The Kennedy Center’s workers’ union is demanding an investigation after guitar player Yasmin Williams was heckled during a recent performance by a group of conservatives, seemingly at the behest of Trump appointees. Via Rolling Stone:
Williams’ show at the Kennedy Center took place Sept. 18, several months after the guitarist shared a contentious email exchange between herself and Richard Grenell — the Trump crony named interim executive director at the Kennedy Center — over changes to the institution’s DEI initiatives and the cancellation of certain shows. While Williams considered calling off her own performance in protest, she decided to go ahead with it in solidarity with the Kennedy Center staff and their union.
At the end of her note at the time, Williams included a good-natured dig at Grenell, saying he could “come too… only if you can stomach sitting next to people who may not look like you or have your same politics… and if you can handle a polite verbal jab (or two) from me.”
