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A local paper had some great photographs, all taken by Nicole Hester:

The day before, Rep. Justin Pearson tries to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is barred access by the Sergeant at Arms.

Lawmakers and protesters link arms as the descend the capitol steps.

Once inside the chamber, Democratic representatives continued to stand together with arms linked.

They continued standing together with arms linked as votes were cast.

Democratic representatives take a group photo protesting the redistricting.

Rep. Justin Jones burns a photo of the Confederate flag with the words, We will not go back.

And stomps the ashes.

KeShaun Pearson being escorted from the building by the Staties.

KeShaun Pearson (left) being taken into custody. Rep. Justin Pearson (right) showing his support of his brother.

Additional information: State lawmakers have been gunning for Pearson and Jones nearly their entire terms. Most notably, in 2023, the House expelled them for participating in a protest at the Capitol. Their districts had to have special elections to have them reinstated.

Pearson is one of the plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the redistricting.

"Beneath The Golden Willow"

nonblacks gon start taking that “racist phase” shit more cautiously when they kids start coming back in coffins bc Black children start defending themselves more.

if that white boy didn’t have a “racist phase” his ass would still be here 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Black teen protects himself in self defense from an entitled self appointed policing white teen acting belligerent and violent, 5-99 years.

Asian American adults racially profile a young Black teenager in their store, following him around in close proximity, and proceed to chase him a football field’s yards away, leaving their store completely unattended, to shoot said child in the back when he didn’t steal anything in the first place. Gets found not guilty.