Category: Op-ed
Juneteenth and World Sickle Cell Day: Celebrating and Addressing Well Known Disparities in One Community on the Same Day
Both Juneteenth and World Sickle Cell Day are celebrated to acknowledge the longstanding history of disparities experienced within the same community, while finding concrete solutions to address these challenges. Today marks the one year anniversary of Juneteenth becoming a U.S. federal holiday. Coincidently there is another observance on June 19th that we find equally important…
Donovan Peoples-Jones partners with Sickle Cell 101 to raise awareness for sickle cell with NFL’s My Cause My Cleats
How the Cleveland Browns star wide receiver is making an impact on and off the field for sickle cell Written by Dr. Stephen Boateng, Director of Research and Partnerships, Sickle Cell 101 For Donovan Peoples-Jones (DPJ), he is no stranger to making an impact on the football field. The Cleveland Browns star wideout recorded…