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Angie Mangino Jun 24, 2025

Nicole Saraniero's article on Untapped New York documents a recent ceremony honoring the "Black Angels" - African American nurses who worked at Staten Island's Sea View Hospital during the tuberculosis epidemic when many white nurses refused to serve. The piece covers both the historical context of these brave medical professionals and the moving ceremony where surviving nurses and descendants gathered for the street naming. #BlackHistory #NYCHistory #BlackNurses
https://www.untappedcities.com/nyc-street-name-black-angels-tuberculosis/?ref=daily-newsletter

NYC Street Name Honors Black Angels Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

The last surviving Black Angels of Sea View Hospital gathered with descendants for a special tribute!

Untapped New York

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)Feb 26, 2025

@suemaree64, a white woman typed the text and shared the video below

Now these [Black] nurses are true [heroes], they do their job knowing they put their own lives at risk to help save others, and people have the [audacity] to condemn [Black] people, who have bigger hearts and more compassion than a lot of white people, (oh and I’m white) god bless [Black] nurses, in fact god bless all [Black] people 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Venita Feb 13, 2025

#Blackhistorymonth
The 'Black Angels' Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Professional nurses who moved north during the Great Migration worked in New York City’s most contagious sanatorium — and changed the course of public health history.
https://theemancipator.org/2024/05/09/topics/health-equity/the-black-nurses-who-helped-cure-tuberculosis/
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