By: Fred Smith

Not enough is being done to make organ donation more accessible for people of color — and according to Aisha Tator, there’s still a long way to go. She describes the ongoing shortage as an *organ scarcity crisis* that has escalated into a public health emergency.

“We have over 50% of New Yorkers enrolled in the New York State Donate Life Registry,” Tator told the *AmNews*. “But we have a lot of work to do. We have 8,000 people who are depending on us to be advocates.”

Tator serves as the Executive Director of Donate Life New York State, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing organ and tissue donations. The organization emphasizes the urgent need to raise awareness about the nationwide shortage of available organs.

One of the key steps toward addressing the crisis, Tator not

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