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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: AUGUST 12, 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 Wednesday, August twelfth, twenty twenty six. Number one, a
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  Speaker 1: new election analysis reveals that Republican efforts to redraw southern
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  Speaker 1: congressional maps are driving Black voters to the polls in
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  Speaker 1: record numbers. Data from vote Hub shows majority black counties
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  Speaker 1: across Alabama and Louisiana experience significant turnout surges following recent
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court rulings. Rather than diminishing political influence, these redistricting
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  Speaker 1: efforts actively energized voter mobilization across the Black belts. Number
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  Speaker 1: two food distributor Taylor Farms issued a voluntary recall for
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  Speaker 1: over a dozen products containing fresh halapanio peppers due to
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  Speaker 1: salmonella concerns. The recalled salsas, guacamoles, and dips were distributed
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  Speaker 1: to major retailers nationwide, including Target, Kroger, and Whole Foods.
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  Speaker 1: This voluntary action follows a multi state outbreak link to
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  Speaker 1: Mexican pepper suppliers that already sickened hundreds of people. Number
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  Speaker 1: three Spam robocalls surged to four point four billion in
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  Speaker 1: the month of July, reaching the highest monthly volume recorded
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  Speaker 1: in over a year. Tracking data indicates that telemarketing scams
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  Speaker 1: and fake preapproved loan offers comprised the vast majority of
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  Speaker 1: incoming calls, while nuisance calls rose nationwide. Phone numbers in Texas, Georgia,
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  Speaker 1: and Indiana experience the steepest spikes. Number four from our
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  Speaker 1: good news filed two Massachusetts Wendy's franchise owners helped fund
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  Speaker 1: the higher education of a former employee who is now
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  Speaker 1: attending Yale University. Dallas Desuza originally worked at the fast
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  Speaker 1: food restaurant to assist his immigrant family while planning to
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  Speaker 1: enter construction. Impressed by his strong work ethic, his employers
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  Speaker 1: set aside college funds for every hour he worked to
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  Speaker 1: support his academic potential, and now he's there. Congratulations. Number
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  Speaker 1: five from our Black and Missing file. Thirteen year old
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  Speaker 1: Ivory Flower Granger Ducksworth has been missing from Columbus, Ohio
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  Speaker 1: since July twenty third. She is described as a black
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  Speaker 1: female with a medium brown complexion, standing five feet six
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  Speaker 1: inches tall and weighing one hundred and forty pounds, with
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  Speaker 1: short red hair and brown eyes, though the circumstances surrounding
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  Speaker 1: her disappearance remain unknown, Anyone with information regarding Ivory's whereabouts
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  Speaker 1: is urged to contact the Columbus Division of Police or
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  Speaker 1: the Black and Missing Foundation. Take a look at her picture.
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  Speaker 1: If she does resemble someone you may have seen recently,
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  Speaker 1: please contact the authorities. Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels.
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  Speaker 1: Making wise decisions means asking yourself whether your response will
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  Speaker 1: solve the problem or simply satisfy the emotion. All right,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed, be empowered,