OAKLAND, Calif. - TelAve -- Posted courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco- Dallas ~~~

The FDA just banned Red Dye No. 3, yet during a hearing in federal court on Thursday, January 16 in Oakland, the federal agency seeks to dismiss the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council's (AATCLC) lawsuit demanding the FDA ban menthol from cigarettes that would save Black lives.

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Who: AATCLC - African American Tobacco Control Leadership  Council
What: Press conference & rally to stop federal court dismissal of lawsuit by AATCLC against the FDA  for not using its authority to stop the tobacco industry use of menthol to target black communities, after the industry has led to the death of over 1 million black people over two decades

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Where: outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & U.S. District courthouse
1301 Clay Street, Oakland

When: Thursday, January 16, 2025 11:30 a.m.-3pm

11:30 a.m. Gathering outside Federal Building, 1301 Clay street, Oakland, Ca
12:00 p.m. Press Conference and Rally
1:30 p.m. Pack the courtroom
2:00 p.m. Court conference on case dismissal begins

AATCLC call to action: "Please show up in person to support AATCLC in telling the FDA to stop dragging its feet and ban killer menthol cigarettes now."

Visit: www.savingblacklives.org
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods-Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/fda-red-dye-no-3-ban-94c3e418584fb1e91ca3b0cbeb3d5a60