What You Need To Know With Sybil Wilks
1. Democratic Convention: Uniting America, Day One 2. Trump Advertising on Absentee Ballot Request Forms Raises Questions 3. Coronavirus Update: U.S. Mayors Push for Guaranteed Income During Pandemic to End Poverty 4. The Washington Football Team Makes History 5. Yelp’s 7,000% Search Increase Helps Black Businesses Level Up SUBSCRIBE to my newsletter, “What You Need […]
1. Democrats Prepare for Most Inclusive, Physically Distant Convention What You Need To Know: Tonight begins what is or could be four nights of the most inclusive, but physically distant, national political convention, a “Convention Across America.” 2. House Democrats Summon Postal Leaders To Hearing On Mail Delays What You Need To Know: As the […]
1. Biden Raises $26M In 24 hours After Harris VP Announcement What You Need To Know: During the first 24 hours following Joe Biden’s announcement of Kamala Harris as his running mate, the Democratic Party raised more than $1 million an hour, totaling $26 million. 2. Say Her Name, Breonna Taylor What You Need To […]
On Thursday, the White House released eight new recommendations for the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The recommendations are not specific to schools and follow similar nationwide efforts to slow the spread of the virus. Recommendations include ensuring that students and staff “understand the symptoms of COVID-19” and require “all students, teachers […]
1. Historic Political Moment What You Need To Know: The first in-person appearance between presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, took place Wednesday afternoon in a high school gym near the Biden home in Wilmington, Delaware. 2. Virginia Man, Said to Be a Klan Leader, Gets 6 Years […]
1. Joe Biden Makes Historic Pick: Senator Kamala Harris What You Need To Know: History was made Tuesday afternoon as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, making her the first Black woman and Asian American on a major political ticket. 2. To Capitol Hill Leaders: Get Back […]
1. Brothers to Biden: You Will Lose If You Don’t Select a Black Woman What You Need To Know: Alerts have been set for every communications device owned by news and political types as they await the Big Announcement from Joe Biden. 2. Violent Weekend Across The U.S. With Shooting, Looting In Cities And A […]
1. Stimulus Executive Orders: Big Talk, Little Action What You Need To Know: As negotiations between House and Senate Democrats and Republicans limped toward no agreement, Donald Trump’s talk of signing executive orders grew louder. 2. Oprah Puts Her Money Where Breonna’s Murderers Live What You Need To Know: For the first time in the […]
1. One of Us! What You Need To Know: In the second episode of her recently debuted podcast, Michelle Obama has expressed what many of us are feeling. 2. Joe Biden Launches New National Ad Aimed At Black Americans‘ What You Need To Know: Following the announcement of a $280 million television and digital advertising […]
1. 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act What You Need To Know: Fifty-five years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 2. 2020 Census Deadline Changed, Again What You Need To Know: The grace period extended by the U.S. Census Bureau has been changed, again. 3. Coronavirus […]