(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Good Trouble is on the move! [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-11 On April 6, 2023 we witnessed an historic reawakening of the civil rights movement. How fitting it occurred in the State where the KKK was born. In the State where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. In the State that has one of the most beautiful mountains in the southern region, Look out Mountain, the mountain where I imagine countless black people were routinely lynched and killed. Yes it’s fitting that Tennessee would be the State that saw the resurgence of the civil rights movement in the form of two young black men, State representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Say their names...... Thanks to the hatred and stupidity of the republican members of the Tennessee State legislature. Instead of erasing these two young men from history, they have marched them into the history books. These two extraordiary men are now icons, legends, heros and rock stars. Thank you stupid Tennessee Republicans for shining a light on these wonderful gifted human beings. For as Dr.King once said (and I paraphrase) “don’t be afraid of the dark, for when it is darkest, you can see the stars!” Say their names... The 2 Justins‘ The Justin brothers Never to be forgotten. When they spoke on April 6th, I witnessed the reincarnation of the fire and passion of Malcolm X, I witnessed the eloquence and passion of Dr.King I witnessed the unabashed, unapologetic courage of youth! I witnessed the ressurection of a movement, and how fitting this should all happen in the week of the 55th anniversary of Dr.Kings’ assassination and on the eve of Good Friday. Justin Jones Justin Pearson Say their names.... Expelled but unbowed, unbent, unbroken... It feels good to be surprised and reawakened by the events of April 6th... It feels good to be reinvigarated It feels good to be inspired and fired up Frankly, These two young men are too good for the Tennessee legislature but they must be there to shine a light on the sickness and hatred that oozes from the mouths of white men who are hanging on by their fingernails to the old entitled ways of their ancestors. So now, Representative Justin Jones is back! Soon to be followed by Representative Justin Pearson. They are back, ready, as John Lewis would say, to get in some GOOD TROUBLE! I pray for their safety, for we all know what happens to many of our black leaders in this country who have the audacity to speak out. But I am clear, God has a plan for these young men and they are following their calling. I will contribute to their campaign and I invite every sane American who cares about equality and justice to do the same. Because we haven’t seen the last of this nasty maneuver made by Tennessee republicans. This lawless disregard for human rights will spread to other States that have republican super majorities in their legislatures, you can bet on that. For as Justin Jones said so eloquently, The world is watching.... As Joy Reid from MSNBC said so movingly Young people are NOT going to just shut up and die... She also said; (and I paraphrase) as soon as young people across this country make the connection that their rights to live without fear of being slaughtered in their schools, that their right to live without fear of being erased from this earth because you belong or support LBGTQ rights.. When young people see that their rights are inextricably tied to showing up and turning out to vote..... when THAT happens, republicans will be done, finished. And make no mistake my friends April 6th was a turning point. The fight continues, it’s time to get in some GOOD TROUBLE!! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/11/2163318/-Good-Trouble-is-on-the-move Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/