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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...
Program Coordinator Position Now Available!
Good morning OUDC Family, A newly posted full-time position at George Mason University offers the chance to play a significant role in running Operation Understanding DC's Social Justice Fellowship Program. The program, which has been in...
George Mason University’s Mitchell Program Launches Flagship Digital Exhibit
George Mason University’s Mitchell Program & ESP Department release new digital exhibit: The...
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...
Mitchell Program Sponsors Documentary Memorializing Lynching Victim Matthew Williams
George Mason University’s Mitchell Program, Maryland Lynching Memorial...
Mitchell 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...
PBS News Hour: Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past
More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of...
Black News Channel features forthcoming JMJP exhibit
A team of George Mason University students and professors are creating a...
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...
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...
JMJP releases report on its 2020 “Mondays in June” event series
The report, authored by Chinyere Erondu, covers a June 2020 virtual town...
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...
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 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...
Mason’s John Mitchell Jr. Program is putting activism in action
“What does social justice look like during a pandemic and a time of...
JMJP releases 2019–2020 Annual Report
Written by Ajanet Rountree, Audrey Williams, and Dr. Charles L. Chavis,...