Black History Month Reflections from the Sickle Cell Community

Black History Month offers an opportunity to honour the resilience, leadership, and lived experiences of Black people and their communities.

Judy Grandison is a longtime community advocate and mother whose son lives with sickle cell disease — a genetic blood disorder that disproportionately affects Black communities. Despite being one of the most common genetic conditions globally, sickle cell disease remains under-resourced and often stigmatized.