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thegrio, Kennedy Center, Trump administration, LGBTQ
April 26, 2025
Multiple acts involved in the center’s Tapestry of Pride schedule said that their events had been quietly canceled or moved…
Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens, Shonda Rhimes, Kennedy Center, Hamilton, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
March 6, 2025
From Shonda Rhimes to Issa Rae and more, Black creatives have been reeling in the wake of Trump taking over…
June 23, 2023
theGrio's Natasha S. Alford talks to the composer about translating social justice causes into compositions.
December 14, 2022
Dr. Biden, along with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, welcomed 21 spouses of African leaders to discuss shared interests in combating…
July 20, 2022
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that three Detroit musicians are the recipients of the 2023 NEA Jazz…
Berry Gordy thegrio.com
July 21, 2021
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday the lifetime achievement award winners.
Debbie Allen thegrio.com
May 24, 2021
Allen was joined by acting icon Dick Van Dyke, country music king Garth Brooks, folk legend Joan Baez and star…
March 2, 2017
The Kennedy Center announced that they were naming their first director of hip-hop culture and contemporary music: Simone Eccleston.
October 19, 2015
On Sunday, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented Eddie Murphy with the Mark Twain Prize, which is the…
September 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Shonda Rhimes is a Golden Globe winner and three-time Emmy nominee. Her show 'Scandal' stars actress Kerry…
March 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K'naan will take center stage in an unexpected place next…
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON - DC native Soloman Howard said he has used his 'voice' to turn his life around. Howard is currently…
November 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kennedy Center has chosen 36-year-old pianist Jason Moran as its artistic adviser for jazz, a post…