Yasmin Williams Explains Why She’s Still Booking Shows At The Kennedy Center

Following years of tumultuous restructuring, Yasmin Williams isn't going to let the music stop at the Kennedy Center if she can help it. Last year, after a mass exodus of artists from the center's committee in protest of Trump firing several board members and installing new ones who then elected him chairman, Williams continued to fight for the center's integrity and its union members. That included playing a show there last September, where she was heckled by Trump supporters. This summer, Ben Folds brought the episode back into the spotlight while testifying before Congress about Trump's takeover of the institution.In a new Instagram post, Williams shared that she's helping to book shows at the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage. "Yes, I am helping book shows at The Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage," she wrote in the post's caption. "Yes, shows are still happening in the Millenium Stage series… they’re now on the River Pavilion at The Reach! Let’s support the shows being booked by attending them to keep the arts going at the Center and not let the idiocracy win."Her main post reads:I'm happy to announce that I'm helping book shows at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage, now at The...