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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 10, 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, September 10th, 2026. Number one, Christy Spivey is
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  Speaker 1: demanding answers after her daughter, an African-American woman by the
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  Speaker 1: name of Tasia Fortune, was found dead by hanging in Jackson, Mississippi.
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  Speaker 1: Her family expressed frustration over delayed autopsy results and slow
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  Speaker 1: police progress. City leaders addressed the ongoing investigation during a
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  Speaker 1: recent city council meeting. 2. Scholars are defending Black Studies
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  Speaker 1: programs as universities face pressure to scale back diversity efforts.
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  Speaker 1: Federal directives targeting race-conscious policies have prompted several colleges to
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  Speaker 1: cut department funding. An academic stressed that these programs remain
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  Speaker 1: vital for preserving history. and education. Number three, international oil
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  Speaker 1: prices surge past $ 100 per barrel amid the escalating conflict
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  Speaker 1: in the Strait of Hormuz. The price spike follows retaliatory
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  Speaker 1: missile strikes and ongoing disruptions to global shipping routes. Analysts
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  Speaker 1: warn that continued Middle East tensions could drive energy costs
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  Speaker 1: even higher. Number four from our good, make that great
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  Speaker 1: news file, Francis TFO. rallied from two sets down to
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  Speaker 1: defeat Alex Michelson in a dramatic four-hour U.S. Open quarterfinal.
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  Speaker 1: Advancing to the semifinals, his upcoming matchup is with Blake Shelton,
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  Speaker 1: and that guarantees a black American man will reach the
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  Speaker 1: tournament finals for the first time since Arthur Ashe did
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  Speaker 1: it in 1975. Number five, black America, we must know
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  Speaker 1: our history. On September 10, 1855, John Mercer Langston was
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  Speaker 1: elected township clerk in Brownham, Ohio. He was among the
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  Speaker 1: first African Americans elected to public office in the United States,
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  Speaker 1: and he later became a pioneering educator and the first
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  Speaker 1: black congressman to represent the Commonwealth. of Virginia. Here's your
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  Speaker 1: daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. A positive mindset reminds us
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  Speaker 1: that we may not control every situation, but we can
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  Speaker 1: control how we respond. Oh yeah. I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed.
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  Speaker 1: Be empowered.