How big tobacco targeted Black communities

For decades, tobacco companies targeted Black communities and young people with menthol cigarettes. That's the headline of a new report from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, who are trying to document the destructive impact cigarettes have and call for the banning of flavored tobacco products. Portia Reddick White, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Tammy Boyd, Black Women’s Health Imperative Chief Policy Officer & Counsel join KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the report and what it says about the tobacco industry's tactics to get people addicted to cigarettes. 

Read the report here: https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/industry-watch/menthol-report

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