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Tag: National Black Nurses Association

Seated: Phyllis Jenkins, Lauranne Sams, Betty Smith Williams and Ethelrine Shaw. Standing: Gloria Rookard, Betty Jo Davidson, Mary Harper, Doris Wilson, Mattiedna K. Johnson, Phyllis Davis, Mattie Watkins and Florrie Jefferson
Posted inHealth Supplements, Supplements

National Black Nurses Association, Leading the Charge

by WI Guest Author May 13, 2020December 21, 2021

The National Black Nurses Association was organized in 1971 under the leadership of Dr. Lauranne Sams, former dean and professor of nursing at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, and continues to serve a vital role in the personal development and professional trajectory of Black nurses across the nation.

Courtesy of Operation Love
Posted inNational

Initiative Assists L.A. Seniors Amid Pandemic

by WI Guest Author April 20, 2020December 21, 2021
Lauren Underwood
Posted inPolitics

Rep. Underwood to Black Nurses: Go into Politics

by James Wright Jr. February 13, 2019October 31, 2020
Eric Williams, president of the National Black Nurses Association, stands with lifetime members of the organization during the 29th annual NBNA Day on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Health

Black Nurses Storm Capitol Hill

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer February 8, 2017October 30, 2020

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