The Milwaukee Collaborative Project recently confirmed Randolphs observation, noting that within the 53209, 53205, and 53206 zip codes, which have a population that is nearly 80% African American, menthol promotions are displayed by 69% of retailers, compared with 30% and under for two other zip code clusters studied within Milwaukee, both of which had proportionately higher white and Latinx populations
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And while that group did not respond to interview requests, John Dixon, a past president of NOBLE and the police chief in Petersburg, Virginia, told me he thought a menthol ban would probably have an adverse effect on the minority community, adding that prohibitions cause a whole other host of problems, including a burden on law enforcement. NOBLE currently lists RAI Services Co.part of Reynolds Americanas one of its financial backers
