Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: the cover and guest editorial in honor of black history month; a CE feature article on managing hemorrhage from esophageal varices; a pictorial guide to peristomal skin conditions; an overview of medications used in treating type 2 diabetes; the second installment in our series on expanding nursing education capacity funded by the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) at AARP; plus news, Drug Watch, Journal Watch.