PREVIEW

Members of the DC Activist Street Band perform outside of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. during a large protest, Sept. 18, 2026. US President Donald Trump has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center, and Trump has repeatedly tried to take control of the landmark cultural institution, but faced repeated push back from courts, artists and the public. The protest, organized by Hands of the Arts, comprised of artists and former workers at the Kennedy Center, called for a human chain around the building.