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
Afrikan Unity – The Spinal Chord
Consulate of Jamaica in Namibia “AFRIKAN UNITY-THE SPINAL CHORD” Virtual Symposium Commemorating the 13th Anniversary of the Birth of Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, National Hero 17-20 August 20, 21, 11;30
Jamaica’s 59th Independence Church Service
Dear Diaspora Member,Please be reminded to join us on Sunday August 1, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Virtual Church Service for the commemoration of the 59th Anniversary of Jamaica’s
Virtual Seminar: Building Strong Leadership: The Role of Volunteerism
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET
It’s Time: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Introduced US HR 148 for Exoneration of Marcus Garvey
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Introduced US HR 148 for Exoneration of Marcus Garvey The attached “It’s Time” article by Julius Garvey, MD, OJ, son of Jamaica’s First National Hero, the
Focus on Caribbean diaspora for Black History forum
Caribbean diaspora contributions to the United States will take the spotlight as the curtains come down on this year’s Black History month events, with Dr Julius Garvey – son of
Press Release: 2020 Cancer Awareness & Prevention Discussion
For Release – November 8, 2020 Jamaican Nationals Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area Virtual Forum: “Cancer Awareness and Prevention in the Caribbean and the US Black Population:
Virtual Forum on Cancer Awareness for the Caribbean Diaspora
We are often surprised at the individual struggles with cancer that are hidden from public view, as recently experienced with Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s struggle with colon cancer. This
Early Onset Colorectal Cancer Virtual Think Tank Free Event Open to the Public – Sept 24-25
Free Event Open to the Public Registration Open! Early Onset Colorectal Cancer (EO-CRC) Virtual Think Tank Supported by NCI and NIEHS Date: September 24-25, 2020Virtual online meeting. Registration is free but