By LaKeshia N. Myers Last week, I had the honor of attending the kickoff for “No Menthol Sunday,” The Center for Black Health & Equity’s annual call to action highlighting the detrimental impact tobacco has on Black communities. Locally sponsored by the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and Jump at the Sun Consulting, local […]
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Policy Can Be Placed, but the Real Wins Lie Within Our Communities
By Delmonte Jefferson The Center for Black Health & Equity in partnership with the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and at The Center for Black Health & Equity (The Center), May is also No Menthol Sunday Month. The fight against menthol is one that has had numerous forces […]
No Menthol Sunday Kickoff: Panel Discusses Effects of Menthol Cigarettes on the Black Community
By Karen Stokes On Friday, April 22, 2022, Attorney Sharon Eubanks, Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Mark Meaney, the Deputy Director of Commercial Tobacco Control Law and Policy at the Public Health Law Center led a virtual panel discussion as part of the No Menthol Sunday kickoff. […]
Panel to Feature Leading Prosecutor in RICO Case Against Big Tobacco and Other National Leaders in Tobacco Control Efforts
On Friday, April 22, 2022 (11-12:30) Sharon Eubanks, who served as lead counsel on behalf of the United States in the largest RICO enforcement action ever filed: United States v. Philip Morris (The Tobacco Master Settlement Case), will join Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), and Mark Meaney, the […]
Join the No Menthol Sunday Movement by Not Selling Mentholated Tobacco Products on May 16th
We invite all of Milwaukee’s retailers to helps us make history again on No Menthol Sunday by not selling mentholated tobacco products on May 16th. Tobacco retailers click here to sign up or request additional information. For more information contact us at waatpn@jumpatthesunllc.com
No Menthol Sunday Goes Virtual for 2020
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz La’Ketta Caldwell knew she had to be a part of No Menthol Sunday. As a youth development professional and an artist, Caldwell viewed the opportunity as a chance to positively impact her community, especially the youth. For her part in last Sunday’s statewide day of observance, Caldwell recited her poem, “Awaken.” “The […]