Detroit Wayne Oakland Tobacco-Free Coalition

08/28/2026

A major win for public health and the Detroit community! 💙 After nearly two years of advocacy, organizing, and persistence, the proposed cigar lounge at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has officially been dropped.

We’re proud to celebrate the Detroit Wayne Oakland To***co Free Coalition, our partners, and everyone who stood together to protect travelers and workers from secondhand smoke. This is what community power looks like. 👏🏾

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08/28/2026

✨ Calling all Detroit teens! ✨

Get ready to go Down the Rabbit Hole of Hair & Wellness 🦋💗 Join us for an interactive afternoon all about healthy hair, wellness, confidence, and connection!

📅 September 26, 2026
⏰ 1PM–4PM
📍 Detroit, Michigan
💕 Ages 13–17

Limited spots are available! RSVP today and secure your spot:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/down-the-rabbit-hole-of-hair-wellness-teen-workshop-tickets-1998700446840?aff=oddtdtcreator

We can’t wait to see you there! 🦋✨

Sponsored by Making It Count Community Development Corporation.

07/30/2026

The DWOTFC says THANK YOU to Councilman Scott Benson 3rd District Office and Detroit City Council for bestowing the highest honor from our hometown to our coalition for keeping DTW Smoke Free. Councilman Benson has been a true partner in the mission to lift up youth voices and champion our cause to protect public health.

07/24/2026

07/16/2026

Thank you to all of our coalition members, organizations, and partners! ABD Advocacy, Keep MI Kids To***co Free Alliance, Campaign for To***co Free Kids, Americans For Non Smokers Rights, African American To***co Control Leadership Council, Center for Black Health, Parents Against Va**ng E-Cigs, American Heart Association, ACS CAN, American Lung Association, DABO Detroit, Detroit Recovery Project, Livonia Save or Youth, The Guidance Center, Center For Urban Youth and Family Development, FIRE, Detroit Police Law Enforcement Explorers, D-Rob Cares Foundation, Belmont Basketball Foundation, Jodi Radke, Molly Moilanen, A'Lynne Boles Dukes.

Wayne County Airport Authority scraps its cigar lounge plan for DTW after months of public health pushback and shifting financial priorities

07/16/2026

Thank you to our coalition members, partners, and concerned citizens across the country who helped us fight to Keep DTW Smoke Free! Today is proof that education and advocacy makes a difference.

Plans for a proposed cigar lounge at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport have been scrapped, with airport officials citing economic uncertainty following Spirit Airlines’ closure.

07/15/2026

🚬 WAIT… CIGARETTES… MAKING A COMEBACK?

A surprising new trend is emerging: some Gen Z and younger adults are reportedly trading in their vapes for “old-school” ci******es, fueled in part by a wave of ’90s nostalgia.

Did you ever think we’d see this happen again?