Some conservatives think they’ve found a slick new way to keep straying African-American voters from returning to the Democratic fold: Attack the Biden administration’s proposed ban on menthol ...

Nationally 45,000 Black Americans die from tobacco-related diseases every year. That’s one reason Donna Morrow signed up her outreach ministry for the No Menthol Sunday campaign. The national day of ...

After more than 17 years of legal battles and public health advocacy, the U.S. tobacco industry will soon be free from a rare form of accountability: the court-mandated requirement to publicly admit ...

Cigarette smoking has plunged more than 70 percent among Americans since a landmark 1965 surgeon general’s report linked tobacco use to cancer. But recently, the nation’s top doctor issued a report ...

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 earliest ...

As with virtually every other African-American smoker I know, the only acceptable brands of cigarettes for me came in green-and-white packs. If you didn’t puff Salems — my cancer sticks of choice — ...