President Joe Biden’s administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with Black smokers but have been found by federal health officials to be ...

As executive director for the Center for Black Health & Equity, I’ve witnessed the devastating health impacts of the tobacco industry’s predatory marketing of menthol cigarettes on the Black community ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes nationwide is still up in the air. Studies show the menthol market has targeted Black communities. Menthol ...

Six years after his seminal short film Black Lives/Black Lungs documented the decades-long campaign transforming menthol into a Black cigarette, filmmaker and former Truth Initiative fellow Lincoln ...

Tobacco use is the No. 1 cause of death among Black Americans. Menthol cigarettes appear to be on the verge of being banned by the FDA, driven by mounting pressure from advocacy groups such as the ...

The Biden Administration is holding up important action on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars that is long overdue. As Black leaders in the South Bay, we urge the White House to approve the Food ...

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars this fall, several Black leaders recently gathered on a virtual call to seek a halt on the policy ...

Black people are more likely to die from smoke-related illnesses in America. Reducing the level of nicotine in cigarettes, an action favored by the Food and Drug Administration, could help save many ...

TACOMA, Wash. — National studies show a vast majority of Black smokers are menthol smokers. How exactly, the minty cigarettes became the choice of thousands of Black smokers nationwide has been an ...

The U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday that a federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to slash tobacco-related illnesses and deaths among Black people — even as the ...

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