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Power, race, and fragile democracy in Tennessee

What an almost entirely white Republican supermajority in a gerrymandered state acting to expel two young Black democratic politicians reveals about race and democracy.

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Pearson on Tennessee Three's expulsion

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson honed his voice in college. I helped him. Here is what he taught me

Salon

Dems want DOJ probe of Tenn. expulsions

Democrats allege racial discrimination, voter disenfranchisement and First Amendment rights violations

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Expelled to reinstated: Pearson to return to Tennessee House

The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will follow his colleague in a return to the Legislature

The Independent UK

Ousted Black lawmaker Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House: ‘You can’t expel hope’

A panel in Memphis voted to reinstate Justin Pearson to the state House a week after he and another Black lawmaker were removed for supporting a gun-control protest.

Chicago Sun-Times

Second Tennessee lawmaker to return to chamber after explusion

Shelby County Board of Commissioners votes to restore Justin Pearson to seat after he was ousted for US gun protest.

Al Jazeera

Both Black Tennessee lawmakers have been reinstated after being expelled by GOP

Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson gets his seat back.

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2nd Black lawmaker could be returned to Tennessee House

Commissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House

The Independent UK

Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker reveals conversation with Republican who forced him out over gun protest

Justin Jones says a Republican lawmaker told him he was asked by leadership to file the resolution to expel him

The Independent UK

Tennessee Republican accused of calling Democrat expelled over gun protest a ‘baboon’ in 2020

Rep Justin Jones was reinstated by Nashville’s metro council earlier this week

The Independent UK

Justin Jones reinstated amid GOP threat

State leaders reportedly threatened local funds needed to run schools if Jones and Justin Pearson are reinstated

Salon

Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee House seat

The Nashville city council voted unanimously to send Justin Jones back to the Legislature after he was ousted with a colleague last week. He immediately took the oath of office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expelled Nashville lawmaker returns to Tennessee legislature

The Metro Nashville Council has voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Jones, 27, to his seat in the state legislature.

Al Jazeera

Black lawmaker Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after GOP expulsion

Nashville’s metro council voted Monday to reinstate Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Jones, who was expelled from his elected position last week by a Republican supermajority.

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Nashville council sends expelled lawmaker Justin Jones back to Tennessee House

Jones was reinstated, and the meeting was over in a matter of minutes.

WEKU

Local officials are poised to send expelled Tennessee lawmakers back to state House

Former Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, want to return to the House. Upcoming meetings could give local officials the chance to send them back.

The Independent UK

Nashville council to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

Nashville officials are poised to vote to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues over their gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting

Chicago Sun-Times

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers are both seeking their seats again

Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who were expelled last week for their protest after a mass shooting in Nashville, say they want to be reappointed and re-elected.

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The Independent UK

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers say they will run again in special election

Expelled lawmakers met virtually with President Joe Biden after being expelled from state capitol

The Guardian - US

Ousted Tennessee lawmakers say move is ‘attempt to crucify democracy’

Black legislators were expelled for protesting the Republican-controlled house’s inaction after Nashville mass shooting

The Independent UK

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again

Two expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris praises courage of ‘Tennessee Three’ on visit to Nashville

US vice-president shows support for Democrats ousted by Republicans from state house as scandal rages on

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: In Tennessee, expelled lawmakers remind a nation what political bravery looks like

The churn of local politics rarely makes national news unless the outlet happens to be C-SPAN, but headlines, history and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State Capitol on Thursday when a GOP supermajority voted to expel two of three Democratic legislators for their participation in a gun control…

The Independent UK

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures

AFP

Biden weighs in after Tennessee vote to expel Black lawmakers

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday showered attention on three Tennessee officials targeted for expulsion from the state legislature over their support for gun control, as the fracas escalated into a major national row over race and representation.

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