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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 19, 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 Monday, October 19th, 2026. Number one, grassroots organizers, civil
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  Speaker 1: rights advocates, and community members gathered across the country for
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  Speaker 1: the No Kings Vote Early Day of Action in order
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  Speaker 1: to drive early turnout for the midterm elections. Events in
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  Speaker 1: major cities, including large demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
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  Speaker 1: marked a transition from public protests toward direct voter engagement.
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  Speaker 1: Partner organizations, including Black Voters Matter and the American Civil
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  Speaker 1: Liberties Union, emphasized that casting early ballots is essential to
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  Speaker 1: securing community representation and protecting voting rights. Number two, hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of students from North Carolina A & T State University,
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  Speaker 1: Bennett College, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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  Speaker 1: marched together on the first day of early voting to
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  Speaker 1: cast their ballots. The march to the Union Square campus
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  Speaker 1: served as both a trek to the polls and a
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  Speaker 1: public demonstration against local election decisions that denied on-campus polling
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  Speaker 1: locations at two of the institutions. The coordinated effort that
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  Speaker 1: involved at least two historically black colleges highlighted student determination
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  Speaker 1: to overcome barriers to ballot access and exercise their constitutional
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  Speaker 1: right to vote. Number three, consumer grocery prices decreased 0.1%
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  Speaker 1: in September, offering a modest relief to household budgets, even
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  Speaker 1: as food expenses remain 1.8% higher than a year ago.
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  Speaker 1: Price decreases across staple categories such as pork, poultry and
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  Speaker 1: bread helped offset price increases for items like coffee, fresh
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  Speaker 1: fruit and packaged sweets. While elevated diesel and transportation costs
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  Speaker 1: continue to place pressure across commercial supply chains, food price
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  Speaker 1: inflation cooled relative to the broader national rate. Number four,
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  Speaker 1: It's Ministry Monday and this week's reflection explores the biblical
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  Speaker 1: teaching of the body of Christ, illustrating that every believer
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  Speaker 1: has a vital role within a unified spiritual community. Drawing
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  Speaker 1: from Corinthians and Colossians, the message emphasizes that faith was
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  Speaker 1: never intended to be walked alone, but through mutual support, encouragement,
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  Speaker 1: and shared gifts. Believers are reminded that even through human imperfections,
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  Speaker 1: collective dedication to God's guidance fosters resilience, community healing, and
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  Speaker 1: spiritual strength. Number five, Black America, do we know our history?
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  Speaker 1: It was on October 17th 1969 that 14 black student-athletes
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  Speaker 1: were dismissed from the University of Wyoming football team for
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  Speaker 1: requesting to wear black armbands during an upcoming game against
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  Speaker 1: Brigham Young University. The players intended to silently protest racial
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  Speaker 1: exclusion policies then maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 1: of Latter-day Saints, which operated BYU. their opponent. The dismissal
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  Speaker 1: triggered a landmark legal battle over free speech and institutional authority,
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  Speaker 1: cementing the Black 14 as key figures in the history
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  Speaker 1: of civil rights activism in collegiate athletics. Here's your daily
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  Speaker 1: inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Don't fear change. Sometimes what you're
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  Speaker 1: losing is making room for what you deserve. Oh my.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed. Be empowered.