National Black Nurses Association, Inc.

12/05/2025

The National Black Nurses Association invites you to join us for our 38th Annual Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill!🇺🇸

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Hilton Capitol Hill: 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001

NBNA nurses from across the nation will gather to elevate our collective voice, engage lawmakers, and champion policies that shape a healthier, more equitable future.

Stay tuned for registration details and event updates. We look forward to seeing you on Capitol Hill!

12/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s NBNA Trivia Raffle! 🎉

Trivia Question: What is the name of the official publication of the National Black Nurses Association?
Answer: The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association (JNBNA)

Congratulations to Crystal Bailey, BSN of the Black Nurses Association of Greater St. Louis Chapter, our weekly raffle winner! 🏆

We appreciate your engagement and encourage you to stay tuned for next week’s trivia raffle.

Have a great rest of your week!
— The NBNA Historical Society

12/04/2025

Celebrate NBNA Founders’ Day!🎉

Join us in honoring 53 years of service, leadership, and legacy within the National Black Nurses Association. This Founders’ Day, we proudly recognize the extraordinary contributions of nurses across the nation who continue to uplift our communities and advance the nursing profession.

Add our official Founders’ Day profile frame to your photo and help spread the celebration! https://twb.nz/nbnafounder

Honoring Our Legacy, Igniting Our Future. ✨

12/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s NBNA Trivia Raffle! 🎉

Trivia Question: Which past president of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc. established Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill, and in what year?

Answer:Dr. C. Alicia Georges in 1988

Congratulations to Dr. Michele Davis of the Hampton Roads of Virginia Chapter, our weekly raffle winner! 🏆

We appreciate your engagement and encourage you to stay tuned for this week’s trivia raffle.

Wishing you a wonderful week!
— The NBNA Historical Society

12/02/2025

Happy Giving Tuesday!🎉

Today, we celebrate generosity, community, and the power of collective impact. Join us in honoring this global day by supporting the National Black Nurses Association.

Your gift helps NBNA:
✨ Expand scholarships and leadership development
✨ Support health equity initiatives nationwide
✨ Empower chapters with essential resources and advocacy
✨ Honor our rich nursing legacy while investing in the future

Celebrate Giving Tuesday by supporting NBNA today!

Give here: https://nbna.memberportal.org/?nd=simple_store_donation&page_id=133

Thank you for helping us uplift Black nurses and strengthen communities across the nation.

11/26/2025

A Thanksgiving Message of Grace and Resolve

As we gather in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to offer each of you a message of deep gratitude, solidarity, and hope. This season calls us to pause, breathe, and remember the profound grace that persists even in days touched by uncertainty, tension, and transformation.

These are undeniably trying sociopolitical times. The conversations around us can feel heavy, the divisions sharp, and the demands on your hearts and hands unrelenting. Yet through it all, you continue to embody an unwavering commitment to healing. As nurses you step into rooms where fear and fatigue are palpable and create spaces of calm. You advocate for those whose voices are too often overlooked. You carry histories of resilience while shaping futures defined not by limitation but by possibility.

Thanksgiving, at its best, reminds us of what endures. Gratitude does not ignore struggle; it illuminates what sustains us through it. And you through your service, your leadership, your compassion are among those sustaining forces in our communities and in our nation.

This year may gratitude become a grounding place for you.
May you find rest where the world has demanded too much.
May you rediscover joy where the days have felt heavy.
May you feel surrounded by the love of family, friends, and the community that stands with you.
And may you remember that your work is not only seen, but also deeply valued.

In moments when the headlines threaten to eclipse hope, know that your presence as a Black nurse remains an act of resistance, courage, conviction, and brilliance. You continue a legacy forged by those who persisted through storms far greater than their resources. You carry that torch forward with dignity, intellect, and grace.

As you sit at your tables some full, some quiet, some touched by loss, some overflowing with laughter I hope you feel affirmed in all that you do and encouraged by those around you. Let this holiday refill your spirit so that you may continue to lead, serve, and uplift from a place of renewed strength.

Thank you for all you do. Thank you for all you are.
Wishing you and yours a peaceful, restorative, and grace-filled Thanksgiving.

Sheldon D. Fields PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FNAP, FAANP, FADLN, FAAN
14th President & CEO – National Black Nurses Association, Inc

11/21/2025

NBNA Founders' Day Weekly Trivia Raffle Winner!🎉

Trivia Question: Who made the motion to establish the National Black Nurses Association?

Answer: Dr. Betty Smith Williams

Congratulations to Kenyatta David, RN, BSN, SANE, our weekly raffle winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for next week’s trivia question and another chance to win!

If you haven't already registered for our Virtual Founders' Day Celebration on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 5:00 pm EST - 7:00 pm EST. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ziO9u8Y1TeCMsNG7r-3qwA

11/21/2025

NBNA Issues Position Statement on Race-Linked Disparities in Maternal Care

These events underscore the urgent need for action to eliminate inequities in maternal health care and ensure that Black mothers, birthing people, and their infants receive equitable, respectful, and lifesaving care.

We are deeply concerned about the disturbing treatment of Karrie Jones at Dallas Regional Medical Center (Mesquite, TX) and the ongoing systemic failures in the care of Black birthing people, including cases like Mercedes Wells.
These events underscore the urgent need for action to eliminate inequities in maternal health care and ensure that Black mothers, birthing people and their infants receive equitable, respectful, and lifesaving care.

Join us in amplifying this message. Maternal justice is a nursing imperative, and it’s time for change.

Read our full position statement here: https://nbna.org/national-black-nurses-association-nbna-position-statement-on-the-treatment-of-karrie-jones-at-dallas-regional-medical-center-mesquite-tx-and-ongoing-failures-in-the-care-of-black-birthing-peopl/

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11/19/2025

It is with profound sadness that the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) mourns the loss of Dr. Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN, a Lifetime Member of NBNA and an extraordinary leader in the nursing profession.

Dr. Scott served as the Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Nursing and was widely recognized for her visionary leadership, academic excellence, and unwavering commitment to advancing equity in nursing. She championed healthier work environments, strengthened nursing education pathways, and uplifted countless nurses and students through mentorship and advocacy.

NBNA honors Dr. Scott not only for her national leadership but also for her longstanding service and dedication to our organization. Her legacy resonates deeply within our community and across the nursing profession.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, colleagues, and the many lives she touched. May her memory continue to inspire us to lead boldly, serve compassionately, and advocate for equity in all we do.

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11/19/2025

The NBNA, stands united in response to the proposed federal limitation on student-loan access for nursing education. This proposed change threatens to block crucial paths for aspiring nurses and disproportionately impacts historically marginalized communities.

We urge policymakers to:
- Recognize how limiting access to loans undermines diversity in nursing.
- Safeguard educational funding that enables talented students — especially from underrepresented backgrounds — to enter and advance in the profession.
- Partner with nursing associations to ensure that policies strengthen our workforce rather than shrink our pipeline.

As we champion health­care equity, the strength of our nursing workforce matters more than ever. We must keep the doors open for tomorrow’s nurses.

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11/18/2025

NBNA Statement on DOE’s Proposed Definition of Professional Degree Programs

The National Black Nurses Association stands with AACN and the nursing community in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to exclude graduate nursing programs from the “professional degree” category. This change would restrict access to essential student loan resources for nurses pursuing advanced roles, disproportionately impacting Black nursing students and other underrepresented groups.

NBNA remains committed to advocating for nursing’s inclusion, protecting equitable access to education, and strengthening the nation’s healthcare workforce.

Read the full press release below.

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11/14/2025

Join Us for Our Virtual Founders’ Day Celebration! 🎉

On December 18, 2025, we honor the visionary leaders who established the National Black Nurses Association in 1971 and paved the way for generations of Black nurses across the nation.

This year’s theme, “Honoring Our Legacy, Igniting Our Future,” reminds us that our history fuels our progress, our purpose, and our power.

Let’s come together as a community to reflect, celebrate, and continue the legacy of excellence in nursing leadership, advocacy, and service.

🔗 Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ziO9u8Y1TeCMsNG7r-3qwA #/registration