Save the Date UDC Law Gala Tuesday November 9 2021 at 6:30 pm Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Champions for Justice Award Recipients Renee Montgomery Co-owner & Vice President WNBA Atlanta Dream and the ATL Dream Hybrid Event Student Center Ballroom 4400 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008

Save the Date: 4th Annual Gala 11.09.21

The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation cordially invites you to the fourth annual

UDC Law Gala
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 6:30 p.m.

This will be a hybrid event taking place simultaneously in-person at the UDC Student Center Ballroom and virtually.

Get your tickets now and join us as we honor Renee Montgomery and the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Atlanta Dream with the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Champions of Justice Award.

Renee Montgomery is the first WNBA alumni to co-own a WNBA team – the Atlanta Dream. Montgomery and the Atlanta Dream have consistently used their platform to fight for real justice and equity for all, including efforts to negotiate for fair pay, leadership in the Black Lives Matters Movement and Say Her Name Movement, and supporting voters in Georgia’s recent senatorial elections.

Learn more about Renee Montgomery and the Atlanta Dream.


Featuring music by Brandee Younger

A leading voice of the harp today, performer, composer, educator and concert curator Brandee Younger defies genres and labels. Recently awarded Rising Star Harpist in Downbeat Magazine’s 2020 Critics Poll, she has performed and recorded with artists including Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Jack Dejohnette, Charlie Haden, Common, John Legend, The Roots, Stevie Wonder and Lauryn Hill. In 2020, she released her fifth album Force Majeure and her original composition “Hortense” was featured in the Netflix Concert-Documentary, Beyoncé: Homecoming. 


The event supports UDC Law’s mission to train the next generation of public service leaders.  

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in this joyful event supporting the District’s only public law school, one of only six accredited law schools at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). We look forward to celebrating with you virtually or in person!