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Coverage dated April 6, 2023

One Tennessee Republican votes against expelling Democrat Justin Jones

Headline from Newsweek

Jones was expelled from the state House one week after taking part in a gun control protest. A vote to expel Democrat Gloria Johnson failed.

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  1. AL.com

    Tennessee’s 2 expelled Black lawmakers may not be gone for long: What’s next? (opens AL.com)

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    Lawmakers ousted Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who are both Black, while Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the vote.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones responds to his expulsion from the House (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones. He is one of two Democratic lawmakers who was expelled from the state House over a protest in favor of gun regulations.

  3. Newsweek

    One Tennessee Republican votes against expelling Democrat Justin Jones (opens Newsweek)

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    Jones was expelled from the state House one week after taking part in a gun control protest. A vote to expel Democrat Gloria Johnson failed.

  4. Vox

    The Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of two Black Democrats is unprecedented and undemocratic (opens Vox)

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    Republicans voted to remove Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, two Black men, but declined to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson, a white woman.

  5. Wyoming Public Media

    Former Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones says he lost a seat, but voters lost their voice (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled from the state House, tells NPR he's keeping his options open and would "most definitely" demand his seat back if local officials reappointed him to it.

  6. CBS News

    Who is Justin Jones? Democrat expelled from Tennessee House of Representatives over mass shooting protests (opens CBS News)

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    "A state in which the Ku Klux Klan was founded is now attempting another power grab by silencing the two youngest Black representatives," Jones said on the House floor.

  7. The Nation

    The Tennessee GOP’s Shameful Expulsion of 2 Black Legislators (opens The Nation)

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    When Tennessee Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson led a protest at the state capitol, the Republican-controlled legislature bared its teeth.

  8. The New Republic

    The Two Black Democrats Expelled by Tennessee’s Republican Legislature Could Be Back in No Time (opens The New Republic)

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    Justin Jones and Justin Pearson both have clear paths to quickly retake their seats.

  9. NBC News

    Black Tennessee lawmakers call expulsion of their two members a 'horrific indictment' of the GOP (opens NBC News)

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    Members of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators said the Republican effort to remove two of their own from their seats — Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — was rooted in racism.

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