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

     At the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ convening, The Wealth Agenda: Seizing the Moment for Black Economic Advancement, the “The Green Opportunity Gap: Expanding Access for Black Economic Mobility” panel exposed systemic barriers preventing Black participation — chief among them, the expectation of unpaid training.

       We’re watching the slow corrosion of our institutions, our sense of truth, and even our own humanity. Trump is killing us—not just with policy, but with spectacle, with distraction, with division. America has become the “stuff” jokes are made of. And while the political circus keeps spinning, others like Elon Musk are suffocating us with his unchecked wealth and power, disguised as a friend. As he floods public conversation with his arrogant tech leaders with ideas about having Freedom without any rules. I don’t know about you, but it seems like we’re being set up for an episode in the movie Purge.