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Black History Month event explores the concept of care grounded in connection and community A joint venture between the McGill Chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Association (CBNA-McGill), the Nursing Graduate Students Society (NGSA), and the Office for Social Accountability in Nursing (OSAN), this special event was held at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) […]
On February 24, the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA) McMaster and the Black Nurses and Students Allied for Success (BNSAS) program hosted “Black Nurses: Then & Now”, an inspiring panel discussion dedicated to spotlighting the experiences, achievements, and ongoing impact of Black nurses within the healthcare system. The event brought together students, emerging professionals, and seasoned clinicians for an evening of […]
Black History Month is both a celebration and a responsibility. At CBNA, we honour the legacy and contributions of Black nurses while actively advancing mentorship, leadership development, and systemic change in healthcare. This month serves as a reminder that our work extends beyond recognition — it is about building influence, expanding opportunity, and advancing equity […]
When Safeyyah Raji looks out at her nursing class at Western University, she sees possibility — but also responsibility.Raji remembers what it felt like to move through nursing education without feeling like she belonged there, though she is now a lecturer at Western’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing and Ontario regional lead for the […]
In October 2023, RNAO convened an expert panel to determine the purpose and scope of this BPGand to develop research questions to inform the systematic reviews.The RNAO expert panel included early-to-late career Black nurses and Black nursing students with knowledge and experiencein all domains of practice: administration, clinical care, education, research and policy. Expert panel […]
Black Nurses and Students Allied for Success strengthens representation, guidance and community A new mentorship initiative at Western’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing aims to strengthen belonging and representation in nursing. The Black Nurses and Students Allied for Success (BNSAS) program is an initiative of the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA) recently implemented at Western. The program pairs […]
During Black History Month, we are taking time to highlight the Black nursing students within our faculty whose leadership, dedication and commitment to compassionate care are shaping the future of nursing. While this month offers an important opportunity for reflection and recognition, our commitment to equity, representation and belonging extends far beyond it. In partnership […]
The Canadian Black Nurses Alliance – University of Saskatchewan (CBNA-USask) is an academic chapter of the national Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA). The mission of the CBNA is to serve, mentor, and empower Black Canadian nurses through the power of community. The first national organization for Black nurses in Canada, CBNA was born from the […]
“Practicums are integral to our education, but they present unique challenges for Black nursing students. Given the severe underrepresentation of Black students within the Faculty of Nursing and across other Canadian universities, we often enter these clinical settings feeling isolated or alone.” Lawal, as a longtime advocate of African and Caribbean students, saw this missing piece for her students, like […]
In the first year of the BScN program, Dorcas Nkrumah and Thianna Edwards were both immediately drawn to the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance U of T Chapter (CBNA UofT). A student club launched just over three years ago, the CBNA U of T Chapter engages nursing students and other health professions from across U of T, to create a sense of […]
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