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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 1, 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 1st, 2026. Number one, Joint Chiefs Chairman
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  Speaker 1: General Dan King confirmed in a letter to Democratic Senator
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  Speaker 1: Alyssa Slotkin of Michigan that the U.S. military has no
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  Speaker 1: plans to deploy federal troops or federalized National Guard units
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  Speaker 1: to polling places during the November midterm elections. This statement
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  Speaker 1: responds to growing concerns among lawmakers regarding potential executive interference
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  Speaker 1: or the seizure of voting materials. General Kaine emphasized the
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  Speaker 1: military's apolitical tradition, assuring Congress that he has neither received
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  Speaker 1: nor expects any unlawful orders regarding election intervention. Number two,
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  Speaker 1: Massachusetts voters are up next to participate in primary elections.
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  Speaker 1: That's today. In a key race, Democrats will choose between
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  Speaker 1: incumbent Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Seth Moulton in a
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  Speaker 1: competitive Senate primary. This race highlights the party's divide between
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  Speaker 1: progressives and moderates, as well as a generational difference between
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  Speaker 1: the two candidates. The 80-year-old Markey is has support from
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  Speaker 1: prominent progressives including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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  Speaker 1: Number three, it's Tax Tuesday with our CPA to the stars,
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  Speaker 1: Katrina Craft. And she reminds us that combining personal and
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  Speaker 1: business expenses creates significant financial reporting challenges and weakens the
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  Speaker 1: documentation required to support tax tax deductions during IRS reviews.
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  Speaker 1: When personal transactions flow through commercial accounts, financial statements become unreliable,
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  Speaker 1: obscuring a company's true profitability and operational cash flow. Financial
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  Speaker 1: advisors recommend maintaining dedicated business bank accounts and conducting routine
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  Speaker 1: monthly reviews to ensure clean record-keeping and tax compliance. Number four,
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  Speaker 1: from our good news file, hip-hop duo Outkast is marking
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  Speaker 1: the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, ATLians by partnering
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  Speaker 1: with Mundial to sponsor youth soccer teams in East Point, Georgia.
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  Speaker 1: This collaboration benefits the nonprofit organization Soccer in the Streets,
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  Speaker 1: providing free equipment, youth development programs, and custom 1990s-style jerseys
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  Speaker 1: to local athletes. Big Boy personally delivered the Glow in
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  Speaker 1: the Dark kits during a local scrimmage with proceeds from
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  Speaker 1: worldwide jersey sales going toward expanding youth soccer athletes access
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  Speaker 1: across Metro Atlanta. Good news, guys. Number five, Black America,
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  Speaker 1: know our history. It was on September 1st, 1891 that Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Hallie Tanner Dillon Johnson became the first woman of any
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  Speaker 1: race to licensed to practice medicine in the state of Alabama.
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  Speaker 1: After graduating with honors from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Johnson passed a rigorous 10-day state medical examination that drew
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  Speaker 1: national acclaim. She subsequently accepted an invitation from Booker T.
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  Speaker 1: Washington to join the faculty at the Tuskegee Institute, providing
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  Speaker 1: vital medical care and professional training to underserved communities in
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  Speaker 1: the South. Thank you, madam. Here's your daily inspiration from
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  Speaker 1: Yogi's Jewels. Be appreciative of what you have while you
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  Speaker 1: continue working toward what you want. Woo, okay. I'm Sybil Wilkes.
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  Speaker 1: Be informed, be empowered.