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Tennessee GOP Pushes Charlie Kirk Day. Justin Jones Pulls Racist Receipts In Brutal Hearing.

2026-03-06 News & Politics
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Tennessee GOP Pushes Charlie Kirk Day. Justin Jones Pulls Racist Receipts In Brutal Hearing. Tennessee Republicans move to honor Charlie Kirk with a state day — but in a stunning committee hearing, Rep. Justin Jones reads Kirk’s own statements into the record, igniting outrage over the proposal. A Tennessee legislative hearing erupted after Republicans pushed a resolution to create a “Charlie Kirk Day.” Democratic lawmakers pushed back forcefully, arguing that honoring Kirk ignores a record of inflammatory rhetoric and divisive statements. Representative Justin Jones read several of Kirk’s own remarks during the hearing, challenging the effort to elevate him with a state honor and sparking a fierce debate about race, history, and political accountability in Tennessee. We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@neekniggit3606 2026-03-06

They aren't even trying to hide their racism!

519 44 replies
@msgemsgems 2026-03-06

Thank goodness for the Black Men representing the State of Tennessee.

388 9 replies
@JohannaBright26pdrp 2026-03-06

Oh hell No! We just got rid of those damn confederate statues everywhere

322 11 replies
@missj8145 2026-03-06

The Tennessee legislature is full of bigots who think like Charlie Kirk.

306 9 replies
@DC-cm5ts 2026-03-06

He didn’t give his life for his country

246 6 replies
@thomasgoss9988 2026-03-06

To want to honor a racist says a lot about the people in this Tennessee body. Charlie Kirk wasn't a special person. He was divisive and racist. To honor him means you agreed with his rhetoric.

205 5 replies
@phillipb3796 2026-03-06

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189 8 replies
@vincentgreene6645 2026-03-06

Kirk Day!?? They don't even want to give MLK or Jesse Jackson respect! History concerning slavery and other atrocities they want to ban! To honor an openly racist Kirk is disturbing and disgusting!

155 6 replies
@mrspecialedition 2026-03-06

They need to submit for a Reverend Jessie Jackson day as well.

85 3 replies
@AEturner-rc7go 2026-03-06

Damn is this 2026 or 1926? WTH!!!

83 3 replies

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