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Time for Action: White House Needs to End Delay, Move Forward With Ban on Menthol
The NAACP of Milwaukee, faith and community groups, residents and many others stand strongly in favor of the ban. We know it will save lives and the tobacco industry and the Biden Administration know it too.
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National
123 Leading Organizations Urge President Biden: Act Now to Eliminate Menthol Cigarettes, March 2024,
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Where does menthol cigarette ban stand? Inside the high-stakes battle at Biden's door. March 2023, USA Today
States consider menthol cigarette bans as feds delay action, February 2024, Stateline
https://stateline.org/2024/02/29/states-consider-menthol-cigarette-bans-as-feds-delay-action/
With a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push ‘non-menthol’ substitutes, March 2024, Indianapolis Recorder
https://indianapolisrecorder.com/federal-menthol-ban-looming/
Menthol Killed a Generation of Black Smokers. It’s Still Not Banned, March 2024, Chicago Defender
https://chicagodefender.com/menthol-killed-a-generation-of-black-smokers-its-still-not-banned/
Save Black Lives. Ban Menthol, Jan. 19, 2024 Washington, Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/menthol-cigarettes-ban-fda-black-voters/
How menthol cigarettes have disproportionately affected Black Americans, Jan. 18, 2024, PBS Newshour,
Lansing mayor wants U.S. menthol cigarette ban, Jan. 18, 2024, WLNS 6
https://www.wlns.com/video/lansing-mayor-wants-u-s-menthol-cigarette-ban/9341820/
Cleveland mayor travels to Washington to push for federal ban on sale of menthol cigarettes, Jan. 18, 2024, News 5 Cleveland
Black Lives/Black Lungs: Journey of a Stolen Leaf, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCRFrF1HQZw
Local
Tobacco Retailer Training Held at Westlawn Gardens, March 2024, Milwaukee NNS
https://milwaukeenns.org/2024/03/21/tobacco-retailer-training-held-at-westlawn-gardens/
The Health Divide: Proposed ban on menthol cigarettes pits health against politics in Black communities, February 2024, Center for Health Journalism by James Causey
Tobacco Prevention Advocates Visit Madison for Black Advocacy Day, March 2024, Milwaukee Courier
Tobacco is Changing- Connect MKE, Dec. 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y42zVD0RWso (Tobacco is Changing- Connect MKE)
Don’t let anyone fool you: The FDA action on menthol WILL save ‘Black lives’, Nov. 23, 2023, Milwaukee Times
Big tobacco targets Black communities; advocates push back, Feb. 24, 2023, Madison 365
https://madison365.com/big-tobacco-targets-black-communities-advocates-push-back/