What Native land do you live on?; rainbow fentanyl skeptics; Little Haiti fights HPV

Plus, AI might soon be able to diagnose you based on your voice [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen Good morning. The [Fat Bear Week]( vote ends today! Which bear will come out on top? And will there be [another cheating scandal]( Here's what we're following today: First up [Protesters marched in an Indigenous Peoples Day rally in Boston on Oct. 10, 2020, as part of a demonstration to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day.]( Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images This newsletter took a break yesterday for Indigenous Peoples Day — a day that was only officially recognized nationwide by the president last year. The day shifts focus from Columbus Day, the federal holiday taking place at the same time. Native American activists say this visibility helps [correct a "whitewashed" American history]( that glorifies European violence against Indigenous communities. ➡️ Reflect, recognize and celebrate Native American communities by learning which Indigenous lands you live on. [This interactive map will help](. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a warning over brightly-colored fentanyl pills it claims are being marketed to kids. With Halloween coming up, fears are high as parents worry over what could be lurking in their children's candy. But [drug experts are skeptical,]( saying there's no new fentanyl threat and pointing out that marketing drugs to young kids doesn't make sense. The number of kids being hospitalized with respiratory illnesses is unusually high this season. The illnesses have largely been due to [viruses other than the coronavirus]( and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds. President Biden is being praised for last week's announcement of an executive order to pardon federal, simple marijuana possession charges for thousands of Americans. Activists say this is an important first step to [righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy]( that disproportionately affected the Black community. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Food for thought [Nicole Daceus, who was recently tested for HPV through the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks with Valentine Cesar (right), a community health worker. Having a culturally competent staff can be key to cutting through health care avoidance and fear, Cesar says.]( Verónica Zaragovia/ WLRN More than 300,000 people around the world die from cervical cancer each year, and in the U.S., people of Haitian descent are disproportionately affected. Miami's Little Haiti community could [help the World Health Organization]( eliminate the disease. ➡️ Human papillomavirus is thought to cause about half of all cervical cancers. Testing positive doesn't mean you have cancer, but it's an important preventative step. ➡️ The Center for Haitian Studies is essential for community outreach and education on the virus. Health workers who speak Haitian Creole, together with a mobile clinic, are helping people test themselves. ➡️ Through mothers who get tested, the clinic is able to reach younger teens and get them vaccinated — a crucial step to eliminating the cancer all together. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [Yael Bensoussan, MD, is part of the USF Health's department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. She's leading an effort to collect voice data that can be used to diagnose illnesses.]( Allison Long/Allison Long Everything from your vocal cord vibrations to breathing patterns when you speak offers potential information about your health. 🎧 Listen to how voice data could [help researchers develop an AI that could diagnose you by the sound of your voice]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [Ye attending Paris Fashion Week, where he ignited controversy wearing a shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter."]( Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images - Instagram and now Twitter have both restricted the account of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after a [series of antisemitic statements](. - Alabama Sen. Tuberville equated descendants of enslaved people to criminals in comments that the NAACP called "flat out racist, [ignorant and utterly sickening]( - Jury selection begins today for Harvey Weinstein's second sexual assault trial in LA. The disgraced producer is already [serving a 23-year prison sentence]( from a New York trial. - Will the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup? Or is this finally Toronto's year? Will any of hockey's all-time records be broken? The NHL season begins today. Catch up on [what you should be following](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! 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