Kennedy Center Honors

The Foundation spearheaded the campaign to get a Latino artist recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors by shining a spotlight on its historic omission of featuring any Latino Kennedy Center Honorees. The year-long campaign was chronicled by Politico, The Washington Post, NBC News and ABC News.

The Honors program has since recognized Martina Arroyo (2013), Carlos Santana (2013), Rita Moreno (2015), Martha Argerich (2016), Gloria & Emilio Estefan (2017), Lin-Manuel Miranda (2018), Linda Ronstadt (2019), Joan Baez (2021), and Justino Diaz (2022).