June 28, 2023
Entitled "Transfusion," this digital portrait -- commissioned by the American Red Cross and created by celebrated artivist Nikkolas Smith -- is a call to raise broader awareness about sickle cell disease and the important role donors who are Black play in providing a compatible blood match. One in three African Americans are a match for people with sickle cell disease. PRNewsfoto/American Red Cross.
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Celebrated artivist Nikkolas Smith illustrates reality of patients living with sickle cell disease
Celebrated artist Nikkolas Smith revealed exclusive artwork today illustrating the important role blood donations play for people living with sickle cell disease, the most common — yet often invisible to the public eye — genetic blood disorder in the U.S., which predominantly affects those in the Black community.