Lincoln Mondy grew up in a mixed race family in Texas, where his white mother's family used regular tobacco, unlike his Black father. "My dad exclusively smokes menthol cigarettes," he says.

NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes ...

Between 1980 and 2018, menthol cigarettes were responsible for 157,000 premature deaths and 1.5 million life-years lost among Black people, according to a study from the University of Michigan.

The annual campaign addresses the detrimental impact that smoking tobacco has on Black communities, and the history of targeted advertising of menthol-flavored cigarettes. File photo: This May 17, ...

Keith Wailoo: Well, I think the argument finds a legitimate concern, right, police targeting of Black people, and they try to wrap menthol cigarettes around it. I really regard this argument as ...

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.

In the 1950s, less than 10% of Black smokers used menthol cigarettes. Today, that number is 85%. And because menthol cigarettes are more addictive, Black smokers have a harder time quitting.

The White House’s decision this month to delay the Food and Drug Administration’s rule banning menthol cigarettes puts politics and profit over the health of Black Americans. Make no mistake ...

A proposal to make New York the third state to ban menthol cigarettes has created a furious and expensive lobbying war, and has divided Black leaders. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní ALBANY, N.Y. — A ...

The Biden Administration is holding up important action on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars that is long overdue. As Black leaders in the South Bay, we urge the White House to approve the ...