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

Waco’s first Black Chief Nursing Officer is emphasizing the importance of representation in health care. She's hoping to inspire more people of color to pursue careers in the medical field.

In your Black History Moment, we remember the Homer G. Phillips Hospital and salute the nurses who lived to experience its ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, in an address from the floor of the House of Representatives, focused on the ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton University’s nursing program stands as a beacon of resilience and dedication. Its rich history is ...

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who battled racial discrimination in a barrier-breaking career as a military nurse, serving as the first African American in the regular Army Nurse Corps and later caring ...

One of the most complex relationships was the one that existed between white children and their African American caretakers ... This picture, of slave nurse Louisa and her charge, H.

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 ...