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The Black Menthol Debate: Power, Money, Cancer and Control

By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) 

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A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. “Aren’t cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes,” I asked. “Yeah, but it disproportionately impacts people of color. The ban is targeting Blacks who smoke cigarettes,” replied the lobbyist. “So, the ban means that potentially less Black people will want cigarettes, thus reducing their cancer-risk,” I responded.

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Rep. Mesha Mainor to Present Proclamation to MiraMira90, Advocates Against Gun Violence

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will present a proclamation to Delabia Cameron, founder of MiraMira90, a non-profit organization that advocates against gun violence, promotes social justice and seeks to empower communities on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. 

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Rep. Mesha Mainor Touts Georgia as Electric Vehicle Capital at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) this week traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, where she touted Georgia as the Electric Vehicle Capital of the nation and met with thought leaders, elected officials and business executives. During her remarks as a participant on the “Stateside Climate Solutions,” Rep. Mainor highlighted Georgia’s work to attract electric vehicle manufacturers and suppliers as a bipartisan climate solution that could produce well-paying jobs and clean electric vehicles.

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God is not Counting – Missing Our Purpose

By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) 

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Families across the globe mourn for loved ones lost to war. Whether it is 10,000 in Gaza, 2,000 in Israel, 200,000 in Yemen or half a million in Ukraine-Russia, God is not counting. Rather, God sees every life the same as we are each his child. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5).

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