via BlackAmericaWeb: Congrats to icon group EWF for having been named at 2019 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors.. All honorees will be celebrated at the 42nd annual ceremony in Washington, which will be broadcasted a week later on CBS CLICK HERE to read story
via BlackAmericaWeb: This year’s Kennedy Center Honors recognizing outstanding artists and performers managed to skip the political drama that loomed over it earlier this year — just ask honoree Norman Lear. Ahead of Sunday night’s festivities at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the longtime television producer behind “All in the Family” […]
The longest, loudest standing ovation of the Kennedy Center Honors gala wasn’t reserved for Al Pacino, Mavis Staples or the Eagles. Instead, it went to the man sitting to their left, attending his eighth and most likely his last honors presentation: President Barack Obama. While politics were absent from the tributes to the performers who […]
The gospel singer Mavis Staples has toured the world with her family as part of the Staple Singers, sang for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the height of the civil rights movement, spent weeks on the Billboard charts, experienced a midcareer resurgence in the 1980s thanks largely to Prince, and once turned […]
Photo Credit: GETTY Can you say Date Night Goals? Two love birds cozied up together at one of the fanciest events of the year. 31-year married couple CeCe Winans and Alvin Love turned an evening at The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, into their […]
The stars were out in the nation’s capitol Sunday evening to pay tribute to a group of well deserving legends that represents decades of extraordinary entertainment. Award-winning singer Cece Winans was part of the all-star tribute to the trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, and ended the segment with a powerful and […]
Heralded as a musical genius and a champion of human rights — Sting received the nation’s highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. But he’s not alone. Actor Tom Hanks, comedian Lily Tomlin, singer Al Green and ballerina Patricia Mcbride also received the arts prize. Top performers and power players from Hollywood, […]
The 2013 Kennedy Center Honors were held on Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., bringing all the good cheer we have come to expect from the annual celebration of our nation’s best performers. First lady Michelle Obama stole the show as usual for her fifth annual appearance at the fete, as she entered its opening reception on President Obama‘s arm. Wearing […]
You could see Michelle Obama from a far at last night’s Kennedy Center Honors held in Washington D.C. The First Lady wore a gold lamé chiffon dress that reflected the lights in the room. President Obama and the First Lady attended the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday. The president recognized seven individuals – Buddy […]
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 33rd annual national celebration of the arts are: singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter […]
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 33rd annual national celebration of the arts are: singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter […]
Oprah, Bill T. Jones Among 2010 Kennedy Center Honorees
