Media

Editorials/Other

9/27/2024

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

‘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

‘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

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

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.

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

1/16/2022

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.

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.

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