Fact A study in DC just three years ago found that little cigars and cigarillos were cheaper in neighborhoods with a higher density of black residents. Smoking, Cigars, Profiling, Retail
Fact African Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking than white Americans. Smoking, Cigarettes, Quitting
Fact African Americans are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than white Americans. Smoking, Cigarettes, Disease, Profiling
Fact Back in the ‘80’s, a major tobacco company paid to go into inner-city neighborhoods and hand out free samples of menthol cigarettes in an effort to acquire African Americans as customers. Smoking, FlavorsMenthol, Profiling
Fact A recent study showed that low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods. Smoking, Profiling, Retail, Tobacco Sales
Fact In the 50’s, Big Tobacco went into low-income neighborhoods and housing projects to hand out free cigarettes. Some went to children as young as 9 years old. Smoking, Legal Age, Profiling
Fact Every year, 47,000 African-Americans die of smoking-related illnesses. Smoking, Death, Disease
Fact In 1985, one tobacco company brainstormed targeting potential smokers in school bathrooms, playgrounds, YMCAs, and city parks. Smoking, Advertising, Legal Age