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The American Red Cross Southern Arizona and the Arizona Achievers Foundation surprised Moses Akpan with the Sickle Cell Champion Award, recognizing his outstanding dedication to sickle cell research and service in the community. Tap any quote to play the exact moment.
🎙️ In this clip: Courtney Slanacker · Samuel Ross · Moses Akpan
🔴 American Red Cross🟡 Event partners🟣 Sickle Cell Warriors & advocates🟢 Community voices🔵 From the audience
Moses, you're an inspiration to many.
Samuel Ross read the award aloud and made a promise on behalf of everyone in the room.
Don't stop the fight, and we are all here to support you, my brother.
“He left a highway”
Moses, visibly humbled, thanked the Red Cross and Tucson — and then summed up the film in one line.
Dr. Drew didn't leave a trail. He left a highway.
The blood you give, gives life. In fact, you give life.
📄 Source: Iconic Excellence Comes to Tucson — The Loft Cinema, Tucson, Arizona, September 29, 2026. Quotes are verbatim from the recording's captions, and every timestamp was located in the caption file at build time.
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