"Prince Forde, a proud Barbadian cultural advocate and co-founder of the Caribbean Music Awards, and Keenan Special Bristol, a Guyanese-American artist and activist, are using their platforms to save lives. Marie Driven, the Haitian-American managing partner of the Brooklyn-based entertainment company, PlaybookMG, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Nov. 4, that Forde and Bristol are doing so through Music Brings Life, a nonprofit, merging music, culture, and advocacy to raise awareness about the urgent need for blood donations across Black, Caribbean, and Latino communities."
"Driven said, Music Brings Life, and the Sickle Cell Consortium has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club to launch this fall a three-state film screening tour for the new documentary, Students Are Heroes: A Sickle Cell Warrior's Story. The film highlights the courage of students and families living with sickle cell disease and how community action, particularly within the Caribbean Diaspora, can create life-saving change."
Music Brings Life is a nonprofit that merges music, culture, and advocacy to increase blood donations in Black, Caribbean, and Latino communities. The organization was founded by Guyanese-American artist and activist Keenan Special Bristol and is co-led by Barbadian cultural advocate Prince Forde. Music Brings Life partnered with the Sickle Cell Consortium and the Boys & Girls Club to launch a three-state film screening tour for the documentary Students Are Heroes: A Sickle Cell Warrior's Story. The tour launched at the Worley Brown Boys & Girls Club in Norcross, Georgia, will continue through New York City and New Jersey, and plans nationwide expansion for 2026. Bristol has helped collect over 5,000 units of blood since 2009.
Read at www.caribbeanlife.com
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