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Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette (University of Chicago Press, 2021)

should menthol cigarettes be banned in the U.S.?

keith wailoo weighs in.

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THE POLICY PODCAST OF THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS — PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (OCTOBER 2021)

“I can’t breathe.” Those were George Floyd’s final words before he was murdered by police in Minneapolis — just outside a store known as the best place to buy menthol cigarettes.

Today’s rise in Black deaths, cries of “I can’t breathe,” and the menthol cigarette can all be linked to a long history of race and exploitation. This is revealed in a new book by historian Keith Wailoo: “Pushing Cool,” which pulls back the curtain on the hidden persuaders who shaped menthol buying habits and racial markets across America. — PRINCETON SPIA, ENDNOTES PODCAST

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Listen, bbc radio (september 2021): how menthol cigarettes came to be marketed as the ‘cool’ choice for black americans

WASHINGTON POST PODCAST (Keith Wailoo discusses the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes) — WASHINGTON POST PODCAST (Keith Wailoo discusses the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes)

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MARCH 14, 2019