Big Business Must Stop Taking Big Tobacco Money

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Big Business Must Stop Taking Big Tobacco Money

By Dr. Phillip Gardiner | Special to The OBSERVER It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there are still Black organizations accepting their funding. By doing so, these Black organizations enable the tobacco industry to portray themselves as allies to our […]

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