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Sullivan Opposes Plan to Keep Menthol in Cigarettes

Dr. Louis Sullivan, chair of the Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Professions, is objecting to congressional legislation that would encourage the continued use of menthol as a flavoring in cigarettes, saying it devalues the health of African Americans. Three out of four African American smokers use menthol cigarettes. The Sullivan Alliance is a part of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Click here to read the letter to to Henry A. Waxman, Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives.

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In 2006, blacks made up 22 percent of the U.S. Army overall, but comprised only 12.3 percent of the officer corps and between seven and eight percent of the combat arms officers. The combat arms branches represent the principal pipeline to the Army's senior ranks. In 1990, blacks were 29.1 percent of the Army, but only 11 percent of the officer corps.

Source: Lt. Colonel Anthony D. Reyes, Strategic Options for Managing Diversity in the U.S. Army, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, June 2006