He then realized how menthol's popularity with the Black community came from decades of racially targeted marketing, including ads (such as the Kent Menthol ad shown above) depicting Black models in Black magazines like Ebony, and cultural events in Black neighborhoods like the KOOL Jazz festival, sponsored by the menthol brand
Since smoking can cause diseases like cancer, diabetes, stroke and heart disease, it is believed that approximately 45,000 African Americans will die from a smoking-related illness this year
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