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Where you live can determine how quickly you reach a hospital, whether fresh food is within easy reach, and even the qua...
08/21/2026

Where you live can determine how quickly you reach a hospital, whether fresh food is within easy reach, and even the quality of the water coming from your tap. Now, the NAACP wants to make those disparities impossible to ignore.

The civil rights organization, in collaboration with global healthcare company Sanofi, has launched Black Communities’ Health: In Plain Sight, an interactive health equity map that translates data from nearly 23,000 residents about the conditions shaping their health across America.

The map makes it possible for users to examine how race, gender, and geography intersect with access to healthy food, quality healthcare, culturally responsive providers, safe neighborhoods, clean air and water, and stable housing.

Source: Black Enterprise

The world’s oldest living person turned 117 today.Ethel Caterham, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s ol...
08/21/2026

The world’s oldest living person turned 117 today.

Ethel Caterham, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person, shared a message with ABC News to mark her birthday:

“Thank you for all of the kind birthday wishes. Even at 117, I’ve had many firsts this year, from stroking a llama to holding hands with the King!” Caterham said. “I’ve had a lovely day celebrating with my family and friends, and I look forward to seeing what next year brings!”

Source: ABC News

The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Bl...
08/21/2026

The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It’s unclear what the Navy is seeking to change the name of the carrier to, though two sources said there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump.

It would be an unprecedented move to name an aircraft carrier after a sitting president.

Source: CNN

The masked man accused of terrorizing people and chasing a woman in Philadelphia has been identified by police.Zymire Hu...
08/21/2026

The masked man accused of terrorizing people and chasing a woman in Philadelphia has been identified by police.

Zymire Hughes, 22, was named by the Philadelphia Police Department as the suspect behind the alleged “assaults” on Aug. 12, near 1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, per a press release.

Officers said an arrest warrant for Hughes is active. They added that he may have fled Pennsylvania and has ties to California and Nevada.

Source: People
Video: NBC News / Philadelphia Police

08/21/2026

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation that criminalizes interference with reproductive and transgender healthcare.

The bill bars the state from extraditing individuals facing out-of-state investigations over reproductive or gender-affirming care, expands existing confidentiality protections to such care, and expands safeguards for doctors and others who provide it.

The law also creates a new criminal charge for individuals who physically block access to health care facilities that offer reproductive or transgender healthcare or who intentionally intimidate individuals away from such clinics.

Source: New Jersey Monitor
Video: Governor Mikie Sherrill

Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the Democratic National Committee after the organization declined to select Atlanta as a fin...
08/21/2026

Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the Democratic National Committee after the organization declined to select Atlanta as a finalist to be the host city for the 2028 DNC convention, instead choosing Philadelphia, Denver and Boston.

Acknowledging Atlanta as the “crown jewel of the Southeast,” the “Black economic engine of the country” and “cradle of the civil rights movement,” Mayor Dickens accused national Democrats of “abandoning the South, and once again abandoning Black voters.”

The DNC convention has not been hosted in Atlanta since 1988.

Source: The Grio / Andre Dickens

The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, relieving the long-deployed U...
08/21/2026

The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, relieving the long-deployed USS Lincoln carrier.

The Washington arrived as concerns have grown about the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment, which has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days, and about reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products.

Source: Associated Press

The U.S. deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a lega...
08/21/2026

The U.S. deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians.

Activists warn that Haiti is currently too dangerous and doesn’t have the resources to help those being deported to a country of nearly 12 million people, of which more than half need humanitarian assistance because of surging gang violence and deepening poverty and hunger.

Source: CBS News
Video: Newsweek

08/21/2026

New details and troubling background for Austin Metcalf were revealed in Karmelo Anthony’s retrial hearing.

There was a private off-record agreement to keep the sordid backgrounds of both Anthony and Metcalf from the jury and the public so that the murder trial would focus solely on what happened under the tent at that Frisco high school track meet last year.

Now, both sides are releasing those background reports, with the defense going first by going over 20 pages of Metcalf’s behavioral history.

Source: CBS News

A new analysis of 2023 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows Mississippi has the highest fatal crash...
08/20/2026

A new analysis of 2023 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows Mississippi has the highest fatal crash rate in the U.S., while Massachusetts has the lowest, highlighting regional differences and recent year‑over‑year changes.

The rankings measure fatal crashes relative to populations, not the total number of crashes. That distinction is important because a state can record more fatal crashes overall but still have a lower rate when its larger population is taken into account.

Here’s the 10 states with the highest fatal crash rates.

Source: USA Today

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