BREAKING: Justin Pearson, one of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House, has been reinstated by Memphis commissioners.
Justin Pearson arrives at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., before marching to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, where it is expected Pearson will be reinstated to his position in the Tennessee House.
Justin Pearson arrives at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., before marching to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, where it is expected Pearson will be reinstated to his position in the Tennessee House.
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Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee HouseCommissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House
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Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee HouseCommissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House. Justin Pearson and a colleague were kicked out of the Legislature last Thursday following their support of gun control protesters. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners set a vote Wednesday. The vote will determine whether Pearson is sent back to the Legislature in Nashville. Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. Jones also is Black. He was reinstated to his House seat Monday.
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Memphis Council to Vote on Reinstating Ousted Democrat Justin Pearson to Tennessee HouseJustin Pearson and a colleague were kicked out of the Legislature last Thursday following their support of gun control protesters. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners set a vote Wednesday. The vote will determine whether Pearson is sent back to the Legislature in Nashville.
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Ousted Black lawmaker could soon return to Tennessee HouseGOP leaders in Tennessee said the actions were necessary to avoid setting a precedent that lawmakers’ disruptions of proceedings through protest would be tolerated.
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Tennessee House GOP Expels 2 Black Democrats In Retaliation Over Gun Control ProtestTennessee Republicans expelled two Black freshman lawmakers for their participation in a gun control protest yet declined to remove a third Democratic lawmaker, who is white and who participated in the same demonstration on the state House floor last week. What do you think?
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Ousted Black lawmakers could soon return to Tennessee HouseMembers of the Nashville council have said they want to send Justin Jones back to the Capitol. The vote will happen as state lawmakers hold their first floor sessions since the expulsion votes.
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