OUDC Director of Outreach Position Now Available!
Operation Understanding DC Position Title: Director of Outreach Location: Washington, DC region...
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Mason Professor Reveals Cover-Up of a Maryland Lynching in New Book and Film
New Book and Film by Mason Professor Reveals State Cover-Up and the Hidden History of a Maryland...
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WYPR/NPR Interviews Mitchell Program’s Dr. Charles Chavis
On the eve of the one year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol,...
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George Mason University’s Mitchell Program Launches Flagship Digital Exhibit
George Mason University’s Mitchell Program & ESP Department release new digital exhibit: The...
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Mitchell Program’s Dr. Charles Chavis Featured on PBS NewsHour, Pens Op-Ed
On December 4, 2021, marking the 90th anniversary of the lynching of 23-year-old Matthew Williams...
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Mitchell Program Sponsors Documentary Memorializing Lynching Victim Matthew Williams
George Mason University’s Mitchell Program, Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, &...
Read MoreMitchell Program & Partners Establish Oral History Initiative to Support Maryland Communities Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
The Maryland Lynching Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Oral History Initiative has been established to support the ongoing efforts of seeking racial justice and evoking narrative change throughout The Free State. FOR...
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PBS News Hour: Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past
More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of the civil war in 1865 and...
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Black News Channel features forthcoming JMJP exhibit
A team of George Mason University students and professors are creating a digital exhibit to honor...
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A statement from JMJP Director Charles Chavis on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd
“SO SAY US ALL” “On behalf of the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice and...
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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to discuss ethical public service at April 28th virtual discussion with George Mason University
Lt. Col. Vindman, who testified in the 2019 impeachment trial of then President Trump, will...
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JMJP releases report on its 2020 “Mondays in June” event series
The report, authored by Chinyere Erondu, covers a June 2020 virtual town hall series organized by...
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Reconstructing their narratives: $300,000 DOJ grant elevates Mason’s lynching research
“Of the more than 4,000 lynchings of Black Americans that took place in the United States between...
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Say her name: A joint statement from the Carter School’s DEI Committee and John Mitchell, Jr. Program
Written by Dr. Sheherazade Jafari and Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr. Dear Carter School Community: We...
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Carter School set to build strong foundation for Mason president’s Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force
JMJP Director Charles L. Chavis, Jr., is among two Carter School professors selected to serve on...
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Mason’s John Mitchell Jr. Program is putting activism in action
“What does social justice look like during a pandemic and a time of racial turmoil? George Mason...
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JMJP releases 2019–2020 Annual Report
Written by Ajanet Rountree, Audrey Williams, and Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr. “A core component of...
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A letter to White America: Make this the last summer of our discontent
EMMETT TILL would have been 79 if he were alive today. He might have had children and grandchildren to dote on and share wisdom with. Or, if not, he might have had a wider community of neighbors, colleagues, and friends—people to share jokes with; people to wave to on his daily walks.
Read MoreResources on anti-racism and social justice from Carter School faculty
In a story for Carter School News, JMJP Director Charles Chavis contributes a number of resources to help people learn about anti-racism and social justice through the lens of both history and conflict resolution. Keep...
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#Juneteenth2020: Celebrating Black Joy
Juneteenth is a day for celebration, and so we have put together the below list of books, films,...
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