Williams posted the emails on Instagram on April 9 after initially reaching out to Grenell to inquire about reported reductions in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Her questions ...

President Donald Trump’s freshly appointed special envoy for Special Missions, Richard Grenell, who is now acting head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has torn into a musician ...

Last week, Yasmin Williams announced a free show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., for Thursday, September 18. Now, the Virginian composer and guitarist—who ...

The Kennedy Center, once an outpost of Hollywood in Washington, has since come under fire by some creatives. Yasmin Williams is among them.

Yasmin Williams and Cathy Fink, two musicians with deep ties to the cultural center, emailed the Center's interim president Richard Grenell directly — but his replies caught them off guard. On ...

Since President Trump took over as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February, artists’ responses have been mixed. Some, including Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens and the ...

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to... Worried artists reached out to Kennedy Center ...