This National Nurses Week, the AFRO recognizes the vital contributions of Black labor and delivery nurses who bridge the gap in advocacy for their patients. Black nurses are often underrepresented in ...
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of feature stories during Black History Month. Black Nurses Rock Tyler has reached a significant milestone. The local chapter, founded on Feb. 10, 2016, ...
Certified Nurses Day, observed annually on March 19, is a dedicated time to celebrate and honor nurses who have earned certifications in their specific areas of practice. This special day recognizes ...
For National Nurses Week, Black Nurses Rock Tyler members came together at America First Wings & Grill Daiquiris to celebrate. President and founder Lisa Williams, wore a shirt that read “Nurses Lives ...
A Black ICU nurse who claimed a Colorado hospital racially discriminated against her and then fired her for complaining, while wrongfully blaming her for an elderly patient’s death, was awarded $20 ...
Without knowing it, Jatu Boikai has become a medical Pied Pipper of sorts. She’s the nurse manager who has hired 25 Black nurses in an effort to help diversify a profession in which an overwhelming ...
Senior staff columnist Danae Poteat discusses the personal experiences she has had while being a black woman in healthcare ...
As the home of the nation's first hospital and medical school, Philadelphia is considered the "cradle of American medicine." Yet the achievements of a group of local Black women in the nursing field ...
As NASA moves forward with its Artemis Program, which has a goal of developing ways to build a colony on the moon, the Colorado Council of Black Nurses Inc. Aerospace Nursing Department is continuing ...
However, the legacy of nursing excellence extends beyond certification. Throughout history, Black nurses have made significant contributions despite facing extreme adversity. Following the Civil War, ...