July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month

Actress and singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins (of TLC) is lending her famous voice to help others fight life-threatening diseases. Tionne, who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a child, is partnering with Be The Match to encourage more African Americans to join the Be The Match Registry as committed members.

Thousands of patients with leukemia, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening diseases need a marrow transplant. Most have no matching donor in their family and turn to the Be The Match Registry to find someone who can give them hope for a cure. While the number of African American patients receiving transplants has doubled since 2004, more committed African Americans are needed to step up so every patient has hope for a cure.

July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month. So this month in particular, we’re asking you to step up to save lives.

Learn more and get involved at Be the Match: Step Up!