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One of the most moving moments of the night came from a young mother who said the film reminded her to teach her son about the Black leaders who paved the way. Then she asked what keeps people from donating. Tap any quote to play the exact moment.
🎙️ In this clip: Audience member · Dr. Yvette Miller · Courtney Slanacker
🔴 American Red Cross🟡 Event partners🟣 Sickle Cell Warriors & advocates🟢 Community voices🔵 From the audience
I think as a younger Black woman, it's super important to embrace the ability to access information
Sickle cell trait and donation
People with sickle cell trait can give — but not red blood cells, because trait cells can clump in a filtering step. Platelets and plasma are a different story.
they are not eligible to donate red blood cells, but they can donate platelets and plasma, because patients that have sickle cell absolutely need platelets and plasma as well.
The pace of trust
Courtney added that donating is an intimate act — a health history, personal questions, an open arm — and that trusted community partners are what make education land.
education is nothing unless we have the trust
our movement goes at the pace of trust, and that's where we're at today.
📄 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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