Rep. Justin Pearson Cusses Out Tennessee State Trooper During Protests Over Racist Republican Voting Map

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In a country where white nationalists are essentially dominating all three branches of government, and making white nationalism the law of the land again, we need more public officials, especially Black public officials, to publicly regard white supremacy as exactly what it is, and talk to it as such.

So, basically, in a world of Klan-like Tennessee Republicans, be a Justin Pearson.

In 2023, Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) was one of two Black...