“Practicums are integral to our education, but they present unique challenges for Black nursing students. Given the severe underrepresentation of Black students within the Faculty of Nursing and across other Canadian universities, we often enter these clinical settings feeling isolated or alone.”
Lawal, as a longtime advocate of African and Caribbean students, saw this missing piece for her students, like Adedokun. This inspired her to help Adedokun organize the UCalgary chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA – UCalgary). Adedokun is now the founder and co-president.