A ban on menthol cigarettes on the city and state level in New York has led to a conflict between activists in the Black community who are for and against the ban. A group against the proposals led by family members of Eric Garner & George Floyd held a protest at City Hall, and a group led by members of the NAACP and one of the City Council members supporting the ban was held a block away at One Police Plaza.
If you or anyone you know is under the impression that an e-cigarette is more safe than a traditional one, 21-year-old Evan Spahlinger of Naples, Florida seriously begs the differ.
A South African mother was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday (Oct.25) for setting her sons on fire. Noluthando Nomavayi, 37, poured paraffin on her two sons as a punishment for smoking, and one child died from his injuries.
