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Same Game Different Smokers Exhibit at Washington Park
Saturday, June 01, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Audience: Adults/ Teens/ Older Adults
Categories: Exhibits/Displays
Same Game Different Smokers is an exploration of the troubling relationship the tobacco industry has had with the Black Community over the last 400+ years. A collection of archival ads and images are brought together to answer some extremely important questions. We interrogate the complex connection between increased demand for commercialized tobacco, the transatlantic slave trade, racialized advertising, targeted ad placement and the fact that 45,000 African Americans die every year from tobacco-related illness. In recent times, the Nicotine Addiction industry has worked hard to create the next generation of smokers. shamelessly using social media and a plethora of flavors to addict children. This is merely a page taken from Big Tobacco's proverbial playbook as it has used menthol flavoring and strategic ad placement to attract and addict African Americans of all ages for more than 50 years. Same Game Different Smokers offers enriching food for thought which once fully digested, might bring about positive change in the lives of individuals and the community at large.Other Dates/Locations: Washington Park (May 20, 2024), Washington Park (May 21, 2024), Washington Park (May 22, 2024), Washington Park (May 23, 2024), Washington Park (May 24, 2024), Washington Park (May 28, 2024), Washington Park (May 29, 2024), Washington Park (May 30, 2024), Washington Park (May 31, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 3, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 4, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 5, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 6, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 7, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 8, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 10, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 11, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 12, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 13, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 14, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 15, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 17, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 18, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 20, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 21, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 22, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 24, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 25, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 26, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 27, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 28, 2024), Washington Park (Jun 29, 2024)
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