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Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. Pearson and Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday, Aug. 3, after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press
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BNV BLACK PEARLS: Two young Tennessee legislators named Justin who took a bold stand

  • December 29, 2023
  • By Lynn Norment
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speaks from the House floor during a special session of the state legislature on public safety, Aug. 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 3, challenging his expulsion in April and the House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day in August. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press
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‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him

  • October 5, 2023
  • By Jonathan Mattise
  • The Associated Press
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Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speaks during a panel on threats to democracy at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. Photo credit: Stephanie Scarbrough, The Associated Press
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, New York Attorney General Tish James, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia push change at Congressional Black Caucus meeting

  • September 22, 2023
  • By Donnell Suggs
  • The Atlanta Voice
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Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. Pearson and Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday, Aug. 3, after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press
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Justin Pearson and Justin Jones win back Tennessee House seats after being expelled

  • August 7, 2023
  • By Kimberlee Kruesi
  • The Associated Press
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President Joe Biden meets with Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, left, state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, second from left, and state Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, right, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens third from left. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press
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Biden thanks ‘Tennessee three’ for standing up

  • April 25, 2023
  • By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani & Josh Boak
  • The Associated Press
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Justin Pearson and his fiancé, Oceana Gillian, arrive at the Shelby County Board of Commissioners building in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 to reinstate Pearson as a state representative. Photo credit: Chris Day, The Commercial Appeal via The Associated Press
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Expelled Black lawmaker Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House

  • April 12, 2023
  • By Adrian Hainz
  • The Associated Press
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