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Month: January 2025

OUDC Honors the Legacy of President Jimmy Carter

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
Jimmy Carter, Austin, Texas (2014), credited to the LBJ Library. OUDC honors former president Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at age 100, after a lifetime of service and selfless dedication to helping humanity and fighting discrimination. As Governor of Georgia, Carter shined a light on the State’s segregationist past, boldly stating in
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OUDC’s 7th Meeting – Students Learn About Reparations

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
For our seventh OUDC meeting of the year, Class 29 discussed both individual and systemic reparations. OUDC Fellow Sade Haastrup-Akintunde gives a summary of the session below:Students listen to expert scholar Dr. Linda J. Mann discuss the importance of reparations internationally. Photo by Kayla Floyd. For the our December 15 meeting, we welcomed our guest
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In Her Own Words — More Reasons to Support OUDC

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
We were delighted to receive this tribute to OUDC from Social Justice Fellow Athena Goines, a member of Class 28, who provided it on her own initiative.  As you consider donating to OUDC as part of your year-end giving, please consider her heartfelt words. Picture of Athena Goines. Photo By Xochi Cartland. My name is
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OUDC Fellows Bake and Learn About Cultural Traditions

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
OUDC Social Justice Fellow Elena Mandell reflects on the most recent session of the program, where students learned about cultural connections between the Jewish and Black communities and talked about the interplay between religion, culture, and spirituality.  On December 8th, Class 29 met with Candace Bazemore and Gabby Spatt, co-authors of the children’s book Shabbat and
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OUDC Celebrates Its Leaders

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
In the midst of Operation Understanding DC’s year-end activities – communicating updates, balancing our budget, etc. – we want to take a pause and celebrate honors recently bestowed upon two people who are central to the program, Dr. Charles Chavis and Dr. Linda Mann, of George Mason University.  Dr. Chavis is the founder and head
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OUDC’s 4th Session Addresses Eugenics and its Role in Nazi Atrocities

Thursday, 02 January 2025 by William Merlo
OUDC Social Justice Fellow Amir Nasser reported about the most recent session of the program, at which the Fellows delved deeply into the history of eugenics.On November 3rd, OUDC’s Social Justice Fellows learned about eugenics and how the doctrine was used to promote racism and antisemitism in the 20th century from Mr. Tom White, the
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