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WYPR/NPR Interviews Mitchell Program’s Dr. Charles Chavis
Posted by Jack Del Nunzio | Jan 5, 2022 | News
On the eve of the one year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol,...
Read MoreMitchell Program’s Dr. Charles Chavis Featured on PBS NewsHour, Pens Op-Ed
Posted by Jack Del Nunzio | Dec 4, 2021 | News
On December 4, 2021, marking the 90th anniversary of the lynching of 23-year-old Matthew Williams...
Read MorePBS News Hour: Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past
Posted by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. | Jun 19, 2021 | News
More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of the civil war in 1865 and...
Read MoreBlack News Channel features forthcoming JMJP exhibit
Posted by JMJ Program | Jun 6, 2021 | News
A team of George Mason University students and professors are creating a digital exhibit to honor...
Read MoreA statement from JMJP Director Charles Chavis on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd
Posted by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. | Apr 21, 2021 | News
“SO SAY US ALL” “On behalf of the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice and...
Read MoreJMJP releases report on its 2020 “Mondays in June” event series
Posted by JMJ Program | Mar 4, 2021 | Announcement, News
The report, authored by Chinyere Erondu, covers a June 2020 virtual town hall series organized by...
Read MoreReconstructing their narratives: $300,000 DOJ grant elevates Mason’s lynching research
Posted by JMJ Program | Dec 11, 2020 | News
“Of the more than 4,000 lynchings of Black Americans that took place in the United States between...
Read MoreSay her name: A joint statement from the Carter School’s DEI Committee and John Mitchell, Jr. Program
Posted by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. | Sep 29, 2020 | News
Written by Dr. Sheherazade Jafari and Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr. Dear Carter School Community: We...
Read MoreCarter School set to build strong foundation for Mason president’s Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force
Posted by JMJ Program | Sep 4, 2020 | News
JMJP Director Charles L. Chavis, Jr., is among two Carter School professors selected to serve on...
Read MoreMason’s John Mitchell Jr. Program is putting activism in action
Posted by JMJ Program | Sep 4, 2020 | News
“What does social justice look like during a pandemic and a time of racial turmoil? George Mason...
Read MoreJMJP releases 2019–2020 Annual Report
Posted by JMJ Program | Sep 1, 2020 | Announcement, News
Written by Ajanet Rountree, Audrey Williams, and Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr. “A core component of...
Read MoreA letter to White America: Make this the last summer of our discontent
Posted by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. | Aug 28, 2020 | News
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
Posted by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. | Jul 29, 2020 | News
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...
Read MoreDr. Charles Chavis will link the past with the present at S-CAR
Posted by Audrey Williams | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Read the Carter School News profile of JMJP Director Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr., who joined the...
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