{"id":22552,"date":"2025-10-27T05:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22552\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T05:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:05:10","slug":"east-texas-black-nurses-give-away-over-20k-in-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22552\/","title":{"rendered":"East Texas Black nurses give away over $20K in scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TYLER, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/community\/east-texas-black-nurses-give-away-over-20k-in-scholarships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KETK;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KETK<\/a>) \u2013 The Greater East Texas Black Nurses Association gave away $21,000 in scholarships at their annual awards and recognition dinner on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/east-texas-women-east-texas-021355628.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:East Texas Women: East Texas nurse runs program helping Tyler students;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> East Texas Women: East Texas nurse runs program helping Tyler students <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The nonprofit is made up of Black nurses who are giving back by providing mentoring, tutoring and scholarships for the next generation of nurses. On Sunday, they awarded $21,000 in scholarships to nursing students, Jashae Jackson and McKinzie Minor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt means that there\u2019s less of a financial burden for our student nurses,\u201d Greater East Texas Black Nurses Association president said. \u201cSome are licensed and some aren\u2019t, so it just eases the financial burden of nursing school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To learn more about their work helping nursing students, <a href=\"https:\/\/getbna.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visit the Greater East Texas Black Nurses Association online;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">visit the Greater East Texas Black Nurses Association online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can now stream KETK and FOX51 News live 24\/7 on your smart TV\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ketk.com%2Fplus%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMGarcia%40ketk.com%7Ca52b8a9d4e424c67669308ddc60f72c1%7C9e5488e2e83844f6886cc7608242767e%7C0%7C0%7C638884491830198402%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VegBw3ht%2FI5AR6dtouJNpQrnB%2FlRewhXUF248GP2Lgc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with\u00a0KETK+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">with\u00a0KETK+<\/a>,\u00a0our brand-new app! 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