Five members of the Kennedy Center’s small social impact team were fired on Tuesday and staffers were told that more layoffs are coming as part of an overall reduction in the workforce, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The social impact team’s purpose was reaching new and diverse audiences beyond those who regularly go to symphony and opera performances, and “to advance justice and equity” through art, according to its website.
These programs take many forms, such as an attempt to commission new works by Black composers and librettists from across the United States, along with other projects.
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