LaTasha Lee, PhD,MPH

🩸 January is #NationalBloodDonorMonth. I just booked my @RedCross blood donation appointment. Blood donation is truly the lifeblood for so many. As someone with O+ blood, I hope my donation helps someone in need. Please consider donating. #GiveBlood #DonateBlood #PublicHealth

Her legacy reminds us: medical breakthroughs must never come at the cost of dignity. The injustices of the past must power a more equitable future. #HenriettaLacks #HeLaCells #HealthEquity #BiomedicalScience #SickleCell

Standing before the Henrietta Lacks mural on a corner near @HopkinsMedicine today—reflecting on my time as a bench scientist in cancer cell biology at @MoffittNews and the enduring impact of HeLa cells across biomedical science, including sickle cell disease.

I’m proud of all you’ve accomplished — and honored to keep pushing forward together. ❤️🩸#SickleCell #Advocacy #SCD #ConquerSCD hematology.org/newsroom/press…

continue to fuel my purpose every day. To Dr. Bailey, Regina and Ashley I want to celebrate you and the work of your respective teams. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your partnership. And thank you for letting me walk beside you in this work for more than 10 years.

Over a decade ago, when I was at ASH helping launch the sickle cell initiative, I met three extraordinary patient organizations — @SCDAAorg @SCCConsortium & @SickCells. Since then, each of you have become my friends, trusted partners, and colleagues, and today’s recognition is

I Walked Away At My Breaking Point, Now I Help Black Women Protect Themselves At Work essence.com/news/money-car…

is better than what you have. When you refocus your attention on yourself, you quickly learn that The Lord has been so good to you. Don’t be distracted by the flashy lights. Everything that glitters ain’t gold.

be in their business until our’s is ignored or left incomplete. When you focus on your own work you will not have time to wonder or worry about what others are doing. Distractions cause accidents. Assumptions lead to bitterness. Beloved, stop thinking that what they have

On this next journey I’m inspired by these words from Pastor McGhee Word from a few weeks ago Galatians 6:4 (NLT) - “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.”

As we begin this month of thanks and giving I continue to lean on faith to endure. This Daily Jesus spoke to my soul this morning and thank my sister in Christ for sharing these messages with me … enjoy and Let Go & Let God youtu.be/3RL0vG_hC1I tiktok.com/t/ZTMVn12mx/

Congratulations to, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) MPH, and Tim Scott (R-SC), who were honored with the 2025 Champion Award from the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.

So here’s to our hair. To our heritage. To the generations before us who wove hope into every strand, and to us—continuing the tradition of celebrating, preserving and elevating our crowns. #BlackHairMagic #Sisterlocs #BlackHeritage #NaturalHair #CulturalPride

coil, every lock, every strand lies a story of resilience and pride. 🌱 And in locking my hair this way, I found freedom: freedom from imposed standards, freedom to reclaim my voice, freedom to shine unapologetically.

Hair is our history. Hair is our story. 🖤 For centuries, Black hair has held meaning beyond what meets the eye—offering identity, resistance, survival, and freedom. From the intricate braids of West Africa (where hairstyle often signified tribe, age, status)