Cigars are a lucrative business within the U.S., receiving over $9 billion in revenue each year. It is also an industry that is almost exclusively white and Latino male owners with little diversity.

After extensively researching the domestic and international cigar industry, the owners of Emperors Cut Cigars discovered an interesting finding: With the explosive growth of African American smokers ...

When America began its stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Willis found comfort by retreating to the deck of his Atlanta home to indulge in a cigar. He said enjoying an ...

Black Americans attempt to quit smoking more often than their White counterparts but are less likely to succeed, and they pay the health consequences. This knowledge has driven Kevin Choi, MD, acting ...

You wouldn’t know it from popular culture, but more Americans are embracing the habit. Even so, a vanishingly small number of ...

A new report is raising concern about tobacco use among kids and flavored cigars are among the top concerns. Here in the Valley, Tempe city leaders want to further regulate the selling of tobacco.

*When Monica Cooper walked into a smoke-filled room, it changed her life. She was a New York promotional model in 1998, when she worked an obscure event that she hardly remembers — except that men ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Cigars date back centuries. There are places all over town dedicated to lighting up and hanging out with fellow stogie aficionados. Third Street Cigar in Waterville has been in ...

Tobacco gets a pretty bad rap these days. Scientific research has proven that chronic consumption of the plant can lead to cancer. Most ways of consuming it are now frowned upon by the general ...

This year’s best of the best cigar-tasting event took place at the Shave of Beverly Hills, a modern echo of the elegant tonsorial parlors of Old Bond Street. Our panel of 11 cigar smokers gathered on ...

When Monica Cooper walked into a smoke-filled room, it changed her life. She was a New York promotional model in 1998, when she worked an obscure event that she hardly remembers — except that men ...