Back to News Honoring Black History Month: Spotlight on Nurses in Policy Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | Policy & Advocacy In honor of Black History Month, Washington Weekly will be featuring the accomplishments of African American nurses who have shaped health policy. Coinciding with this year鈥檚 theme for Black History Month, African Americans in Times of War, 性视界highlights Hazel Johnson-Brown, who was the first African American woman to become a Brigadier General in the United States Army. .