Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was born in Washington, DC, the oldest of five children. Drew was an extraordinary athlete, earning several medals for swimming in his elementary years. Later he ...

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 ...

I have a question for you: Do you know who Dr. Charles Drew was? If you do, that’s great. There is, after all, a university named after him just north of us in Los Angeles. Although he was a modern ...

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 ...

At StoryCorps, Charlene Jarvis spoke with her son Ernest about the legacy of her father, Charles Drew, a doctor who developed a way to get... Remembering The Father Of Blood Banking, A Black Doctor ...

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 ...

The American Red Cross recently announced it is facing a national blood crisis, its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. The blood shortage is a risk to patients, especially African Americans.