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Gabriella Souza's avatar

Kendrick Lamar's performance was one of the first times post Inauguration that I've seen a way forward with artistic expression. So energising, truthful, and brave.

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jim loving's avatar

Excellent piece. Please fix the error at the beginning - it is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, not Robert F..

I watched the entire Super Bowl, including the halftime show, with the sound down. Not a fan of hip hop or Lamar, so his performance was lost on me. I am a big fan of music. I commented there are lots of places for people to go to see great dance performances. Anyway, I appreciate your summary of the performance.

Finally, right after Trump's first win in 2016, a childhood friend, an archeologist by training, said to me and on FB - "Artists are hard at work as we speak" and that was true then and I certainly hope so now.

This MAGAt interregnum at the Kennedy center and in the culture will not last. We must endure it until "like the snows of yesteryear, (they are) gone from this earth."

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Amy  Freese's avatar

Love this Cara!

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