Thursday, residents of Holly Hill had the chance to officially meet the city’s new Chief of Police, Byron Williams. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS “We welcome the Chief, and God bless him and his family for taking the courage for stepping into a tough position,” said Paul Tomasi, a Holly Hill resident. The meet […]
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Dems demonize Byron Donalds at the expense of the truth
Here’s a little campaign quiz. Which, if any, statement is true? A) When New York needed a financial bailout, President Gerald Ford told the Big Apple to “drop dead.” B) As a presidential candidate in 1968, Richard Nixon touted his “secret plan” to end the Vietnam war. C) Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore said in […]
Rep. Byron Donalds urges Supreme Court to ‘step in’ on Trump conviction
Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds on Sunday urged the Supreme Court to take up former President Donald Trump’s New York case in which he was convicted on 34 counts of falsification of business records. “Speaker [Mike] Johnson, myself included, and many Americans believe the Supreme Court should step into this matter,” Donalds told NBC News’ […]
Byron Donalds implied Black people were better off under Jim Crow. So we checked.
OPINION: We fact-checked Republican Byron Donalds’ claims about Black families, conservative values and progress during America’s racial apartheid era. Here’s what we found. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Byron Donalds is usually wrong. To be fair, as one of […]
Rep. Byron Donalds defends comments about Jim Crow
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida on Thursday defended comments he made this week that invoked Jim Crow — a period of racial violence and segregation — as an era when “the Black family was together.” “I never said that it was better for Black people in Jim Crow,” Donalds, a Florida Republican, told MSNBC’s Joy […]
Trump surrogate Byron Donalds hearkens back to Jim Crow era when ‘the Black family was together’
WASHINGTON — Rep. Byron Donalds, speaking Tuesday at a Black voter outreach event for former President Donald Trump, suggested that Black families were more unified and better off during the Jim Crow era, sparking immediate backlash from top Black Democratic officials. At the Philadelphia campaign event, Donalds, a Florida Republican like Trump, suggested that things […]
Byron Donalds Says ‘During Jim Crow, The Black Family Was Together’
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) suggested on Tuesday that Black American families were more “together” during the era of legal segregation known as Jim Crow. Speaking with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) during a Black voter outreach event for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Donalds said 20th-century welfare policies supported by Democrats hurt Black families. “You […]
Florida Republican Byron Donalds said IVF helps people ‘breed great families’ which the ‘country desperately needs’
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds on Sunday affirmed the need for IVF for families across the US. “It helps them breed great families,” the congressman said of IVF on NBC News. Some Republicans have put some distance between themselves and fellow conservatives on the issue. Last week, Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos have the same […]
Aussies Fight to Save a Nude Beach in Byron Bay
Australia’s Byron Bay is a surfing hotspot renowned as a surfer’s paradise. It’s home to the world-famous right-hand point break, The Pass, the sharky left-hander Tallows, and beach breaks at Broken Head. Then there’s Tyagarah Beach, a surf spot that’s doubled as a clothing-optional beach since the late ’90s. But if anti-nudists have their way, beachgoers will have to suit […]
Paramount stock jumps on Byron Allen’s $14 billion buyout report
Paramount Global stock (PARA) jumped as much as 13.5% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported media mogul Byron Allen made a $14.3 billion bid to buy all of Paramount’s outstanding shares. According to the report, Allen offered $28.58 each for the company’s voting shares, marking a 50% premium compared to recent trading levels, and $21.53 for […]
Paramount stock skyrockets on Byron Allen’s $14 billion buyout report
Paramount Global (PARA) shares skyrocketed about 20% in premarket trading on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported media mogul Byron Allen made a $14.3 billion bid to buy all of Paramount’s outstanding shares. According to the report, Allen offered $28.58 each for the company’s voting shares, marking a 50% premium compared to recent trading levels, and $21.53 […]
Byron Allen Makes $14 Billion Offer for All of Paramount Global
(Bloomberg) — Media mogul Byron Allen has made a $14.3 billion offer to buy all of the outstanding shares of Paramount Global, according to people familiar with his terms. Most Read from Bloomberg Allen offered $28.58 each for the voting shares of Paramount, a 50% premium to recent trading, and $21.53 for the non-voting shares, […]