For over 50 years, the Jamaican Nationals Association, Inc. (JNA) of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area has united persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to maintain and promote Jamaican culture and heritage.
JNA provides educational and charitable support to persons of Jamaican heritage in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, other US-Jamaican communities, and in Jamaica.
A major JNA program is its Annual Leadership Development Scholarship Awards to college students of Jamaican heritage attending schools in the United States and in Jamaica. To learn more about this program, click Education
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Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
About Us
The Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA) of Washington D.C. was launched in the fall of 1969 at an inaugural meeting on the campus of Howard University.
Mission & Goals
To unite persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to maintain and promote Jamaican culture and heritage and provide educational and charitable support to persons of Jamaican heritage in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, other U.S. Jamaican communities and in Jamaica.
Membership
We invite all persons of Jamaican heritage and friends of Jamaica to attend JNA’s monthly meetings which are held on the last Sunday of each month.
NEWS/BLOG
JNA CONTINUES TO SALUTE TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2023
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight the achievement of women who have made significant contributions to helping others. In 2023, JNA recognizes the achievements of six (6) trailblazing women
JNA CONTINUES TO SALUTE TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2023 External Inbox
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight the achievement of women who have made significant contributions to helping others. In 2023, JNA recognizes the achievements of six (6) trailblazing women
SALUTE TO TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN AREA
> Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight the achievement of women who have made significant contributions to helping others. In 2023, JNA recognizes the achievements of six (6) trailblazing
Black History Month is here GO VISITS: Three national parks in Washington, DC
“Get to know African American history within easy access” JNA is continuing its Black History Month, GO VISITS, recommending this week that you visit or take time this week to plan a visit. As
JNA Closes out Black History Month 2023
JNA closes out Black History Month featuring the Netflix documentary Descendant. On July 9, 1860, more than 100 captive Africans were brought to the shores of Mobile, Alabama, on a ship named the Clotilda,
Black History Month is here
“Get to know African American history within easy access” February is always an exciting month as it is designated Black History Month, “ a time of the year dedicated to
Round House Theatre doubles down on diversity, inclusion
The Bethesda-based theater is challenging the pervasive inequity in the American theater industry with new community engagement and fundraising programs. The Round House Theatre, one of the major professional theaters
Carol-Ann Boothe, Director, Risk Management, KPMG (USA) and Chair of the JNA Membership Committee, Re-elected to the ACCA
Carol-Ann Boothe, Director, Risk Management, KPMG (USA) and Chair of the Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (JNA) Membership Committee, Re-elected to the Association of Chartered Certified