Newly elected state Rep. Justin J. Pearson said he planned to wear a dashiki, a popular outfit among African Americans with roots in West Africa, on his first day of work to pay homage to his ancestors.
A Tennessee lawmaker is calling a fellow legislator a “white supremacist” after saying he was criticized for wearing a dashiki in the Tennessee House.
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson is stirring up controversy and raising questions about what constitutes appropriate professional attire following the Democrat’s Thursday outfit choice, according to today!
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