 1 August 1922, Manhattan, New York – "Black Cross Nurses in the giant parade through Harlem which today opened the thirty-day annual world convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)" | |
| Founded | 1920 |
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| Founder | Henrietta Vinton Davis |
| Type | Non-governmental organization, Non-profit organization |
| Focus | Humanitarian |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Aid |
| Website | www |
Black Cross Nurses (officially the Universal African Black Cross Nurses) is an international organization of nurses which was founded in 1920, based upon the model of the Red Cross. The organization was the women's auxiliary of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League and was established to provide health services and education to people of African descent.