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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 16 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, September 16th, 2026. Number one, the Congressional Black
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  Speaker 1: Caucus Institute launched a four and a half million dollar
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  Speaker 1: initiative called So Vote to engage voters ahead of the
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections. This campaign targets young, rural, and majority black
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  Speaker 1: communities across the South, Midwest, and West through local grassroots partnerships.
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  Speaker 1: Former lawmakers spearheading the project aim to bridge historic gaps
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  Speaker 1: in voter outreach and civic engagement. Number two, the federal
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  Speaker 1: government joined a lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois' landmark reparations program
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  Speaker 1: for black residents. This initiative provides $ 25, 000 in housing grants
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  Speaker 1: to compensate individuals affected by historic housing discrimination and segregation.
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  Speaker 1: Legal advocates emphasize the court outcome could significantly affect future
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  Speaker 1: municipal equity programs across the country. Number three, U.S. median
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  Speaker 1: household income rose to $ 87, 460 after adjusting for inflation, officially
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  Speaker 1: surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Federal data indicates Black households experienced the
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  Speaker 1: largest percentage income increase among major demographic groups over the
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  Speaker 1: past year. Despite recent wage gains, persistent living costs and
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  Speaker 1: wealth inequality continue to affect overall consumer sentiment. Number four,
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  Speaker 1: from the good news file, a group of incarcerated individuals
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  Speaker 1: at a Kansas correctional facility raised over $ 4, 000 to eliminate
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  Speaker 1: local school lunch debt. Participants donated personal funds through a
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  Speaker 1: peer rehabilitation program to support local families facing financial hardship.
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  Speaker 1: This contribution will help ensure students at the Norton Community
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  Speaker 1: Schools maintain uninterrupted access to daily meals. Good news indeed.
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  Speaker 1: Number five, It's Black and Missing Wednesday and 17-year-old Paris
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  Speaker 1: Reid has been missing from Spartanburg, South Carolina since September 7th.
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  Speaker 1: She was last seen on Woodview Avenue under unknown circumstances.
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  Speaker 1: She's described as a black female. with a dark brown complexion,
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  Speaker 1: standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 110 pounds,
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  Speaker 1: long black hair and brown eyes. Take a look at
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  Speaker 1: her picture in the What We Need to Know newsletter,
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  Speaker 1: and anyone with information regarding Paris' whereabouts is urged to
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  Speaker 1: contact the Spartanburg Police Department or the Black and Missing Foundation,
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  Speaker 1: or both of them. Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels.
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  Speaker 1: Be still when everything around you feels rushed. Not every
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  Speaker 1: moment requires immediate action. Whew. truth. I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed,
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  Speaker 1: be empowered.