What You Need To Know With Sybil Wilks

1. Black Power at the Polls What You Need To Know: The messages of civic engagement and political action are getting across to Black people of all ages during this election season. 2. Kansas City Activist Keiajah Gabbrell Calls Out Police Chief, Board Members in Viral Video What You Need To Know: In a video […]

1. Jared Kushner Dismisses Black Inequality as ‘Complaining’ While African American Voters Flock to the Polls in Record Numbers What You Need To Know: White House adviser Jared Kushner and the Trump administration are facing backlash from many in the African American community after his description of Black America’s issues with inequality and racism as […]

1. Republican-Controlled Senate Sets Conservative Supreme Court What You Need To Know: Amy Coney Barrett is now United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett after a Monday evening confirmation vote by the Senate. 2. The Long-Term Effect of Unstable School Re-Openings During the Pandemic What You Need To Know: Education experts are voicing concern […]

1. Can Mississippi U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Espy Make History AND Turn a Red State Blue — or at Least Purple? What You Need To Know: Although most political leaders and analysts aren’t calling an upset by Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy in his U.S. Senate race, he’s getting some love, and donations too. 2. Illinois […]

1. Trump Used Final Debate To Continue Attack Biden vs. Son 2. Casts of Popular TV Shows Reunite Virtually to Raise Money for Democrats What You Need To Know: As the election nears and traditional ways of political fundraising fade during the pandemic, alumni of hit television shows, movies and plays are putting a twist […]

1. Last Chance: The Second and Final Presidential Debate Tonight What You Need To Know: The second and final Presidential Debate is scheduled to be held tonight on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. With new changes in place, the 90-minute debate will begin at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT/6 PM PT. 2. […]

1. Michael Steele: I’m A Republican Voting For Joe Biden Over Trump. Because I’m An American First What You Need To Know: Two weeks before the end of the most consequential election period of our time, two Black men made their picks in the 2020 presidential race. 2. Juror Sets the Record Straight About the […]

1. Federal Judge Ruling Stops Trump Plan to Slash Food Stamps for 700,000 Unemployed Americans What You Need To Know: A Sunday ruling has stopped a Trump administration plan to cut food stamps for hundreds of thousands of Americans. 2. Will Trump’s Re-election Efforts Be Stopped By His Own Party and the Steel Industry? What […]

1. Georgia’s Two Senate Races Could Change the Color and Make up of the U.S. Senate What You Need To Know: While Republicans are anxious about keeping their states red  in the presidential contest, there is great concern about a blue wave among elections “down the ballot.” 2. We’re Not With You: Black Officers Break […]

1. Democrats Not-So-Secret Weapon Hits The Road for Biden-Harris What You Need To Know: With 18 days to go before November 3, changes in political campaigns are taking place every day, if not every hour, especially in the age of the coronavirus. 2. Postal Service Settles Lawsuit to Reverse Service Changes What You Need To Know: With […]