Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

   Trump’s recently imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China are expected to cause significant disruptions to the U.S. economy, with rising costs that could hit Black Americans the hardest. These tariffs, which include 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% on Chinese goods, will likely increase prices for everyday items, from food to housing, CNBC reported.

       This wasn’t a compromise. It was capitulation. After forty long days, the longest shutdown in U.S. history, America’s working class, the elderly, the sick, and the poor watched as their future, and their literal lives were traded away by the very people who promised to protect them.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — We might not be able to open the government back up ourselves, but we aren’t powerless, either. Giving workers future-proof credentials isn’t just a way to guard against political whims that ignore the real challenges we face—it’s a way to maintain stability in the communities that need it most.

The Neighborhood Partnership Committee convened Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Headquarters to focus on one powerful goal: increasing voter participation across Broward County ahead of the 2026 election season.

   The United States stands at a perilous crossroads, confronting a presidency swollen by executive aggrandizement and a democracy strained by institutional decay. Executive power has steadily expanded beyond constitutional design, eroding the balance among co-equal branches. The nation has witnessed the President assert unilateral authority in immigration, tariffs, foreign policy, and emergency powers—often bypassing Congress. What was once an office of stewardship evolved into a command post where loyalty to the leader eclipses duty to the Constitution.