In seeking blood donations it has often been difficult to reach the African American community.
Delmarva Public Media's Rodolfo Rubio-Guerra looks at the hesitancy and history behind its hesitancy.
Delmarva Public Media's Kevin Diaz provided reportorial and editorial assistance for this story.
(This story is the first in a new reporting initiative called Intergenerational Beats, which pairs a student journalist with a professional journalist in order to cover important topics that face our region while contributing to the education of the next generation of journalists.)
