In the wake of the most recent murders of unarmed black men and women and the subsequent worldwide #BlackLivesMatter protests, nursing students Patrice Turnipseed (rear) and Jayana Greene (front) were inspired to step away from the sidelines and become advocates. In fall 2020 they founded the Multicultural Student Nurse Organization (ricson_msno). 👩🏾‍⚕️ "Our mission is to serve as student leaders, advocates and mentors for nursing students of color at Rhode Island College," says MSNO President Patrice Turnipseed. "We want to bridge the gap between nursing students of color and nursing faculty and staff to ensure that students of color are equipped with equal opportunity and adequate resources to successfully complete the nursing program. Ultimately we want to create a culture in the School of Nursing that embraces diversity and is deliberate about inclusion." . See link in bio for full story on how Patrice and Jayana are being bold in the fight for inclusion in both nursing education...