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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 787 - I can't recall a time where I saw more absolutely disgusted white men than I did yesterday

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Yesterday, just days after they ousted and removed Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones from office, the City of Nashville voted to return him RIGHT BACK. And it was a GLORIOUS sight to behold. After being sworn in before a crowd of THOUSANDS of people, Justin Jones, Black power fist raised in the air, marched right back onto the floor of the legislature, into the belly of the beast, in front of dozens and dozens of evil white men who voted to remove him. And they HATED IT.These men just made Justin Jones into a national hero. Let me unpack and explain it. To listen to today’s FULL EPISODE of The Breakdown go now to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and search for “The Breakdown with Shaun King.” Subscribe there for FREE and listen to the whole podcast. If you are already on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, please subscribe, listen, share, leave reviews, and listen daily to the entire episode. The more of it you listen to, the better it is for us. Love and appreciate you all. Shaun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am very very happy to report that today is a good news episode here on the breakdown and listen

0:08.4

There's a lot of bad news to share each and every day. I could call this podcast the bad news podcast

0:16.9

Because there's always so much injustice

0:20.8

But today we're gonna celebrate some phenomenal news that came out of Nashville yesterday evening as you know

0:29.2

Nashville state legislator from Tennessee

0:32.8

Justin Jones was ousted expelled and removed from his seat

0:37.3

But the city of Nashville got to appoint his replacement and as his replacement

0:43.7

They appointed Justin Jones

0:47.0

And Justin Jones was just sworn back into office and

0:52.6

And marched proudly and boldly with his black fist in the air and

0:58.8

I could not be happier

1:01.2

for the full circle moment

1:04.3

Seeing those almost exclusively white male Republicans

1:09.7

disgusted as he marched right back onto the floor of the state legislature

1:15.7

Let me unpack and explain what happened glad you're here. It's the good news episode. This is Sean King

1:21.6

You're listening to the break down

1:41.7

Yesterday was a great day for a lot of reasons because

1:46.6

white supremacist in the Tennessee legislature that chose to oust

1:53.0

Justin Jones and Justin Pearson two young black men elected to that body

1:58.8

It it appears

2:00.9

Did not properly do the math?

2:03.8

Did not calculate did not consider did not research did not gain plan on

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