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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 16, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: we made it. It's Friday, October 16th, 2026. Number one,
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is campaigning for the U.S. Senate,
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  Speaker 1: representing a poignant full circle milestone following her father's exclusion
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  Speaker 1: from a high school visit to the Capitol during segregation.
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  Speaker 1: If elected, Stratton is positioned to become one of three
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  Speaker 1: black women serving concurrently maybe four, in the upper chamber.
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  Speaker 1: Her bid follows a decisive primary victory that secured her
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  Speaker 1: position as the Democratic nominee. Number two, Prosecutor Scott Colon
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  Speaker 1: is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Sidney Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's high-stakes
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  Speaker 1: Senate contest. Running as a Democrat in a historically conservative state,
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  Speaker 1: Colon is... focusing his campaign on economic concerns, lingering inflation,
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  Speaker 1: and broader community representation. And his candidacy highlights shifting demographics
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  Speaker 1: and economic pressures in the battle for congressional majorities. Number three,
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  Speaker 1: Buy Black 365 rising motorsports talent Raja Karuth has been
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  Speaker 1: named the first celebrity brand ambassador for Wave Enforcer, a
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  Speaker 1: grooming line under black-owned Firstline Brands. This historic partnership debuted
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  Speaker 1: on the racetrack with brand sponsorship on Carruth's Chevrolet Silverado
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  Speaker 1: and the Craftsman's Truck Series. Founded four decades ago, First
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  Speaker 1: Line Brands established itself as the first black-owned textured hair
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  Speaker 1: accessory manufacturer to achieve nationwide retail distribution. Number four, from
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  Speaker 1: the Good News file, under the leadership of Mayor Randall Woodfin, Birmingham,
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  Speaker 1: Alabama is on track to report its fewest annual homicides,
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  Speaker 1: since 1951. That's right. Homicides across the city have declined 46%
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  Speaker 1: compared to the same period last year, alongside a high
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  Speaker 1: case clearance rate. City officials credit the historic reduction to
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  Speaker 1: strategic investments in community violence intervention programs and collaborative law
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  Speaker 1: enforcement efforts. Good job, everyone. Number five, Black America. We
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  Speaker 1: remember in our black history, it was on October 16th, 1968,
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  Speaker 1: that U.S. track medalists Tommy Smith and John Carlos staged
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  Speaker 1: their iconic silent protest on the podium at the Mexico
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  Speaker 1: City Olympic Games. Bowing their heads during the national anthem,
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  Speaker 1: the athletes raised black glove fists to symbolize black power
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  Speaker 1: and unity while wearing black socks without shoes to protest
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  Speaker 1: systemic racism. poverty. Their courageous demonstration remains one of the
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  Speaker 1: most recognizable and enduring statements of civil rights activism in
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  Speaker 1: sports history. Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Life
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  Speaker 1: is a series of choices. Let's choose to dream beyond
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  Speaker 1: what we can see. All right, I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed,
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  Speaker 1: be empowered.