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A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

September 4, 2020

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In Focus


NEWS ANALYSIS | Belarus and Russia
David Kramer, member of the Bush Institute Human Freedom Advisory Council, discusses the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, why people are protesting in Belarus, and why we should be paying attention.
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GLOBAL HEALTH | In a Health Crisis, Hope Can Be Reborn
Dr. Mark Dybul, an architect of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), wrote an opinion piece that ran in The Dallas Morning News <[link removed]> this week. He explains how President Bush's success in fighting the AIDS epidemic in Africa with PEPFAR offers valuable lessons on how to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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REMINDER | Education as a Civil Right
Be sure to register to watch our next Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management event online. Historian Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will join Jamila Thomas, Senior Vice President of Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Dallas, to discuss what's at stake for our country if we don't ensure a quality education is accessible for all.
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BUSH FAMILY NEWS | Jenna Bush Hager in Conversation with Historian Jon Meacham
Next week, NBC's TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager kicks off a virtual tour for her upcoming book, Everything Beautiful In Its Time , which is filled with wisdom from her beloved grandparents. On Wednesday, she'll join a conversation with Jon Meacham, whose works include biographies of George H.W. Bush, Andrew Jackson, and John Lewis.
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