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Farmer sunder the banner of Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham and AP Tenant Farmers Association on Wednesday protested in front of ...
Over 400 years ago, the tobacco industry helped fuel the trans-Atlantic slave trade, stealing Black families — men, women and children — from their homelands and trafficking them to the ...
As a long-time menthol smoker and Black American, it’s personal. Black Americans have been at the mercy of Big Tobacco’s deliberate, racist and predatory marketing for far too long.
Addicted to menthol: Big Tobacco’s targeting of Black communities could soon end Debra Lewis, 62, has smoked menthol cigarettes for 40 years and has tried to quit repeatedly.
Black tobacco farmers fight to preserve a legacy despite hardship and systemic injustice. This episode explores the rich yet challenging history of Black tobacco farmers in Virginia. From the ...
Black smokers are far more likely than other racial groups to die from tobacco-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke. Each year, tobacco kills 45,000 Black Americans.
This Black History Month, I have a simple message for nonprofit organizations in the United States: If you have accepted money from the tobacco industry, send it back. For hundreds of years, from ...
In fact, tobacco use claims the lives of 45,000 Black Americans every year, making it the No. 1 cause of preventable death in Black communities.
With menthol cigarettes, Big Tobacco targets Black lives. Don't allow profiting from death. Even as kids we knew the truth: Black people smoked menthols, white people didn't.
Vijayawada: The ongoing crisis in the tobacco auction market has led the state govt to ban the cultivation of black burley ...
Shares in Viva Energy shed as much as 11% on Monday after the Australian fuel retailer posted a drop in first-half ...
Consumption of illicit tobacco is growing as more tobacconists pop up and revenue is lost from the legal excise.