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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 8, 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: it's Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. Number one, the Trump administration
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  Speaker 1: appealed to the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on
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  Speaker 1: mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. This emergency
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  Speaker 1: request follows a federal court ruling that blocked proposed Postal
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  Speaker 1: Service mandates as likely unconstitutional. unconstitutional. Opposing parties have until
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday to submit their legal responses to the high court.
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  Speaker 1: Number two, congressional Democrats are sending a delegation to Dallas
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  Speaker 1: to counter program the Republican National Committee's midterm convention, also
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  Speaker 1: known as Trumpapalooza. The organized response highlights key party contrasts
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  Speaker 1: on affordability, health care, and immigration during a competitive Texas
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  Speaker 1: Senate race. Local advocates and visiting lawmakers will host rallies
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  Speaker 1: across the city to mobilize voters. Number three, it's Tax
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday and our CPA to the stars, Katrina Kraft, notes
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  Speaker 1: that growing service firms often overlook proactive tax strategies that
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  Speaker 1: can save six figures annually. Key opportunities include entity optimization,
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  Speaker 1: legitimate family employment, and property cost segregation. Establishing clean bookkeeping
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  Speaker 1: practices early allows business owners to protect earnings before annual deadlines.
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  Speaker 1: Number four, from the Good News File, cultural icon Beyonce
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  Speaker 1: donated $ 2 million to the Studio Museum in Harlem on
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  Speaker 1: her birthday in order to support Black artists and community
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  Speaker 1: art access. The historic institution recently reopened its expanded location
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  Speaker 1: following a multi-year renovation project. The gift aims to expand
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  Speaker 1: creative opportunities and inspire local audiences through diverse storytelling. Happy
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  Speaker 1: birthday and good job. 5. Black America, we must know
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  Speaker 1: our history. It was on September 9, 1925 that an
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  Speaker 1: armed white mob surrounded the home of medical Dr. Ashen
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  Speaker 1: Sweet after he moved into a segregated Detroit neighborhood. Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Sweet and his family were arrested and charged with murder
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  Speaker 1: following defensive gunfire. during a siege. The subsequent trial acquittals,
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  Speaker 1: one of which was defended by Clarence Darrow, the famous attorney,
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  Speaker 1: established a landmark legal precedent upholding the right to defend
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  Speaker 1: one's home regardless of race. All right, here's your daily
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  Speaker 1: inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. A positive mindset does not mean
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  Speaker 1: ignoring difficulties. It means believing you can overcome them. Oh, boy. Yes.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed. Be empowered.