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Thank you. Network. Thanks for listening to In Black America. This is 1A. I'm Elliot Williams, a legal analyst at CNN, in for Jen White.

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised tariffs. He did it again at his inauguration in January.

Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries

to enrich our citizens. And tariffs, which are taxes on imported goods, are here, but the exact numbers and who they applied to has changed a few times.

Here's where things stand right now.

President Trump rolled tariffs rates back to a baseline 10% for most countries, but raise the tariffs on China to 145%.

Global trading markets plunged due to a series of rapid shifts in trade policy.

But how are these policies affecting small businesses,

many of which have to rely on goods that come from other countries?

We asked you about some of your own small businesses,

and we got so many stories.

After the break, we'll start the conversation

with one of those stories. I'm Elliot Williams, a legal analyst at CNN, and for Jen White.

You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story. Stay with us. We've got a

lot to get into.

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