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New Documentary Takes Hard Look at Tobacco Industry's Predatory Tactics for New Generations

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Six years after his seminal short film "Black Lives/Black Lungs" documented the decades-long campaign transforming menthol into a Black cigarette, filmmaker and former Truth Initiative fellow Lincoln Mondy released today his follow-up documentary exposing the tobacco industry's manipulative efforts to skirt federal regulations. "Black Lives/Black Lungs: The Journey of a Stolen Leaf" unravels the industry's forward-looking strategy of protecting profits, subverting regulations, and maintaining influence through the promotion of e-cigarettes to hook a new generation to nicotine. The short film is available today for wide release on YouTube.

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  • "After exploring the connection between Black people and the tobacco industry with 'Black Lives/Black Lungs,' I knew there was more to the story that needed to be shared," stated Mondy.
  • As colonizers pillaged and stole land from indigenous communities, they also stole their sacred plant, tobacco, turning it into a cash crop.
  • After connecting Big Tobacco to colonization, slavery, and capitalism, Mondy takes viewers to the present by focusing on flavors and industry tactics as connective tissues tying traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes together.
  • Young people can join in taking action around tobacco and vaping as a social justice issue, visit thetruth.com/take-action .

Petalous Publishing Releases Poetry Book About Pickleball by Award-winning Author and Pickleball Player

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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BLUFFTON, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Petalous Publishing, LLC launches Pickleball Poetry: Fun and Whimsical Verses to Dink About by Doug Snelson, award-winning author, and 4.0+ pickleball player.

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  • BLUFFTON, S.C., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Petalous Publishing, LLC launches Pickleball Poetry: Fun and Whimsical Verses to Dink About by Doug Snelson, award-winning author, and 4.0+ pickleball player.
  • The author captures the essence of the game with a sense of humor and compassion to create a fun, amusing, and entertaining book.
  • The Pickler's Pickleball Blog posted an article about the author, From Doubles to Couplets: Pickleball Poetry is Here.
  • The small independent publishing press released its previous poetry title, Laughter Includes the Word: Revealed, A Life of Poetry.

Comedian and Actress Amanda Seales to Host New SiriusXM Show on Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Radio Channel

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and Laugh Out Loud announced today the launch of Amanda Seales' Smart Funny & Black Radio, a new morning show on Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Radio Channel 96. The weekly program will kick off on Monday, April 18, at 10:00 am ET.

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  • Seales' new radio show comes fresh off the finale of the HBO hit Insecure, where she played the much-buzzed-about role of "Tiffany DuBois."
  • "I'm beyond excited to have the amazing Amanda Seales join Laugh Out Loud Radio's expanding family, as we continue to deliver a dynamic slate of voices to the channel," said Kevin Hart, Chairman of Laugh Out Loud.
  • The new, one-hour radio program marks Seales' return to SiriusXM, where from 20032007 she hosted Breakfast at Diva's on Hip Hop Nation.
  • Laugh Out Loud Radio features stand-up comedy curated by superstar Kevin Hart, as well as fresh comedic voices and specials from the Laugh Out Loud stand-up catalog.

Syracuse University's Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) Holds Second Annual Wharlest and Exerlena Legacy Project

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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Syracuse, NY, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wharlest and Exerlena Jackson Legacy Project and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University's College of Law are hosting their second annual program on April 1 and 2, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Syracuse, NY, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wharlest and Exerlena Jackson Legacy Project and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University's College of Law are hosting their second annual program on April 1 and 2, 2022.
  • This is in honor of the memory of Wharlest and Exerlena Jacksonfor their major contributions and sacrifices to the cause of racial justice, civil rights, voting rights, and full civic engagement.
  • There will be remarks byJacksonfamily members, including DeniseJacksonFord and WharlestJackson, Jr., CCJI Director Professor Paula C. Johnson, and law students in the Cold Case Justice Initiative, among other presenters.
  • About the Cold Case Justice Initiative: The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University College of Law was co-founded by Professor Paula C. Johnson and Professor Janis L. McDonald (emerita).

Yale Schwarzman Center Hosts Screening of A Common Ground

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Sunday, October 31, 2021
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The Neutral Ground is a debut feature by Hunt and an Official Selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and AFI Docs.

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  • The Neutral Ground is a debut feature by Hunt and an Official Selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and AFI Docs.
  • In addition to YSC, this event is sponsored by Yale's Department of African American Studies, Film & Media Studies Program, Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration, Poynter Fellowship, School of Art, Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Yale Film Archive.
  • Yale Schwarzman Center (YSC) is a transformational center for student life and the arts at the historic heart of the Yale University campus.
  • YSC produces digital programs and collaborative arts experiences geared toward audiences within and beyond the Yale campus.