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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 22, 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 Thursday, October 22nd, 2026. Number one, the Philadelphia Eagles
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  Speaker 1: quarterback Jalen Hurts is facing a serious health challenge after
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  Speaker 1: being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in
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  Speaker 1: both lungs. Medical personnel confirmed that Hurts remains in stable condition.
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  Speaker 1: but is expected to make a complete recovery, though treatment
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  Speaker 1: protocols will sideline him from contact sports for the remainder
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  Speaker 1: of this season. The diagnosis highlights the importance of recognizing
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  Speaker 1: the symptoms of blood clots and seeking prompt medical attention,
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  Speaker 1: even among elite athletes in peak conditions. physical condition. Read
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  Speaker 1: more about it in today's What We Need to Know newsletter.
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  Speaker 1: Number two, Tennessee Democratic State Representative Justin Pearson is actively
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  Speaker 1: campaigning for Congress following recent legislative redistricting that combined parts
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  Speaker 1: of Memphis with 14 rural counties. Despite the district leaning
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  Speaker 1: heavily conservative in recent election cycles, national campaign committees added
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  Speaker 1: Pearson's bid to their targeted races, delivering organizational backing and
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  Speaker 1: strategic resources. Pearson remains focused on grassroots organizing, emphasizing economic
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  Speaker 1: fairness and accountable representation across both rural and urban communities.
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  Speaker 1: Number three, electricity rates across major metropolitan areas have surged. 14%
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  Speaker 1: over the past three years, exacerbating financial strain for millions
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  Speaker 1: of American households already managing high fuel and energy costs.
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  Speaker 1: New consumer research indicates that one in five Americans has
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  Speaker 1: been forced to reduce spending on groceries and discretionary necessities
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  Speaker 1: simply to keep up with those monthly utility bills. Rising food? electricity,
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  Speaker 1: and transportation expenses continue to represent primary financial concerns for
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  Speaker 1: families navigating persistent cost-of-living challenges. Number four, from the Good
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  Speaker 1: News File, 27-year-old Ibro Ahmed is being celebrated for his
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  Speaker 1: heroic actions after stopping a runaway school bus carrying nearly
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  Speaker 1: 20 children in Minnesota. After noticing the bus moving with
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  Speaker 1: its doors open and seeing the driver incapacitated by a
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  Speaker 1: sudden medical emergency, Ahmed sprinted toward the vehicle, leaped inside,
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  Speaker 1: and engaged the emergency brake seconds before an accident occurred.
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  Speaker 1: His immediate intervention and composure prevented a severe collision and
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  Speaker 1: and ensured the safety of every student on board. And
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  Speaker 1: wait till you read what inspired him and helps him
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  Speaker 1: in situations like this. Read more about that in the
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  Speaker 1: What We Need to Know newsletter. Number five, Black America,
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  Speaker 1: know our history. It was on October 22nd, 1945, more
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  Speaker 1: than 1,000 predominantly Black workers walked off the job at
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  Speaker 1: the American Tobacco Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, launching
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  Speaker 1: a pivotal campaign. labor strike. The workers organized collectively to
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  Speaker 1: demand non-discrimination clauses in hiring and firing, paid medical benefits,
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  Speaker 1: wage increases, and union representation. This courageous stand became a
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  Speaker 1: landmark milestone where organized labor and the early civil rights
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  Speaker 1: movement united to challenge systemic economic inequality in the Jim
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  Speaker 1: Crow South. All right. Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels.
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  Speaker 1: You cannot grow without change and you cannot change without
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  Speaker 1: letting go of the familiar. You're right about that. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Sybil Wilkes. Be informed. Be empowered.