On Sept.13, the annual “Sickle Cell Matters!” Awareness Walk will take on new significance as Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joins the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Michigan Chapter (SCDAA-MI), to unveil a first-of-its-kind sickle cell disease (SCD) specialty license plate — a new symbol of support, visibility, and advocacy for a disease that disproportionately impacts Black communities.

Hosted at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the event will bring together patients, families, healthcare providers, and allies from across the state for a day of unity, education, and action.

The newly announced license plate makes Michigan only the fourth state in the nation to approve such a design, with proceeds supporting sickle cell outreach, educatio

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