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The Good News-Healthcare Leaders in America: Dr. Jerrica Ampadu

By Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.
Published May 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM EDT

The nation needs more healthcare workers and in particular nurse practitioners. The GOOD News Dr. Jerrica Ampadu is one of the nation’s leading African American nurse educators and health equity advocates.

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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.
Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.
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