Tobacco Use and Black Americans

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Marketing Menthol: The History of Tobacco Company Marketing to Black Americans

Since the 1950s, the tobacco industry has intentionally targeted Black communities with menthol cigarette marketing, contributing to higher rates of m...

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Restricting the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes Will Protect Kids, Save Lives and Advance Health Equity

For decades, the tobacco industry has targeted youth and communities of color with menthol cigarettes, which are easier to start smoking, more addicti...

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Tobacco Use Among African Americans

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Stopping Menthol, Saving Lives: Ending Big Tobacco's Predatory Marketing to Black Communities

For more than 60 years and continuing today, the tobacco industry has targeted Black communities, especially children, with marketing for menthol ciga...

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Map Average Black Adult Smoking Prevalence

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Health Harms from Smoking and Other Tobacco Use