Be My Love by Kit Pearson5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() However, the pair will still have to face a special election in the coming months. Pearson is expected to be reinstated too on Wednesday. On Monday, Jones was reinstated after the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted unanimously to send him back to represent District 52. I’m a 60-year-old white woman, and they are two young Black men,” she told CNN in an interview.īy this week, Tennessee Republicans were backpedaling. The House Republican leadership denied race had anything to do with it, but the optics were not lost on many - including Rep. It didn’t help Tennessee Republicans that a third lawmaker - who is white and was part of the protest - escaped expulsion, albeit by one vote, while her Black counterparts were removed. President Biden telephoned and Vice President Kamala Harris visited Nashville to show support. While the expulsions were meant to punish the lawmakers, they had quite the opposite effect, delivering widespread national and global support. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. ![]()
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