SEATTLE — A special edition of Conversations with KD Hall will be taped with a live audience on Sept. 17 as a part of a major sickle cell awareness effort and blood drive.

From 10 a.m. to noon, attendees will be part of the show that has several local leaders slated to speak, including Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and medical professionals. It will be held at 101 S. Jackson St. in Seattle.

Sickle cell is a blood disorder that affects more than 100,000 Americans.

Show host and KD Hall Foundation executive director KD Hall said the majority of those living with the condition identify as BIPOC.

"It continues to be one of the most underfunded conditions in the U.S.," Hall said. "At the same time, BIPOC communities face disproportionate barriers in accessing quality healthcare and menta

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