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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 20, 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: is Tuesday, October 20th, 2026. Number one, Florida State Representative
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  Speaker 1: Angie Nixon's campaign for the United States Senate marks the
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  Speaker 1: culmination of more than a decade of grassroots organizing and
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  Speaker 1: legislative experience. Nixon rose to national prominence following the high-profile
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  Speaker 1: floor protest against state redistricting and a decisive primary victory
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  Speaker 1: in August. As a Democratic nominee, her campaign challenged conventional
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  Speaker 1: notions of electability in a right-trending state, drawing energized voter
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  Speaker 1: engagement and a surge in fundraising during the final stretch
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  Speaker 1: of these midterm elections. Number two, President Donald Trump criticized
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker during a campaign rally in
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  Speaker 1: Highland Heights, Kentucky this week as both major parties vie
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  Speaker 1: for control of Congress. Mr. Booker is competing against Republican
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  Speaker 1: Representative Andy Barr in the high-profile contest to succeed the
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  Speaker 1: retiring Senator Mitch McConnell. Responding after the event, Mr. Booker
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  Speaker 1: dismissed the criticism and stated that the heightened political rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: reflects how competitive this Senate race has become. Number three,
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  Speaker 1: it's Tax Tuesday and our CPA to the stars, Katrina Kraft,
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  Speaker 1: says that high-earning entrepreneurs and professionals who experience uneven revenue
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  Speaker 1: cycles face financial risk if they treat peak earnings as
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  Speaker 1: a permanent baseline. Large contract payouts can create the illusion
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  Speaker 1: of lasting wealth. while leaving estimated taxes underfunded once business
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  Speaker 1: naturally slows down. Developing a proactive tax strategy, including quarterly projections,
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  Speaker 1: proper entity structuring, and dedicated cash reserves enables business owners
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  Speaker 1: to absorb income volatility. while safeguarding long-term assets. Number four, whoo,
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  Speaker 1: from the good news file, the Mapleton City Council, just
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  Speaker 1: outside of Atlanta, voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Anita Allen
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  Speaker 1: as the first police chief of the newly formed municipality
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  Speaker 1: in Metro Atlanta. Bringing more than 25 years of law
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  Speaker 1: enforcement leadership, Dr. Allen previously led the Albany State University
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  Speaker 1: Police Department and others, and possesses extensive expertise in emergency
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  Speaker 1: management and community-oriented policing. In her new historic role, the
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  Speaker 1: doctor will lead the recruitment and structural buildup of the
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  Speaker 1: municipal police department and have its full launch next year
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  Speaker 1: in 2027. Number five, Black America, know our history. It
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  Speaker 1: was on October 18th, 1775 that Before my time. Phyllis Wheatley,
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  Speaker 1: the nation's first African-American author to publish a book of poetry,
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  Speaker 1: was formerly emancipated from enslavement. She was kidnapped from West
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  Speaker 1: Africa as a young child and brought to Boston, and
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  Speaker 1: she overcame severe adversity to master classical literature and write
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  Speaker 1: internationally acclaimed verse. Her intellectual achievements directly dismantled contemporary justifications
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  Speaker 1: for enslavement, cementing her place as an enduring pioneer in
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  Speaker 1: in American Literature and Black History. Thank you, Madam Wheatley.
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  Speaker 1: Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Don't fear change.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes what you're losing is making room for what you deserve.
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  Speaker 1: All right. I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed, be empowered.