Tag: health-awareness

Rapper-turned-director Keenan Bristol raises awareness of blood shortages through film, ‘Students Are Heroes’

Music Brings Life Blood Awareness Assembly

Jan. 16, 2025 By Lauren Rapp During National Blood Donor Month, Keenan “Special” Bristol is inspiring young people to donate blood for the first time through his independent film, “Students Are Heroes: A Sickle Cell Warrior’s Story.” The film tells the story of Jordana Bristol, a teenage athlete diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. As…

Pink pride: Thousands unite for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Coney Island

Brooklyn, NY : “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” on Oct 27, 2024. Photo by Erica Price

Oct. 28, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Coney Island’s historic Riegelmann Boardwalk became a vibrant scene of unity, hope and the color pink on Sunday as thousands gathered for the 2024 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This year’s walk, presented by NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, kicked off at 8 a.m. on Oct. 27,…