As World Blood Donor Day nears, health experts stress the crucial need for Black donors to help patients with sickle cell disease and fill gaps in national and global blood supplies.

This post was updated June 23 at 8:52 p.m. On World Blood Donor Day, 5-year-old Wesley Rae met one of the donors who helped save his life. Monday, June 30, 2025. Advertise Donate Submit.