Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network
Menthol cigarettes, little cigars and cigarillos are the most heavily marketed and sold products in Black neighborhoods.
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LINCOLN MONDY
The Black Lives / Black Lungs series explores the origins and impact of America’s First Great Enterprise, the Tobacco Industry, and how it shaped the Black experience in America.
Lincoln Mondy (he/him) is the filmmaker behind Black Lives / Black Lungs (2017) and The Journey of a Stolen Leaf (2023). Lincoln designs campaigns, visuals and narratives advancing the health and power of the communities he holds sacred.
Black Lives / Black Lungs (2017)
A short film investigating the tobacco industry’s successful infiltration into the black community.
The Journey of a Stolen Leaf (2023)
In the second installment of Lincoln Mondy's Black Lives / Black Lungs series, The Journey of a Stolen Leaf, names the theft that birthed the tobacco industry.
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