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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Battle rages against Big Tobacco campaigns that target Black Americans

Sunday Feature/Big Tobacco campaigns—   By Kathryn Carley, producer, Commonwealth News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Black-led organizations are working to counter tobacco marketing in their communities. They say those campaigns have contributed to higher use and more tobacco-related disease. For decades, Big Tobacco has used retail promotions, music events and advertising in publications popular with Black […]