Argentinian piano prodigy Martha Argerich among Kennedy Center honorees

Argentinian piano prodigy Martha Argerich among Kennedy Center honorees

NewsTaco June 24, 2016

*This is good, there should be more. VL By Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News Latino (4 minute read)  For the second year in a row a Latin artist will […]

Rita Moreno to Receive Prestigious Kennedy Center Honor

NewsTaco July 16, 2015

*I picked the picture of Rita Moreno because she seems to be saying what I was thinking, it’s about time. It should be noted that  Moreno’s honor would probably not […]

Kennedy Center Honors: What a difference a year makes for Hispanics!

Mary Mata December 11, 2013

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi It’s been a little over a year that then president of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Michael Kaiser brashly told Felix Sanchez, to “go […]

Kennedy Center Honors Two Latinos With Nation’s Highest Award In The Arts

Mary Mata December 9, 2013

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino WASHINGTON (AP) –  The Kennedy Center honored two Latinos with the nation’s highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts. Famed guitarist Carlos Santana […]

Carlos Santana, Martina Arroyo to receive Kennedy Center Honors

Mary Mata September 12, 2013

By Brett Zonger, Associated Press/Seattle Post Intelligencer WASHINGTON (AP) — Acclaimed actress Shirley MacLaine and four musicians spanning rock, jazz and opera — Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancockand Martina Arroyo — will receive this year’s Kennedy Center […]

Kennedy Center Honors’ Latina Trustee creating “dialogue” about selection process

Mary Mata July 24, 2013

By Nina Terrero, NBCLatino Giselle Fernández is a former journalist and media personality turned-political-advocate – and she is currently the only Latina serving on the Kennedy Center Honors Board of Trustees. […]

Kennedy Center Commission to Include Latinos

NewsTaco January 28, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Remember all the commotion about Latinos and the Kennedy Center Honors a few months back? Back in September sharp words were launched back and forth between […]

Kennedy Center to Review Latino Honors Exclusion

Mary Mata January 8, 2013

By Brett Zonger, Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy kennedy-center.org]

Negotiating Identity, Diversity and Recognition

Mary Mata December 12, 2012

By Eduardo Diaz, Huffington Post Latino Voices Many may have read about the recent flare-up between Michael Kaiser and Felix Sánchez. Kaiser is President of the Kennedy Center for the Performing […]

Viva Kennedy? The Latino Lockout at the Kennedy Center

NewsTaco September 26, 2012

By Lalo Alcaraz, Pocho Ñews Service “Latinos can go “blank” themselves!”  This is what Kennedy Center director Michael Kaiser must have been thinking when he screamed, “Go F___ yourself!” into the […]