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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 13, 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, October 13th, 2026. Number one, eight black major
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  Speaker 1: party candidates have advanced to the gubernatorial general elections across
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  Speaker 1: eight states, representing both Democratic and Republican tickets. This field
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  Speaker 1: includes two black women seeking to become the first black
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  Speaker 1: female governor in U.S. history, and Maryland Governor Wes Moore
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  Speaker 1: is also there seeking re-election as the nation's sole currently
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  Speaker 1: serving black governor. Number two, federal agents executed a search
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  Speaker 1: warrant at the Washington DC home of the Minnesota Congresswoman
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  Speaker 1: Ilhan Omar. This action is part of an ongoing joint
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  Speaker 1: criminal investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and the Department
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  Speaker 1: of Justice. Representative Omar characterized the search as a politically
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  Speaker 1: motivated effort to intimidate political opponents. Number three, it's Tax
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday and treating tax planning strictly as an annual business
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  Speaker 1: reporting task can unnecessarily drain capital from long-term family wealth.
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  Speaker 1: Proactive Strategy evaluates entity structure, compensation models, and retirement contributions
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  Speaker 1: before investing. The fiscal year even ends. Optimizing tax exposure
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  Speaker 1: enables business owners to redirect those savings toward investments and
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  Speaker 1: cash reserves. Number four, from the Good News File, how
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  Speaker 1: about Unc Brawny? Basketball star LeBron James captured public attention
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  Speaker 1: and some love after caring for teammate Tyrese Maxey's infant
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  Speaker 1: daughter on the sidelines during their team scrimmage. That's for
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  Speaker 1: the Philadelphia 76ers, for those of y'all who didn't know.
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  Speaker 1: The candid interaction went viral online, earning James the affectionate
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  Speaker 1: moniker Uncle Bron among fans. Number five, Black America, we
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  Speaker 1: must know our history. So here we go. October 13th
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  Speaker 1: marks the birth anniversary of Jesse Leroy Brown, born in Hattiesburg,
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  Speaker 1: Mississippi in 1926. He overcame racial barriers in higher education
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  Speaker 1: and military recruitment, becoming the U.S. Navy's first African-American soldier.
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  Speaker 1: combat aviator his heroic service during the korean war and
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  Speaker 1: enduring legacy were also featured in the biographical book and
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  Speaker 1: the wonderful film starring jonathan majors it's called devotion check
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  Speaker 1: it out here's your daily inspiration from yogi's jewels dream
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  Speaker 1: beyond where you are your present circumstances do not determine
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  Speaker 1: your destination all right i'm sybil wilkes be informed be
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  Speaker 1: empowered