Black Nurses Week

Black Nurses Week Black Nurses Week® is a movement. We honor our legacy, amplify the power of Black nurses, and create spaces for us to thrive, lead, and transform healthcare.

Let’s stop pretending this is just about student loans.What The Whiteness of Wealth makes clear is that systems don’t ju...
05/03/2026

Let’s stop pretending this is just about student loans.

What The Whiteness of Wealth makes clear is that systems don’t just operate on effort. They operate on access to wealth.

And education is one of the clearest examples of that.

We’ve been told access to education is the goal.
But access without financial stability is not real access.

Because the question has never just been who can get in.
It’s who can afford to stay without their life falling apart.

When financial pathways tighten, the impact is predictable.
Those with a cushion absorb the risk.
Those without it have to think twice, delay, or walk away.

Not because they lack ambition.
Because the risk is different.

That’s how people get filtered out quietly.
That’s how pipelines stay controlled.

This is how the racial wealth gap widens.
We will go deeper on the monthly virtual meetup.

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1 more deal for you.It’s not just for Nurses Week though.You either didn’t know…or you forgot.And honestly, that’s not s...
05/01/2026

1 more deal for you.

It’s not just for Nurses Week though.

You either didn’t know…
or you forgot.

And honestly, that’s not surprising.

Most nurses have been too busy
fighting for lunch breaks,
safe staffing,
and just getting through the shift.

So when something actually benefits you?
It doesn’t always reach you.

This is one of those things.

The cruise is cool,
but being in a room full of Black nurses in Tulsa is cooler.

Save it.
Send it to a nurse who didn’t know either.

05/01/2026

[REPLAY] Stephanie Skipper temporarily lost her license due to a competitor making a false complaint to the Maryland Board of Nursing. She now plans to hold all of the involved parties accountable by suing for $400M. Is that even possible? Watch this REPLAY to the end to find out.

If you got nothing else from this LIVE, get this:

The issue isn’t just what happened to Stephanie. It’s that the system allows decisions to be made without the level of verification you would expect….and the burden falls on the nurse to fix it after the damage is already done.

Follow Stephanie to stay updated on this story.

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04/30/2026

We are more connected than ever…

and still navigating this work alone.

1 in 3 adults are experiencing loneliness right now.
And in nursing? It hits different.

The things we carry, the things we see, the things we don’t say out loud…

most of that is being processed in isolation.

That’s not normal. And it’s not sustainable.

Some spaces are meant to be experienced in real time.
In a room where people understand you without explanation.

Tulsa is that room.

Early access ends May 31.

Be in the room.

www.BlackNursesWeek.com

More Nurses Week Deals.The best one is probably slide 3😉Like. Save. Share. Repost.🔁         💊💉
04/30/2026

More Nurses Week Deals.

The best one is probably slide 3😉

Like. Save. Share. Repost.🔁

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04/30/2026

Most frequently asked question!

LPN/LVNs are most definitely welcomed.

Shame on anyone who has made you feel like you didn’t belong.

2026 BNW Conference
July 30-August 1
Hyatt Regency | Tulsa, OK

LINK IN BIO.

04/30/2026

You don’t need more time to think about it.

You been waiting and watching.
It’s time to make a move.

If you remain indecisive about attending the 2026 Black Nurses Week Conference, I will be hosting a virtual event that brings you inside the BNW Conference experience.

Join the FREE 📩email list to get your invite.

www.BlackNursesWeek.com

2026 Nurses Week deals👀Save it.Share it.Send it to another nurse.Did I miss any deals? Let me know in the comments.     ...
04/29/2026

2026 Nurses Week deals👀

Save it.
Share it.
Send it to another nurse.

Did I miss any deals? Let me know in the comments.

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04/26/2026

🎥 TT: elegance_monroe

Please visit her page to get additional details to her story.

As a nurse that has worked inpatient and outpatient surgical services, some of the events she describes during pre-op and post-op are unusual to me.

So many people failed this woman and I’m bothered by the role the nurse played as mentioned in additional videos on her page.

I emphasized “wife” because she denies having any in*******se with men as she identifies as a married le***an.

This is wrong on so many levels.

What are your thoughts?

04/26/2026

You finally got your break.

And for a moment… it feels like relief.

You’re sitting down
You’re breathing
You’re not being pulled in five directions

But that’s the part nobody talks about.

When you’ve been paying an emotional tax for too long…
even a small moment of peace feels like something worth holding onto

So you stay.

You adjust.
You normalize it.
You carry more than your role ever called for
and tell yourself you’re good

Meanwhile… nothing actually changed

That’s not relief

That’s the cost… catching up to you in silence

So now it’s a decision

Find a room where people are aligned and moving together
or stay where you are
figuring it out by yourself

Black Nurses Week Conference
Tulsa, OK | July 30 – August 1

Be in the room. LINK IN BIO

04/26/2026

You didn’t just “become” this version of yourself at work.

The overthinking.
The shutting down.
The reading the room before you speak.
The pushing through when something doesn’t feel right.

That was learned.

Not because you were weak…
but because at some point, survival was necessary.

The problem is…
nobody ever teaches you how to come out of it.

So you stay in it.
You function in it.
You build a whole career inside of it.

And call it “being a good nurse.”

That’s what we’re unpacking at Black Nurses Week.

Not surface level conversations.
Not performative spaces.

Real conversations about what this profession has required from you…
and what it’s time to take back.

Be in the room.
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