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July 21, 2026

Chuck Stone, former speechwriter for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, author and Philadelphia Daily News columnist was born in 1924.

Today in Black America - July 21

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The Associated Press

US and Iran dig in over the Strait of Hormuz, showing the limits of intensifying airstrikes

Democrats could take preliminary vote on their 2028 presidential primary calendar later this week

How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar


The Washington Post


Nearly 100 U.S. troops injured in past two weeks of Iran war, Pentagon says


U.S. strikes unlikely to move Tehran, intelligence reports say

The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash


The New York Times

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising

Omer Bartov: I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era.


The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed



USA Today


See full list of recalled Taylor Farms lettuce products


Some Trump voters are unhappy. Will they stay home on election day? | The Excerpt

Mamdani calls AOC an ‘inspiration’ amid 2028 White House buzz


NJ.com


Assumed ICE agents chased out of N.J. Starbucks by customers screaming ‘you’re monsters!’

Ex-Trump ally unleashes on Pete Hegseth: ‘What the f--- are you talking about?’


N.J. health aide found a patient dead and witnessed a sexual assault. Her supervisor allegedly erased the evidence.


The Los Angeles Times

Hiltzik: Trump’s transgender-based attack on the CHIPS Act is his most unhinged yet

Cyclosporiasis cases climb; probe into Taylor Farms produce continues after false positive


Young man who apparently jumped from L.A. City Hall remembered as gifted baseball player


The Chicago Sun-Times


6 heat-related deaths in Cook County mark July as deadliest month in more than a decade


Illinois Republican Party chair Bob Grogan aims to shake off 'Stockholm syndrome' of struggling state GOP

More than just house, Silver Room Block Party returns to showcase Black art



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

Atlanta’s Tyler Perry adds $50,000 to reward in Mississippi teen's case


FAMU’s first woman head drum major prepares for her next act in London





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