House Dems leader Jeffries blasts GOP Rep. on blasphemous Jim Crow comments

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent(NNPA Newswire) – In what quickly turned into a polarizing week for Black Americans, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) delivered a scathing denunciation of Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on the House floor, while rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent visited Capitol Hill, presumably to advocate for Black entrepreneurs. Both events highlighted the stark divisions within the Black community regarding political allegiances and historical perspectives.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) responded forcefully to recent remarks by GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on the state of African Americans during Jim Crow, condemning Donalds’ remarks as inaccurate and deeply offensive. (Courtesy photo/ NPA Newswire)Donalds, who earlier co-hosted a Donald Trump campaign event for Black voters in Philadelphia, incredulously asserted, “You see, during Jim Crow, the Black family was together. During Jim Crow, more Black people were not just conservative—Black people have always been conservative-minded—but more Black people voted conservatively.”Jeffries responded forcefully, condemning Donalds’ remarks as inaccurate and deeply offensive.& “Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a so-called leader has made the factually inaccurate statement that Black folks were better off during Jim Crow,” he stated. “That’s an outlandish, outrageous, and out-of-pocket observation.”Highlighting the...