Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive
Nyumburu Cultural Center 4018 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, United StatesThe University of Maryland Black Alumni Network’s goal is to increase the number of Black blood donors by holding nationwide and local blood drives. About half of the African American community has type O+ blood, which is the most transfused blood type. Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood disease in the U.S. and primarily affects Black and African American individuals.