Black Americans

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 […]
Monday, January 19, 2026

MLK Day-service and action

MLK Day   Shanteya Hudson, producer, Alabama News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Martin Luther King Jr. Day is widely recognized as a day of service. Also, for some, it is a day of action and advocacy as well. In Georgia, advocates say expanding access to support quitting smoking is critical, as thousands continue to face preventable, […]