Many left their homes and families to assume positions on the front lines in the battle against tuberculosis here at Staten ...

She began her nursing career in 1966 as the first African-American nurse at Memorial Hospital of Southern Oklahoma, now known ...

Black nurses’ contributions to healthcare and to society as a whole have often been undervalued and hidden. As a result, many ...

A recent study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found that nurse staffing rates are worse in hospitals with the highest percentage of Black patients.

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses ... Mahoney received requests from patients as far away as New Jersey ...

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 ...

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 ...