In this episode, Dr. Robert Cosby speaks with Dr. Ruby Gourdine. Dr. Gourdine is currently on the faculty as a senior professor at the Howard University School of Social Work. She has had a long and illustrious career as a clinician, administrator, consultant, and researcher in the areas of juvenile justice, foster care and adoption (child welfare), medical social work, school social work, and most recently in social work history. Her publications include refereed journal articles and book chapters on topics such as child welfare, teenage pregnancy, transracial adoption, females and violence, school social work, and disability content in social work curricula. In the interview, Dr. Gourdine speaks about growing up in a family that valued education and social justice work, the importance of studying history to recognize patterns in social justice movements, the education system’s responsibility to teach the truth, her thoughts regarding strategies to combat racism, sexism, and xenophobia, and more.
The podcast features music performed by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Fred Irby III.
