DEMBY: They were looking for the folks in the neighborhood who knew, you know, where the parties were, who knew where the fun stuff was happening, who knew everybody, basically
So its interesting that my songs and my lyrics have translated from what I give my friends on a personal level to a large scale
"Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities." The FDA notes "particularly high rates of use by youth, young adults, and African American and other racial and ethnic groups." The federal government is implicitly denying the moral agency of black people, suggesting that they, like adolescents, are helpless to resist the allure of "predatory marketing" or the appeal of menthol's minty coolness
In a plush bar in Johannesburg, Sizwe Ncapayi leans against a gleaming wooden bar counter, strikes a match and with a flick of his wrist lights a thick cigar
Smoke contains thousands of toxic compounds, many of which can cling to surfaces, penetrate fabrics, and linger in the air long after smoking has stopped
