Justin Pearson

On Gun Violence, the New Generation Will Not Be Silenced

Steve DunwoodyApril 13, 2023

On April 7th, the two youngest Black state representatives serving in the Tennessee legislature, Justin Jones, 27, and Justin Pearson, 28, were expelled from the body.

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Kamala Harris Leads Tennessee Rally, Backs Ousted Lawmakers

Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall and Zeke Miller, Associated PressApril 8, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute trip Friday, April 7, to Tennessee where she called for tougher firearm laws and criticized the Republican-controlled state House, which a day earlier expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers for their role in a protest calling for more gun control following a school shooting in Nashville.