Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) called one member of the House GOP a "white supremacist" after the member told Pearson he violated dress code by wearing a West African shirt.
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds COVID-19 vaccines to its routine immunization schedule for children and adults, at least 20 states have passed legislation or issued rules barring vaccine mandates to attend school.
Democrats Senator London Lamar and Representative Joe Towns Jr. introduced their bill on Wednesday to suggest that the state dump any recognition of Columbus Day and replace it with a Super Bowl Monday holiday to celebrate the game, which is always on Sunday.
“The passage of House Bill 1/Senate Bill 1 will protect vulnerable children who cannot give informed consent for adult decisions they are not ready for,” Lamberth stated. “Tennesseans across the state have called for immediate action.”
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) was slammed online late this week over a tweet that suggested that the five black police officers who are accused of being involved in the murder of Tyre Nichols were motivated by “anti-blackness.”
Tyre Nichols protesters blocked traffic on a Memphis freeway Friday night after video was released showing police beating the young Black man as they attempted to arrest him.
With the exception of one detainee from the Atlanta protests over the weekend, every individual involved in the Antifa "anti-police" riots lives far from Atlanta.
