sickle cell awareness month

Jasemine Jackson-Winston with closed-mouth smile and brown and blonde box braids

How One College Student is Turning a TikTok Challenge Into Lasting Awareness for Sickle Cell Disease

In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we spoke with Jasemine Jackson-Winston, a college student dedicated to helping others understand this rare disease that affects Black people at a disproportionate rate.

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