From plantation-era exploitation to menthol marketing, the tobacco industry has targeted Black Americans for generations. Now, a growing movement is pushing back.
The tobacco industry's relationship with Black America did not begin with advertising. It began with forced labor, centuries ago, when enslaved people cultivated tobacco on Southern plantations. What followed was not a break…
The actress arrives at the NAACP Image Awards looking every bit the Hollywood powerhouse she is — and her slate of upcoming projects is just as commanding.
Kerry Washington has never been one to fade into the background, and her appearance at the 57th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors in Pasadena, California, made that abundantly…

