Nurses celebrate Juneteenth

Nurses celebrate Juneteenth

ADonahue

June 13, 2023

“Juneteenth is the real Independence Day in our country,” said Nancy Hagans, RN and a president of National Nurses United (NNU). “It’s celebrating our freedom.”

“To me, it’s freedom day,” said Catrina Sniffen, RN in Lancaster, Calif. “Juneteenth is a celebration to honor the enslaved. They paved the way for my successors, my future. I celebrate their contributions and achievements. It wasn’t an easy road. It means so much to me because of my ancestry. My great-great-grandparents were slaves.”

National Nurses United
Jun 15, 2023

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