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Our analysis of records from the Center for Responsive Politics revealed that half of all black members of Congress received financial support from Lorillard, as opposed to just one in 38 nonblack Democrats
Menthols account for about 30 percent of cigarette sales in the United States, but according to a study cited by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on data from 2008 through 2010, menthols were the choice of 88 percent of black smokersand 57 percent of smokers under 18
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The article compared the treatment of tobacco companies to that of oppressed blacks
Some of the smaller groups that have accepted tobacco money over the yearsincluding the National Black Chamber of Commerce, the Congress of Racial Equality, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and the National Black Police Association (NBPA)are actively opposed to a ban, claiming that it would trigger an illicit trade in menthol cigarettes
