DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph Speaks Out"</p><p>"The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has fired at least five members of its social impact team, including its artistic director, the renowned artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.</p><p>"The team aimed to expand the art center’s reach to diverse audiences and to commission new works by Black composers."</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/kennedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/27/ken</span><span class="invisible">nedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedycenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedycenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marcbamuthijoseph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marcbamuthijoseph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performingarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performingarts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> .</p>