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e are offering webinars every week on a specific public policy or cultural topic with experts from our inspiring community!
Today's Newsletter
- Newt Webinar: The US- Europe-China Triangle & Its Geopolitical Challenges
- Headlines
- Today: Marriage Equality Turns Five
- African American Music Appreciation Month
- Congratulations to all the kids!
- Previous Webinars
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We are very pleased to welcome
Benjamin Haddad, bestselling French novelist, as a guest speaker for our next
Zoom webinar this week. You do not need a Zoom account to join!
with
Director – Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Julia Fromholz
, Director of the Rule of Law and Governance Program at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Young Leader '11 & Board member of the French-American Foundation
- Topic: Geopolitics
- Date & Time: Tuesday, June 30 at 1:00 pm ET
- RSVP: Click HERE to sign up. Registered guests will receive a link to join in the days leading up to the event.
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- "Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We analyzed travel patterns, hidden infections and genetic data to show how the epidemic spun out of control. (...)"
- "The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act in a legal brief filed Thursday, putting health care at center stage in an election year already focused on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact. (...)"
- "Despite warnings from public health officials, new research suggests Black Lives Matter protests across the country have not led to a jump in coronavirus cases. A new study, published this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, used data on protests from more than 300 of the largest US cities, and found no evidence that coronavirus cases grew in the weeks following the beginning of the protests. (...)"
- "Following the killing of George Floyd, some of the world’s most influential organizations have donated large sums to campaigns against racial injustice. Thousands have marched and some encouraging first steps have been announced – changes in public policy, for example, with cities from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to New York cutting police budgets. (...)"
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Today: Marriage Equality Turns Five
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Five years ago,
on June 26, 2015
, the Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges holding that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry and to all of the protections and benefits provided by marriage.
To mark the anniversary of that fateful day,
the Obama Foundation
created a retrospective video and collected reflections of many who experienced it firsthand.
See the video
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African American Music Appreciation Month
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"In 1979, President Jimmy Carter designated June as Black Music Month to turn the spotlight on the rich history and enduring legacy of African American musicians, singers and composers. Black Music Month became the stage to celebrate the huge imprint of African Americans on music across the country and the world.
Since 1979 other milestones further ingrained Black Music Month into the fabric of this country. In 2000, US-Representative Chaka Fattah sponsored House Resolution 509, which formally recognized the importance of Black music on culture and the economy during President Bill Clinton’s administration. And in 2009, President Barack Obama further defined June as African American Music Appreciation Month. (...)".
Read more.
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Congratulations to all the kids!
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Congratulations to all the kids who've work hard during these last three months from home! It wasn't easy for them but they did it. The French-American Foundation wishes them a great and fun summer!
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Check out
here the full recordings of our previous webinars!
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