Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: Update: The RBG Award Gala has been canceled after the backlash from Ruth Bader ...

Update: The RBG Award Gala has been canceled after the backlash from Ruth Bader Ginsburg's family. "“It is important to note, that the last thing we intended was to offend the family and friends of RBG. Our purpose was only to remember her and to honor her leadership,” Julie Opperman, chair of the foundation that organizes the awards, said. “Over the next several months the Foundation will reconsider its mission and make a judgment about how or whether to proceed in the future,” Opperman’s statement said. Here's more from the Hill.

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