Former baseball player turned prolific NFT artist, micah johnsonhas been associated with American Heart Association (AHA) to help raise awareness through NFTs. The initiative arises during Heart Month in the United States and seeks to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and promote healthier lives for everyone around the world.
Bent “I is the heart”, NFTs feature a character named Aku, who is a young black man wearing an astronaut helmet. The character is inspired by his nephew’s question about whether astronauts can be black. The sale of NFTs will start tomorrow at Main folder.xyz, an NFT minting platform, and ends on February 4. Each piece will cost 0.03 ETH, or $47 at press time, with 50% of the proceeds donated to the AHA.
Aku’s Heart presented by @corazon_americano : Feb 2 at 6:30pm EST ❤️💫👩🏾🚀 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association.https://t.co/htXzggLXFk
— Aku 👨🏾🚀 Akutars (@AkuDreams) January 31, 2023
Johnson is a former professional baseball player who has gone on to become a renowned digital artist. His work has garnered rave reviews, prompting Fortune magazine to include him on their list of the 50 Most Influential People in NFTs.
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The former baseball player says this initiative is very close to his heart because he lost his grandfather to illness in 2015. In a statement, he notes: “With my family history of heart disease, the idea that a character I created can play a role in helping bring awareness and hopefully solutions for my family and potentially even myself is incredibly sobering.”
Raymond Vara, the AHA’s volunteer board chair, is equally enthusiastic about the initiative. “As we kick off American Heart Month, we’re excited for Micah Johnson to raise critical awareness in this new way.” Johnson “started this art project to inspire young people, something the American Heart Association is also passionate about, whether it’s encouraging kids to live healthy lives or pursue careers in science and medicine.”
According to the AHA, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, with stroke coming in second. Global Statistics indicate that about 60 million people develop cardiac complications each year. In 2019 alone, around 19 million people lost their lives to the disease.
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