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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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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House

  • April 13, 2023
  • By Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi
  • 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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Expelled Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Pearson was expelled the previous week over his role in a gun-control protest on the Tennessee House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press
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Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House

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