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A Powerful Op-Ed: Encouraging the Black Community to Embrace Organ Donation
February 23, 2026
Tennessee Donor Services Ambassador and liver recipient, Dr. Wille Mae Hubbard’s op-ed in The Tennessean urges the critical need for all Tennesseans to say “YES” to organ donation–especially members of the Black community.
This Black History Month, step into Dr. Hubbard’s story as she recounts her transplant journey, shares how her donor’s decision enabled her to continue saving and improving lives through her practice as a pediatrician, and the importance of people from all ethnic backgrounds registering as organ, eye and tissue donors.
Read her op-ed here.
Register your decision today at donatelifetn.org.
About Tennessee Donor Services
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Tennessee Donor Services a non-profit, organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving and improving lives by connecting organ and tissue donations to the patients who need them. TDS serves nearly five and a half million people in Tennessee and Virginia.
