A recent episode of the NAACP Podcast focuses on sickle cell disease awareness. Host Harold Ford is joined by Earnestine Thompson and LaWanda Bragg-Smith for a conversation about the disease. The discussion covers various aspects of sickle cell disease, including what it is like to live with the condition.

Early diagnosis and access to quality healthcare are also talked about. Further details about the episode and the conversation can be found through Miami's Community News, which features the NAACP Podcast episode as part of its coverage.