Vice-President Harris in Nashville to support “Tennessee Three”

By: John Partipilo - April 8, 2023 4:49 pm

“We will not throw up our hands when it is time to roll up our sleeves!” said Vice-President Kamala Harris on Friday, April 7, during a speech at Nashville’s Fisk University. Harris was in Nashville to support the “Tennessee Three,” two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee legislature and one who narrowly escaped expulsion. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Harris supports “Tennessee Three”

Tennessee Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Harold Love, Jr., third from left, Rep. Caleb Hemmer, fifth from left, and former Rep. Justin Jones, sixth from left, arrive at Fisk University to meet with Vice-President Kamala Harris. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Vice President Kamala Harris arriving at Nashville's Fisk University on April 7, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

"The Tennessee Three," from left: Former Democratic Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Rep. Gloria Johnson. The three were brought up on expulsion charges by the Tennessee Republican supermajority for leading a student gun safety protest on the floor of the House. Pearson and Jones were expelled. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Nashville Mayor John Cooper addresses a packed crowd in Fisk University's chapel, April 7, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Harris leans into hug Rep. Gloria Johnson, the Knoxville Democrat who escaped expulsion from the Tennessee House by one vote. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones exit the chapel at Fisk University in Nashville, a historically Black college that played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo:John Partipilo)

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John Partipilo

Working as a photojournalist for 40 years, Partipilo has won awards such as NPPA Best of Photojournalism and nominated for two Pulitzers. His photography has also been featured in national and international publications. Most importantly Partipilo’s work is about people — people in their different environments and people in their different stages of life. That’s the heart of his work. To him people are so important, because they all have a unique story.