Actress and comedian Issa Rae was the first major artist to cancel since the Trump takeover.

For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is ...

Actress, producer, and director Issa Rae has canceled an appearance at the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts following the ...

Artists including actress and writer Issa Rae and television producer Shonda Rhimes have cut ties with the Kennedy Center ...

Issa Rae canceled her sold-out show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing concerns over recent ...

Donald Trump’s takeover as chairman of the Kennedy Center sparked backlash from the arts community as Issa Rae & Shonda ...

On February 13, Issa Rae wrote on Instagram Stories ... “The piece was intended to be a part of the Kennedy Center’s Pride celebration and we were very excited to be collaborating with ...

Television producer Shonda Rhimes and singer-songwriter Ben Folds have also cut ties with the Kennedy Center after President ...

WASHINGTON — A WorldPride 2025 performance was quietly canceled at the Kennedy Center just a week into its new leadership under President Donald Trump, the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C., ...

Comedian W. Kamau Bell has decided not to cancel his scheduled shows at the John F. Kennedy Center despite Trump's leadership shakeup.

WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is facing a mass exodus of artists, board members, and ...