Interview with Dr. Grace Lubwama
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Interviewers
Dorcas Doku
Description
Dr. Grace Lubwama is the President and CEO of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, and the former CEO of the YWCA Kalamazoo. She is a local leader in public health and philanthropy. Dr. Lubwama speaks with Dorcas Doku about the following topics:
- Discussed growing up in Uganda;
- Her journey to the United States and pursuing a career in public health;
- Attending graduate school at Boston University and the University of Southern California;
- Leading as a Black Woman in Kalamazo's nonprofit and philanthropic landscape;
- Issue of Black infant mortality and impact of Cradle Kalamazoo;
- Building support for Michigan's first comprehensive program to combat human trafficking;
- Balancing life as a mother, and how her own mother has inspired her work and leadership;
- The values that guide her work in community development and health equity.
Date of Interview
7-8-2025
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Philanthropy, Public Health, Community Activism
Disciplines
Other Public Health | Public Administration | Public Health | Social Justice | Social Welfare
Language
English
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Lubwama, Grace, "Interview with Dr. Grace Lubwama" (2025). Standing on Her Shoulders: Celebrating, Capturing, and Cultivating Black Women in Leadership in Southwest Michigan. 7.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/standing-on-her-shoulders/7
Length of video
53:14
Length of video log
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