What We Need to Know: Historic Senate Bids, NASCAR Deal & Birmingham Crime Drop

Across politics, business, and community safety, Black Americans are making history on multiple fronts. From the halls of the U.S. Senate to the NASCAR racetrack to the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, a new wave of progress is taking shape, driven by leaders, entrepreneurs, and communities who refuse to be sidelined. In this edition of What We Need to Know, Sybil Wilkes breaks down four stories that reflect a larger truth: representation matters, and the push for it is producing real, measurable results.