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What You Need to Know: August 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 Monday, August tenth, twenty twenty six. Number one. Former
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  Speaker 1: Vice President Kamala Harris visited New Orleans over the weekend
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  Speaker 1: to headline the Louisiana Democratic Party's voter organizing tour. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: at a local student rally, the former Vice president urged
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  Speaker 1: resident to protect their voting power amid ongoing redistricting debates.
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  Speaker 1: Her appearance highlighted the vital role of civic engagement, especially
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  Speaker 1: following the Supreme Court's Louisiana Versus Calais decision. Number two.
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  Speaker 1: Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Craig revealed during his
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  Speaker 1: induction speech Saturday afternoon that he was diagnosed with vascular dementia.
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  Speaker 1: The sixty six year old running back linked his condition
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  Speaker 1: to concussion suffered over his eleven year NFL career. Mister
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  Speaker 1: Craig hopes sharing his diagnosis encourages others to prioritize brain
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  Speaker 1: health and seek early medical help. Number three. The latest
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  Speaker 1: labor report shows Black unemployment dropping to six point three percent,
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  Speaker 1: but economists warn this decline is a statistical illusion. The
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  Speaker 1: rate fell primarily because two hundred and sixty four thousand Americans,
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  Speaker 1: including over four hundred and fifty thousand Black women, since March,
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  Speaker 1: stopped searching for work and exited the labor force because
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  Speaker 1: official metrics stopped counting discourage job seekers. The lower percentage
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  Speaker 1: makes worsening market conditions for who else black workers. Number four.
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  Speaker 1: In this week's Ministry Monday, author Willie May McIver reflects
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  Speaker 1: on the enduring certainty of biblical promises. Willie May notes
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  Speaker 1: that God encourages believers to study his word, remember his covenants,
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  Speaker 1: and speak them back to him in prayer. She also
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  Speaker 1: emphasizes that receiving divine blessings requires living with active faith
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  Speaker 1: and treating others with respect. I'm trying. Number five, Black America,
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  Speaker 1: Know your History. It was on this date, August tenth,
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  Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty nine that President George H. W. Bush
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  Speaker 1: nominated four star General Colin Powell as the twelfth Chairman
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  Speaker 1: of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Powell assumed office
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  Speaker 1: on October one, nineteen eighty nine, making history as the
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  Speaker 1: first African American and the youngest officer at the age
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  Speaker 1: of fifty two, to reach the US military's highest rank.
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  Speaker 1: Read more about it in Today's newsletter. Here's your daily
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  Speaker 1: inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Making wise decisions means taking time
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  Speaker 1: to think before speaking, especially when e motions are running high.
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  Speaker 1: All right, I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed, be empowered,