Last week Republicans within the Tennessee state legislature tried to expel three Democratic representatives who had attended a gun-control protest within the legislative chamber on March 30 within the wake of the Nashville faculty capturing — a gaggle now generally known as the Tennessee Three. Two Black males, Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, had been certainly faraway from their posts, whereas Rep. Gloria Johnson, a white lady, managed to keep away from expulsion.
Jones and Johnson flew from Nashville to Newark on Sunday, and by coincidence, folks music legend Joan Baez was on their flight. When the airplane landed, Baez sang two songs with Jones within the Newark airport, the normal freedom songs “We Shall Overcome” and “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round.” Check out footage of them singing under.