On April 2, 2024, BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) hosted the much-anticipated Hubie Jones Lecture on Urban Health. This year’s lecture featured a presentation from Lee Pelton, president and CEO of The Boston Foundation, and a conversation led by Prof. Darien Williams from BUSSW. Dean Barbara Jones was joined by Hubie Jones and his […]
The joint effects of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning during the pandemic have led to significant impacts on the mental health of Black mothers who are also at risk for exposure to violence at home. Profs. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work and Robert Ty Partridge from Wayne State University explore if […]
Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work reflects on her contributions to the recently published book ‘This Era of Black Activism’ in an interview with BU Experts’s Medium. The book, which includes a 20-year-long review of how Black activism has evolved and changed, features sections from scholars, researchers, and activists from across […]
Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones reflects on his extensive journey in social work and activism in Boston for a Black History Month profile series in the Boston Globe. The series highlights Boston-based civil rights leaders featured on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that surrounds The Embrace Memorial. Hubie and Katherine Jones were honored for their work in […]