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9/27/2024

 
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  • New zoning rules limiting vaping, e-cigarette and tobacco retailers move ahead- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel- June 2023 
  • Milwaukee will ban most new vape shops- Urban Milwaukee- June 2023
  • Milwaukee Common Council passes ordinance effecting new vape and smoke shops, CBS 58 - June 2023
  • Collaborators Meeting in Milwaukee with Community Advisory Board, UW-CTRI- Sept. 2023
  • ​Time for Action: White House Needs to End Delay, Move Forward with Ban on Menthol, Milwaukee Times, December 2024
  • Tobacco Compliance Checks Show Progress in Milwaukee, Milwaukee NNS, January 2024
  • Tobacco Prevention Advocates Visit Madison for Black Advocacy Day, Milwaukee Courier- March 2024
  • Tobacco Retailer Training Held at Westlawn Gardens, Milwaukee NNS, March 2024Ignore “Scare Tactics” - Menthol ban would save lives, not increase policing, advocates say, Madison 365- April 2024
  • Times Up: Menthol Should be Banned in Wisconsin, Milwaukee Courier- April 2024
  • FACT: Wisconsin’s Youth-Led Tobacco Prevention Movement Turns 23- Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service- July 2024​

No Menthol Sunday

9/27/2024

 
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  • ‘No Menthol Sunday’ Leaders take action after proposed menthol ban delayed, KXAN NBC Austin, May 2024
  • Deadline to ban menthol cigarettes missed again, WXII Greensboro NC, May 2024
  • Health Advocates and Faith Leaders Join Forces for ‘No Menthol Sunday,’ UGA Georgia, May 2024
  • ​Wisconsinites Celebrate 10th Anniversary of No Menthol Sunday, Milwaukee Community Journal, May 2024

Menthol Funeral

9/27/2024

 
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  • ‘We are victims:’ Milwaukee church holds ‘menthol funeral’, CBS 58- July 2024
  • Milwaukee church holds mock funeral for menthol cigarette, amid concerns about FDA vaping decision, Milwaukee NPR- July 2024 
  • Menthol Funeral: “Nasty Newport” Will Be Laid to Rest in Symbolic Ceremony, Milwaukee Courier- July 2024 

Same Game Different Smokers

9/27/2024

 
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  • Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit Comes to Milwaukee, Milwaukee Courier- April 2024
  • Milwaukee Event Calls out Tobacco Industry for Targeting Black Youth, UW-CTRI- April 2024
  • Milwaukee Library Exhibit Calls out Tobacco’s History, Fox 6 Milwaukee- May 2024
  • Same Game Different Smokers’ exhibition explores troubled history between the tobacco industry and Black America, shines light on menthol, Milwaukee Times- June 2024
  • Same Game Different Smokers exhibition at Washington Park, Shepherd Express- June 2024
  • Exhibit on smoking and the African American community opens at library, Beloit Daily News- July 2024
  • Same Game Different Smokers national exhibit to open at Uptown Neighborhood Library,

Time for action: White House needs to end delay, move forward with Ban on Menthol

12/26/2023

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by Clarence Nicholas

NAACP Milwaukee President

The tobacco industry decades ago launched a devastating campaign to target the Black community with its products, its primary tool being menthol cigarettes. This sustained attack on Black health has resulted in profits in the billions and the deaths of millions.

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“Truth Check” Campaign Launched

3/1/2022

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(Top left to right: Dr. Diamond Hanson and Dr. Jasmine Zapata. Bottom left to right: Dr. Michelle Robinson and LaTroya Hester-  Screenshots from Zoom)
A new campaign was launched recently to provide Black communities with the skills to stop the spread of false and fraudulent health information on social media. “Truth Check,” a national campaign of The Center for Black Health & Equity that’s being led locally by Jump at the Sun Consultants, the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network, was the focus of the virtual event, “Honor, Restore, and Protect Black Health.”

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Honoring Members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus

2/14/2022

 
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Black History Month and health are the focus of a video campaign honoring members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus. The series of videos features members: Rep. Dora Drake, Rep. Sheila Stubbs and Rep. Kalan Haywood who shared information on policy work and other issues, including those related to tobacco, that they are addressing as part of their dedication to improve health outcomes and increase health equity in Wisconsin. 

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Panel Discussion: Mikel Holt, Lisa Jones, and Jeff Roman

1/16/2022

 
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Although the prevalence of tobacco use has declined, not all populations are equally protected by the laws, policies, and resources that are intended to reduce tobacco-related harm. Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Poverty Network and the Suburban Milwaukee Tobacco Prevention Network hosted a panel discussion on January 14th, 2022. Here's the replay.

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Media Highlights 2018-2021

1/25/2021

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General
  • https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/unsung-hero-award-2020-wi - The American Lung Association selects Lathen for the national 2020 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Award, October 30, 2020.

COVID Response
  • MLK Day of Service Event to Honor Dr. King - Milwaukeenns.org - Jan. 14, 2021 
  • MLK Day of Service Event to Honor Dr. King (Free COVID Testing) - Milwaukee Community Journal - Jan. 15, 2021
  • MLK Day goes on with day of service in Milwaukee - Todays TMJ 4 - Jan. 18, 2021
  • ‘A man of service’: Local organizations honor MLK Jr. by helping others - CBS 58 - Jan. 18, 2021
  • Milwaukeeans share in a day of service to honor Dr. King - Fox 6 Milwaukee- Jan. 18, 2021
  • ​5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: Jan. 18-23 - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - Jan. 18, 2021 ​
Tobacco-Free/Youth Engagement
  • City Increases Fine For Retailers Who Sell Tobacco to Minors - Milwaukee Independent - May 26, 2018
  • Teens say they are vaping more than nicotine - Today’s TMJ 4 - September 5, 2018
  • Local teen selected as national youth ambassador for Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, receives statewide award for advocacy - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - June 6, 2019
  • Group aims to stop single cigarette sales in Milwaukee - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - July 24, 2019
  • Program educates teens about dangers of smoking - Spectrum News 1 - August 7, 2019
  • Work of FACT, Wisconsin’s youth-led tobacco prevention movement more vital than ever - Milwaukeenns.org - September 5, 2019
  • Shorewood High School Senior Recognized for Tobacco Education and Prevention Work - Shorewood School District - November 2019
  • Shorewood High Schoolers Meet with Legislators - Milwaukee Courier - March 14, 2020
  • Shorewood High School Student Teams Up With FACT To Help Reduce Vaping - WUWM Radio - May 14, 2020
  • Sunday May 17, 2020 Declared “No Menthol Sunday” throughout state of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Courier - May 15, 2020
  • ​Shorewood teens win state and regional advocacy awards - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - June 23, 2020 

Tobacco Retailers
  • The sale of single cigarettes is a problem you need to know about - Milwaukee Courier - May 24, 2019
  • ‘No Singles/No Loosies’ campaign looks to reduce smoking in teens, young adults’- Milwaukee Community Journal - July 23, 2019
  • ‘No Singles/No Loosies’ campaign looks to reduce smoking in teens, young adults (Ald. Murphy Release) - Urban Milwaukee - July 23, 2019
  • Group aims to stop the sale of single cigarettes in Milwaukee - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - July 24, 2019
  • ‘No singles, no loosies:’ Campaign aims to end sale of single cigarettes in Milwaukee - Fox 6 News - July 24, 2019
  • “No Singles/No Loosies” campaign launches to end illegal single cigarette sales in Milwaukee - CBS 58 - July 24, 2019
  • Local group launches campaign to end sale of single cigarettes in Milwaukee - Today’s TMJ 4 - July 24, 2019
  • Milwaukee lanza nueva campana para evitar la venta de cigarrillos por unidad - Telemundo Wisconsin - July 24, 2019
  • WAATPN launches “No Singles/No Loosies” campaign - Madison Times - July 26, 2020
  • Milwaukee retailers take part in No Menthol Sunday - Todays’ TMJ 4 - May 17, 2020
  • Despite COVID-19 related economic challenges, retailers joined the“No “Don’t Menthol Sunday” effort by agreeing not to sell menthol tobacco - Milwaukee Community Journal - May 22, 2020
  • Thankful for FACT this holiday season - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - December 15, 2020
  • ​FACT thanks Chief Aaron Lipski - Milwaukee Courier - December 26, 2020 

Menthol Tobacco Industry Targeting/No Menthol Sunday
  • No Menthol Sunday effort kicks off in Wisconsin - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - May 8, 2020
  • Faith Community: Join us in celebrating “No Menthol Sunday” on May 19 - Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - May 9, 2019
  • The sale of single cigarettes is a problem you need to know about - Milwaukee Courier - May 24, 2019
  • Campaign draws attention to impact of menthol on vaping, African American community - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - May 14, 2020
  • No Menthol Sunday goes virtual for 2020 - Milwaukee Courier - May 23, 2020
  • Lorraine Lathen and Danielle E. McCarthy: Tobacco presents a dual-risk to Black lives - Cap Times - September 15, 2020
  • MPS joins national lawsuit against E-cigarette companies - CBS 58 - November 4, 2020  

Smoke- Free Housing
  • A real health issue:’ New rule protects 18K Wisconsin residents from secondhand smoke - Fox 6 News - July 30, 2018
  • New rule to protect 18, 000 WI residents from secondhand smoke - Today’s TMJ 4 - July 30, 201
  • Milwaukee smoke-free public housing is working - Radio Milwaukee - September 17, 2018
  • HUD residents report smoke-free rule spurred positive changes - UW-Madison - November 6, 2020​
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