Our goal is to promote awareness on current issues affecting the communities locally and globally. We participated at the Gainesville Hall County Black History Society Juneteenth Celebration 2023 in Georgia to help people live healthier by educating them on the  risks, signs, and symptoms of having one of the most common blood disorder, Sickle Cell Trait.   

At least 3 million people in the United States have SCT, and many are unaware of their status.We want to challenge the misconception that having the sickle cell trait is not a concern; most people with SCT do not have any health problems caused by sickle cell trait, and people with SCT live a normal life because it is a myth. It is safe to say that Sickle Cell Traitors do not or rarely have any of the symptoms of a person with Sickle Cell Disease, but attention is needed as Sickle Cell Traitors have health problems and do not live a normal life.

We want to call global attention to its importance as it can promote healthier living amongst Sickle Cell Traitors. We seek attention from medical professionals to become more knowledgeable by conducting extensive research to hopefully prevent or lessen illnesses in individuals who carry the trait. It is found among people whose ancestors come from Africa (1 in 12 African Americans in the United States is born with sickle cell trait), Western Hemisphere (South America, the Caribbean, and Central America), Saudia Arabia, India, and the Mediterranean countries (Turkey, Greece and Italy).

Citation:

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/traits.html

In-text citation (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020)