US Edition'They belong here': In defiance of Trump, Guster shares Kennedy Center stage with canceled children's musical
- President Donald Trump has focused on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to promote his agenda against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, leading him to install his loyalists in key positions as chairman in February.
- The Kennedy Center fired at least seven members of its Social Impact team last week, including Vice President Marc Bamuthi Joseph, after Trump appointed his allies to leadership roles.
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph criticized the changes, stating that the new leadership undermines "freedom of thought and freedom of creative expression" and marginalizes non-white, non-heteronormative artists.
- An order signed by Trump aims to eliminate what he calls "divisive, race-centered ideology" from museums, further indicating a shift in the cultural landscape.
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Resistance: Band Guster Features Cast of Cancelled LGBTQ Youth Musical During Kennedy Center Concert
Massachusetts rock band Guster protested President Donald Trump during their performance at the Kennedy Center last week by featuring the cast of an LGTBQ youth musical that was cancelled after the president took over operations of the theater.
Trump's 'taking down everything Black': Fired Kennedy Center VP slams president's takeover
President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over cultural institutions and attack diversity, equity and inclusion programs has centered on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the venerable arts institution in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center was established by Congress and has been run by a bipartisan board since it opened in 1971, but Trump upended that in February when he moved to install his loyalists in key positions and make himself…
“Taking Down Everything Black”: Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Trump’s Takeover
President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over cultural institutions and attack diversity, equity and inclusion programs has centered on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the venerable arts institution in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center was established by Congress and has been run by a bipartisan board since it opened in 1971, but Trump upended that in February when he moved to install his loyalists in key positions and make himself
A Band Playing With The National Symphony Says It’s Possible To Protest The Kennedy Center’s Takeover From Stage
The band Guster, “no fans of the current administration, played uplifting, poppy tunes (backed by the National Symphony Orchestra) at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall … while subtly — and then not so subtly — protesting the venue’s new management.” – Washington Post (MSN)
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