We are a professional nursing organization with membership open to RN, LPN/LVN, retired nurses and students.​

• On-line Job Career Center​
• Position Papers on important issues impacting the health care of African American consumers
• Association partnerships with federal and national organizations
• Continuing education contact hours for licensure
• A unified voice for the profession of nursing in Washington to address public policy issues
• Networking with African American nurses from around the country, the Caribbean, Canada and West Africa
• The NBNA Scholarship and Awards Program -- NBNA offers scholarships to all levels of nursing students to continue and complete their nursing education
• Leadership opportunities through committees and taskforces