Nurses reflect on their heroic work during the COVID-19 pandemic, their sacrifices, and the importance of their contributions to healthcare.

Muriel Walker was the first African-American registered nurse that was hired at Akron General Cleveland Clinic, formerly known as the People’s hospital. But, she was also the first African ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

Alvionna Brewster is the driving force behind the Black Nurse Entrepreneurs (BNE) group, a community dedicated to supporting African-American nurses. Founded in 2015, BNE has grown to include over ...

The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) convened its 37th Annual Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6. This year’s theme, “Reimagining ...

The Children's Bureau was particularly interested in educating nurse-midwives to oversee and replace the apprentice-educated "granny," who was still delivering a large number of African American ...

Over 70 years ago, 300 courageous African American nurses now known as the Black Angels, left their homes and families to assume positions on the front lines in the battle against tuberculosis her ...

An honor is coming for a former Pauls Valley resident who decades ago stepped in as the first African American nurse at a hospital in Ardmore. Erma Willis-Alford will be in the Black History Month ...

"We believe that a jury will agree that what was done to Ms. Dysart and the other African-American nurses was inappropriate and should not have occurred in a civilized society," Barack said Monday ...

During his two-year term, Williams also is focused on reducing disparities in health and health care for persons of color, improving access to basic care in Haiti and Africa, and bolstering the NBNA's ...