What You Need To Know With Sybil Wilks
1. Politicians in Glass Houses: GOP Tried and Failed to Censure Rep. Waters What You Need To Know: Last week, Democrats defeated an effort by top House Republican Kevin McCarthy, to censure Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) for suggesting that racial justice protesters should “get more confrontational” if the Derek Chauvin jury did not return a […]
1. Rash of Fatal Police Shootings Overwhelm Headlines What You Need To Know: Over the past several weeks, news of fatal police shootings has overshadowed the headlines, highlighting a disturbing trend that has sparked protests and raised more questions than answers. 2. Troy Carter Elected to Cedric Richmond’s Congressional Seat What You Need To Know: […]
1. After Chauvin Verdict, Congress Works on Federal Policing Law What You Need To Know: In the wake of the guilty verdicts handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder trial this week, the focus moves back to Washington, DC, to make the George Floyd Justice in Policing bill a federal law. 2. Black Voters […]
1. President Biden Reaches Out What You Need To Know: Following the Tuesday afternoon conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Dr. Jill Biden spoke with George Floyd’s family from the Oval Office. 2. Faith Leaders Call for Boycott of Home Depot […]
1. Derek Chauvin: Guilty on All Counts What You Need To Know: Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday afternoon on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. Sooner than many expected, a verdict was reached in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for more than […]
1. Chauvin Trial Prosecutor: This Wasn’t Policing — This Was Murder What You Need To Know: The case of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin is now with the jury. The prosecution spoke for the one hour and 45 minutes delivering the final arguments against the White former Minneapolis police officer accused of murder in the […]
1. Demonstrators Protest Police Assassinations of Black and Brown People What You Need To Know: Today marks the beginning of the end of a landmark trial spotlighting police abuse, as the numbers of police murders against Black and Brown people increase every day. 2. Former Democratic Politician Jumps into High Profile Georgia GOP Race What […]
1. Defense Rests in Chauvin Murder Trial What You Need To Know: After two days of testimony from seven witnesses, the defense rested its case in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. 2. Black Voters Matter Kicks Off Tour to Protect the Vote What You Need To Know: As lawmakers work on Capitol Hill, Black Voters […]
1. Day 11: Defense Takes Over in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial What You Need To Know: Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday morning in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. The fired Minneapolis cop is charged in George Floyd’s death. 2. Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Changes What You Need To Know: President Biden has […]
1. Derek Chauvin Murder Trial: Day 10 What You Need To Know: As the Derek Chauvin murder trial closed out its second week, the official who conducted the first autopsy and signed the death certificate of George Floyd, was called to the stand. 2. 6th South Carolina Mass Shooting Victim Dead What You Need To […]