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      Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson hugs Sarah Shoop Neumann, a Covenant School parent,

      'Vote Them Out': ​Tennessee GOP Ends Special Session Without Major Gun Reforms

      "The biggest consequence from this whole session is the embarrassment of the General Assembly through offensive measures used to keep people out of the building, silence members of the House, and eject grieving moms from committees," said one Democratic lawmaker.

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 29, 2023

      The Tennessee General Assembly's special session on public safety ended Tuesday with weeping parents and chants of "vote them out" after the Republican-controlled Legislature refused to pass significant gun violence prevention measures.

      GOP Gov. Bill Lee called the special session earlier this month amid mounting demands for stricter state gun laws in the wake of a shooter killing three children and three adults at the Covenant School, a Christian elementary school in Nashville, in March.

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      2023 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

      'Sixty Years Since the March on Washington and We Are Still Demanding Jobs and Freedom'

      'Our legacy of resistance & building never ends'

      Common Dreams staff
      Aug 26, 2023

      Tens of thousands of Americans converged on Washington Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a turning point in the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement at which Martin Luther King Jr gave his galvanizing "I have a dream" speech.

      Organizers say today's march was not a commemoration but a continuation of the demands made in 1963.

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      Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson

      'The People Have Spoken': Both Expelled Tennessee Democrats Win Back Their Seats

      "We will organize, mobilize, and activate to work tirelessly for the day when there are no more calls to respond to mass shootings and gun violence," said state Rep. Justin Pearson.

      Jake Johnson
      Aug 04, 2023

      Two Tennessee Democrats who were expelled by the GOP-controlled state House earlier this year for taking part in a gun control demonstration on the chamber floor won special elections for their seats on Thursday, handily fending off Republican opponents.

      State Rep. Justin Jones, who represents Nashville, defeated GOP challenger Laura Nelson with nearly 80% of the vote. State Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis defeated his Republican opponent, Jeff Johnston, with more than 90% of the vote.

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