Katy’s work, pulling her off the job and into a large truck in the gravel parking lot to question her about her connections to the upcoming rally and to antifa — the loose anti-fascist movement recently labeled as a terrorist organization by President Donald Trump. Katy had never heard of them.

Click here for the full report.

Source: The Intercept_

CDC Posts Long-Awaited Tips for Minimizing Everyday Risk

2020-06-12T14:46:00.002-04:00

Click here for the report.

Source: Associated Press

‘Overwhelming’: Georgia Poll Worker Describes Voting Chaos

2020-06-12T14:43:00.004-04:00

Click here for the report.

Source: Associated Press

Angela Davis Slams Trump Rally in Tulsa, Massacre Site, on Juneteenth Celebration of End of Slavery

2020-06-12T14:35:00.001-04:00

Vice President Mike Pence Listens to Faith Leaders in Pittsburgh

2020-06-12T14:33:00.000-04:00

New Coronavirus Hotspots Emerge as State Cases Spike Amid Reopening

2020-06-12T14:30:00.001-04:00

(Bonus Report)
Risk of New Lockdowns Rises with Fear of Second COVID-19 Wave

The Breonna Taylor Killing: Louisville Officials Pass Law Banning 'No-Knock' Warrants

2020-06-12T14:27:00.002-04:00

Black Women Mayors - a Conversation with Members of the Exclusive Sorority

2020-06-12T14:24:00.001-04:00

40% of Black-Owned Businesses Not Expected to Survive Pandemic, Research Suggests

2020-06-12T14:18:00.001-04:00

This report was published on YouTube on June 11.

Why is the US Targeting the International Criminal Court?

2020-06-12T14:08:00.000-04:00

COVID-19 in Africa: Virus Spreading from Urban to Rural Areas

2020-06-12T13:50:00.001-04:00

UN Expresses 'Horror' at Reported Mass Graves in Libya

2020-06-12T13:48:00.003-04:00

UK Economy Shrinks 20%: Official Figures Reveal Full Effect of Covid-19 Lockdown

2020-06-12T13:45:00.002-04:00

Italy's Conte Questioned: Prosecutors Grill PM Over Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic

2020-06-12T13:43:00.003-04:00

Meeting Syrian Doctors on the Covid-19 Frontline in France

2020-06-12T13:39:00.000-04:00

Lights, Camera, Action! French Film Industry Adapting to the New Normal

2020-06-12T13:36:00.003-04:00

Assad Shake-Up: PM's Sacking Comes Amid Wave of Protests in Loyalist Areas

2020-06-12T13:35:00.000-04:00

FRANCE 24 English: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on June 11 sacked his prime minister of four years, Imad Khamis, as the country grappled with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. FRANCE 24's Robert Parsons tells us more.

Racism Surging in Germany: Government to Launch Study Probing Racism Among Police

2020-06-12T13:30:00.002-04:00

JCPA to Host Special Webinar with NAACP President Derrick Johnson

2020-06-12T13:25:00.001-04:00

June 16, 2:00 PM (EST)

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA): We are living through a momentous time in the United States as diverse Americans have come together to call for an end to systematic racism. This is the most significant conversation our country has had on racism since the 1960s. What are the priority issues for the Black community? What is the role of the Jewish community? What does a new partnership between Blacks and Jews look like? These are some of the topics that will be discussed with NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson and our moderator Melanie Roth Gorelick.

Johnson formerly served as vice chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors as well as state president for the Mississippi State Conference NAACP. Mr. Johnson is a veteran activist who has dedicated his career to defending the rights and improving the lives of Mississippians.

Click here to register.

Governor Cuomo Holds Briefing

2020-06-12T13:02:00.001-04:00

Coverage begins at the 3:45 mark.

Mayor de Blasio Holds Media Availabilty

2020-06-12T12:59:00.000-04:00

Nursing Homes Have Liability Shield in Pandemic

2020-06-12T12:26:00.001-04:00

Protests Upend Mayor’s Race, and Eyes Turn to Jumaane Williams

2020-06-12T12:22:00.001-04:00

The New York Times: New York City’s public advocate has become a champion to many of the protesters, raising hopes that he may run for mayor next year.

Click here for the report.