I've been waiting seven years to get a kidney transplant. The federal contractors charged with recovering organs are failing me, and other Black people and people of color, apparently by design.

Goldring, a 31-year-old Kentucky resident, is one of 33,000 Black patients waiting for an organ transplant. In Minnesota, 352 Black patients sit on the list, 13% of the state’s waitlist.

Anna Czene with CareDx, Inc. says it's important to know that in multicultural communities, individuals are three times more likely to experience organ failures, specifically for heart and kidney.

Communities of color need facts on organ donation, transplants . Sep. 20, 2022 at 4:08 pm Updated Sep. 23, 2022 at 11:16 am . By . Suzanne Watnick. and . Santokh Gill. Special to The Times.

This is why it is especially important that members of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other non-white communities be informed about organ donation and to consider registering as organ donor, which is ...

That's why JJ's Legacy is encouraging donations within communities of color. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, California has nearly 21,000 people on its waiting ...

People of color are not only overrepresented on organ waiting list, they are underrepresented in the donor pool. Sam Fernandez was 16 years old when doctors told her she needed to go on dialysis.

More than 10,000 Texans are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, including many here in College Station and Bryan. Latinos and African Americans make up the largest portion of the state ...

Organ donation is a gift that could save a life, but studies show minorities are less likely to make those donations and more likely to need them. In the Philadelphia area, more than 5,000 people ...