In our final episode of Black Care Matters, we are honored to share Travis Nelson's inspired story. It serves as a poignant testament to the daunting obstacles felt at the hands of white supremacy and the remarkable determination our Black comm...

Embark with us on Tanisha‘s transformative journey, where she demonstrates that despite the challenges within a predominantly white culture, it’s never too late to pursue a career and healthcare. Discover how she courageously voiced critiques o...

Midwife Annie Johnson takes us on an adventure, honestly exploring how she navigated going from the playgrounds of Berkeley California to the white walls of the ivy leagues, the whole time being sure to be true to herself in order to find her p...

Deidre Greene shares with us how growing up in a predominantly Black community in New Jersey, helped propel her into a position of leadership in nursing. Then, becoming a nurse practitioner here in Oregon, she faced challenges navigating the mi...

Kendra Howard delves into her awakening to the stark inequalities surrounding her as a nurse. In this episode we explore how, during her education and early career, she became aware of her own privilege. These realizations became a motivating f...

Angel Harris takes us on a journey through her impactful 22-year career in nursing. From confronting the overt presence of racism in the segregated South to navigating Oregon's more subtle forms of discrimination, she shares how these experienc...

Marnash Cetz walks us through attending nursing school during a global pandemic. How she almost walked away from the nursing profession within just a couple of months but inevitably found her way to rewrite her future. And how her religious com...

Nurse Megan Ludeña delves deeper into the various dimensions of care. She reflects on how she tends to herself and also how supporting others, irrespective of their background, became not only her avenue for human connection, but also her very ...

Danaya Hall is the former president and founder of the Alliance of Black Nurses Association of Oregon. Her passion for healthcare began during her high school years in the Bay Area, during a time deeply affected by the AIDS epidemic. This insti...

Erica Bailey – the president of the Alliance of Black Nurse Association of Oregon – walks us through her journey growing up biracial in southern California. How the challenges she faced dealing with colorism informed her nonlinear journey over ...

Violet shares with us her unique path as a nurse dedicated to community health. From the hospital to the homes of mothers caring for new babies, to the cafeteria of elementary schools in East County Portland–Violet is a fierce and joyful advoca...

Ron walks us through why he was inspired to make his way into healthcare as a young Black man. How he’s been forced to confront this system built off racism throughout his career, and the especially potent flavor of that system here in Oregon. ...

Welcome to "Black Care Matters." The show where we honor the unique experiences of Black nurses working in the Pacific Northwest.