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

     Two offices affected were the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), designed to foster the growth of minority businesses, and the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund that provides affordable capital for pivotal urban revitalization, mortgage, small business expansion, and entrepreneurial seed capital investments.

     Back in 2021, Nick Cannon used his daytime talk show platform to pay off CDK’s remaining tuition balance at North Carolina A&T, helping the young HBCU student continue his journey without the burden of student debt. That gesture sparked national headlines and showed Cannon’s commitment to supporting HBCUs and their students beyond lip service.

       Due process is the idea that everyone should be treated fairly under the law no matter who you are. But during Donald Trump’s time in office, this basic American right is pushed aside in favor of politics and power.

       April 17, 2025, marks the 200th anniversary of that indemnity agreement. On Jan. 1 of this year, the now-former president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, Leslie Voltaire, reminded France of this call when he requested that France “repay the debt of independence and reparations for slavery.” In March, tennis star Naomi Osaka, who is of Haitian descent, added her voice to the chorus in a tweet wondering when France would pay Haiti back.