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Regardless of being addictive and lethal, menthol cigarettes had been lengthy marketed as a wholesome various to “common” cigarettes — and closely marketed to Black of us in cities.

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Regardless of being addictive and lethal, menthol cigarettes had been lengthy marketed as a wholesome various to “common” cigarettes — and closely marketed to Black of us in cities.

Jackie Lay/NPR

Within the U.S., flavored cigarettes have been banned since 2009, with one obtrusive exception: menthols. That exception was speculated to go away in 2023, however the Biden administration quietly delayed the ban on menthols. Why? Properly, an estimated 85 % of Black people who smoke smoke menthols — and a few (doubtlessly suspect) polls have indicated {that a} ban on menthols would chill Biden’s help amongst Black folks. After all, it is extra sophisticated than that. The story of menthol cigarettes is tied up in policing, promoting, influencer-culture, and the weaponization of race and gender research. Oh, and a real-life Black superhero named Mandrake the Magician.

This episode was reported by Gene Demby, produced by Xavier Lopez, and edited by Leah Donnella.


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Hector Antonio Guzman German

Graduado de Doctor en medicina en la universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo en el año 2004. Luego emigró a la República Federal de Alemania, dónde se ha formado en medicina interna, cardiologia, Emergenciologia, medicina de buceo y cuidados intensivos.

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