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Justin Jones may refer to: Justin Jones (American football), American defensive tackle. Justin Jones (guitarist) (born 1964), English guitarist. Justin Jones (Nevada politician) (born 1974), American politician from Nevada. Justin Jones (singer-songwriter) (born 1979), American singer-songwriter.
- Justin Jones (Tennessee politician)
Justin Shea Bautista-Jones (born August 25, 1995) is an...
- Justin Jones (American football)
Justin Jones (born August 28, 1996) is an American football...
- Justin Jones (Tennessee politician)
Apr 11, 2023 · Justin Jones is a 27-year-old Democrat who was expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for joining a protest over mass shooting at a Nashville school. He is a community organizer and activist who has been arrested multiple times for his involvement in demonstrations for justice and civil rights.
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- Fisk University Graduate. Jones graduated from Fisk University with a bachelor’s degree in political science, according to his bio. While at the Nashville HBCU, Jones received the John R. Lewis Scholarship for social activism.
- Activism started early. As a high school student in Oakland, Calif., Jones says he was on the front line as an organizer after the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Black teenager fatally shot in 2012 by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in Florida.
- Inspired by John Lewis. Jones told The Tennessean that John Lewis, the iconic civil rights leader and congressman, has “been a guiding force in my life.”
- New generation of leaders. Jones told The Tennessean that he ran for the state Legislature in 2022 “because this moment demands a new generation of leaders” who are fighting for their communities and “are not backing down to the extremist Republican supermajority that is harming our state.”
Apr 11, 2023 · Rep. Justin Jones leaves the Metro Courthouse after being reinstated in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. (Cheney Orr/Reuters) Walking arm-in-arm with a crowd of what he described as thousands of ...
Apr 7, 2023 · in Washington. Expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones says he will seek re-election for his Nashville seat, calling his removal an attack on democracy. Republicans voted to expel Mr Jones and...
