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TMJ4: MLK Day goes on with day of service in Milwaukee

1/25/2021

By: Mary Jo Ola, WTMJ4-Milwaukee

Martin Luther King Junior Day looked different in light of the pandemic, but the desire to help others stayed the same. A team of community organizations came together at the Lovell Johnson Quality of Life Center for a day of service to honor the civil rights icon. Click here for full story

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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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