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Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia (1890- )
Buckroe Beach is one of the oldest recreational regions in Virginia. In 1619, the “Buck Roe” plantation was designated for public use for the newly arrived English settlers sent by the Virginia Company of London. By 1637, however, the plantation was converted into a commercial tobacco
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Africa: The E-Cigarette Market Struggles More Than Ever to Find its Place
[allAfrica] The often controversial subject of tobacco was discussed during the virtual e-cigarette Summit which took place on December 3rd and 4th 2020. Many experts and scientists were part of the conversation around public health, regulations, policies and harm reduction.
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Ota Benga, African native kept in zoo, kills self
An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. In 1906 the crowds thronged the monkey house exhibit at the Bronx Zoo (New York Zoological Park). Here were mans evolutionary ancestors - monkeys, chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, an orangutan named Dohung and a African of
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20
1916
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
April 20, 1993, Argued
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NIH study links cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans
African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of
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BAT eyes tax holiday for nicotine pouches
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Amend SB 793, Now! - Los Angeles Sentinel
I am concerned about SB 793 as written.  Clearly, we need to be concerned about the growing use of tobacco products among our children and young people.  As a retired track and field athlete, specifically, the 400 meters, I am personally opposed to all types of
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Zimbabwe: Start-Up Ventures Into Cigar Project
Mosi oa Tunya Cigars operates from Harare and one of its main objectives is to add value to tobacco -- one of Zimbabwe's biggest foreign currency earners -- and cultivate export
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Governor Signs Legislation to Ban Tobacco in California; Opponents File Referendum to Overturn the Bill - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 793into lawon Aug. 28. Thelegislationisone of the country’s strongest restrictions on flavored tobacco.The bill would makeita crime for any retailer or individual to sell a flavored tobacco product
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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Farmers Seek US Dollar Payments
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Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson , byname of Joseph Jefferson Jackson (born July 16, 1888, Greenville, S.C., U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1951, Greenville), American professional baseball player, by many accounts one of the greatest, who was ultimately banned from the game because of his involvement in the 1919 Black
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Zimbabwe: Late Opening of Cotton Market Affects Farmers
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Enslavement: 1619 to 1696
Historian Frances Latimer argues that enslavement happened one law at a time, one person at a time. As the American colonies grew throughout the 17th Century, human bondage transformed from indentured servitude to a life of
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South Africa: COVID-19 - the State Cannot Save Us
South Africa's biomedical response has been exemplary, but it has failed to mobilise social movements essential for tackling public health
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EXPLAINED | You don't have to tell a police officer where you got your smokes
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(1951) Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Addresses the NAACP National Convention
In 1951 Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, then President of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, was, was already one of the most prominent African American educators in the United States.  He influenced hundreds of young African Americans who came under his tutelage including undergraduate students at
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Africa: Alternatives to Conventional Tobacco: The Unwavering Stance of Scientists and Experts
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Africa: Harm Reduction - Science, Sociology and Restrictive Regulations
[allAfrica] Following the Global Forum on Nicotine held on June 11th, 2020, Philip Morris International (PMI) organized an event on Tobacco Harm Reduction on June 23rd, 2020.
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South Africa: Young People Are Key to a Nicotine-Free Future - Five Steps to Stop Them Smoking
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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1722- )
The compact city of Kingstown is the capital of the eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  It is also a major port city for the Windward Islands, a chain of Caribbean Islands that includes locales beyond St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Bananas, coconuts and arrowroot
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WATIMA: Why the tobacco debate is heating up
Globally, tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths and illnesses.
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