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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 23, 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 Friday, October 23rd, 2026. Number one, House Democratic Leader
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  Speaker 1: Hakeem Jeffries is campaigning across more than 50 cities as
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  Speaker 1: Democrats work to win back majority control of the House
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  Speaker 1: of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking at a
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  Speaker 1: community church gathering in Ohio, Leader Jeffries expressed strong confidence
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  Speaker 1: in the party's momentum and the broader mission to bring
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  Speaker 1: about national progress. Now, if the Democrats secure the majority
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  Speaker 1: and elect him to that post, Hakeem Jeffries would make
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  Speaker 1: history as the first African-American Speaker of the House. Number two.
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  Speaker 1: The Pentagon updated its official casualty records to formally count
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  Speaker 1: Major Sorfly Davias among the military service members who have
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  Speaker 1: died in connection with Middle East operations. Davias, a communications
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  Speaker 1: and signals officer with the New York Army National Guard,
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  Speaker 1: passed away in March while serving on duty in Kuwait.
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  Speaker 1: This update brings the official military death toll to 21.
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  Speaker 1: Following months of public scrutiny over delayed tracking and omitted
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  Speaker 1: non-combat activities, casualties. Number three, economic development organization Decide DeKalb
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  Speaker 1: launched a new campaign to expand visibility and commercial opportunities
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  Speaker 1: for veteran-owned enterprises across DeKalb County, Georgia. The county is
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  Speaker 1: currently accepting submissions for its upcoming Veteran-Owned Business Guide, scheduled
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  Speaker 1: for publication ahead of Veterans Day to connect local entrepreneurs
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  Speaker 1: with residents and business partners. This initiative builds upon previous
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  Speaker 1: directories dedicated to Black-owned and women-owned companies, supporting hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: veteran employers across that community. Number four, from the Good
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  Speaker 1: News File, after spending more than four decades wrongfully incarcerated,
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  Speaker 1: 68-year-old textile artist Gary Tyler is showcasing his first solo
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  Speaker 1: museum exhibition at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan.
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  Speaker 1: Originally sentenced to death at age 17 amid racial tensions
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  Speaker 1: surrounding school integration in Louisiana, Mr. Tyler developed his celebrated
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  Speaker 1: quilting practice while behind bars before winning his freedom, and
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  Speaker 1: his intricate fabric works transform personal photographs, prison memories, and
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  Speaker 1: themes of resilience into internationally recognized fine art. 5. Black
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  Speaker 1: America Remember our history. It was on October 23, 1947,
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  Speaker 1: the NAACP formally delivered a landmark human rights petition titled
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  Speaker 1: An Appeal to the World to the United Nations. Drafted
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  Speaker 1: and edited by the renowned sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois alongside
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  Speaker 1: prominent legal scholars, this historic document exposed the widespread disenfranchisement,
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  Speaker 1: racial violence, and systemic inequality associated endured by black Americans.
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  Speaker 1: By presenting domestic racial injustice before an international assembly, this
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  Speaker 1: petition set a powerful precedent that framed the American civil
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  Speaker 1: rights struggle as an urgent global human rights issue. Here's
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  Speaker 1: your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Life is a series
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  Speaker 1: of choices. Let's choose to embrace change and be open
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  Speaker 1: to the good that can come with it. I'm Sybil Wilkes.
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  Speaker 1: Be informed, be empowered.