NAACP Statement on FDA Plan to Ban Sale of Menthol and E-Cigarettes

NAACP Statement on FDA Plan to Ban Sale of Menthol and E-Cigarettes

For decades, the tobacco industry has been targeting African Americans and have contributed to the skyrocketing rates of heart disease, stroke and cancer across our community. The tobacco industry is on a narrow quest for profit, and they have been killing...
NAACP to Host Justice and Accountability Virtual Town Hall

NAACP to Host Justice and Accountability Virtual Town Hall

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, April 29, 2021, 7:30p – 9:00p EST, the NAACP will host a virtual town hall on the need for accountability and justice at a time when both are severely lacking in American institutions. “We are at an inflection point when it comes...
Shots in Arms, Transit Equity, and Labor Justice in Lansing, MI

Shots in Arms, Transit Equity, and Labor Justice in Lansing, MI

Written by Jerome L. Reide, Former NAACP Regional Field DirectorA March announcement that the Capital Area Transit Authority (CATA), which serves the greater Lansing and East Lansing communities, would transport people in need to get Covid-19 vaccines sounded like...