Dr. Charles Drew | 28 Days of Black Excellence

On this Valentine’s Day, GPS highlights the outstanding accomplishments of Dr. Charles Drew, who is responsible for the creation of what we’ve come to know as “blood banks.”

We turn to Aretha Franklin for our musical inspiration which melds our faith in the Creator and love for each other in one classic song that is known from the silver screen to the car radio, “I Say a Little Prayer For You.”

Dr. Charles Drew (1904-1950)

Notable Achievements: “Father” of the blood bank; in 1938, Drew received a Rockefeller Fellowship to study at Columbia University; first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Columbia, first African American examiner for the American Board of Surgery; In 1944, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People honored Drew with its 1943 Spingarn Medal for “the highest and noblest achievement” by an African-American “during the preceding year or years.”

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