“The truth shall make you free,” Christ proclaimed in the Gospel of John (8:32), thereby offering encouragement and motivation from on high for us to overcome our moral inertia and pursue the truth of ...

Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Dr. Charles Drew. Or if you or a loved one has ever needed a pint of blood. Raise your hand if you’ve ever had the sudden realization that there is unfairness ...

Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a container making it possible to store blood for battlefield use. An African American, Dr. Charles Drew of Howard University, discovered the process for preserving ...

As a scientist and surgeon, Dr. Charles Drew made discoveries that revolutionized the field of medicine. His life was tragically cut short in 1950 at age 45 in Alamance County, N.C. To this day, many ...

This is the second of four columns celebrating Black History Month. Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C. His father was a carpet layer and his mother was a teacher. He ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center and the 18th Field Artillery Brigade kicked-off Fort Bragg's celebration of Black History Month with a blood drive Feb. 2 celebrating the life and ...

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When many think about blood donation, they may think about the health and age of a donor. But what about diversity, and how that could benefit the blood supply? Middletown resident William Garrett has ...