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Don't be fooled by imposters when buying tickets for our performances and events. 🕵️😖
Our website, , is the *only* official site for purchasing tickets. This also includes tickets for the
@NatSymphonyDC
&
@WashNatOpera
.
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We hope you kept the tissues close—
@adamlambert
's gorgeous take on
@Cher
's "Believe" is coming for your tear ducts. 😢🎶
#KCHonors
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How did
@HamiltonMusical
's
@Phillipasoo
,
@ReneeGoldsberry
, and
@JasCephasJones
feel reuniting for that knockout
#KCHonors
performance?
We caught up with them backstage to find out!
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The official 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors class photo is here! 📸
Taken at the Medallion Ceremony in the State Department, the ribbons symbolize a spectrum of many skills within the arts spanning genres.
📸: Mary Kouw / CBS
#KennedyCenterHonors
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The Schuyler Sisters reunited at last!
Watch
@ReneeGoldsberry
,
@JasCephasJones
,
@Phillipasoo
, and
@LacketyLac
's full
#KCHonors
performance honoring
@HamiltonMusical
Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. on
@CBSTweet
and
@CBSAllAccess
:
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Please join us in congratulating your 45th class of Kennedy Center Honorees. 🤩🌈✨
Tune in Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST as a star-studded
#KCHonors
lineup pays tribute to
@U2
,
@AmyGrant
,
@MsGladysKnight
,
#GeorgeClooney
, and
#TaniaLe
ón on
@CBS
and
@ParamountPlus
.
📸 Gail Schulman
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A Statement from Chairman David M. Rubenstein & President Deborah F. Rutter Regarding the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors
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"She's bawdy, brave, and utterly brilliant. She is
@BetteMidler
. My absolute bloody hero and, in my opinion, the greatest performer who ever lived."—
@Adele
🌈
#KCHonors
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"One last time."
A show-stopping
@HamiltonMusical
performance from
@ChrisIsSingin
,
@Lin_Manuel
,
@LacketyLac
, and NEWorks' Voices of America Youth Choir!
#KCHonors
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Ladies and gentlemen, your 2017 Kennedy Center Honorees: . 📸 John Filo/CBS
#KCHonors
@CarmenDances
@llcoolj
@TheNormanLear
@LionelRichie
@GloriaEstefan
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“This is what I want in heaven… words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.”
We join in mourning the passing of legendary singer and 2005
#KCHonors
recipient
@tinaturner
.
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"I’m humbled to be included in this incredible list of artists honored by the Kennedy Center. To now be recognized amongst so many multi-hyphenates feels unbelievable." —
@iamqueenlatifah
, rapper, singer, actress
Meet all your 46th Honorees at
#KCHonors
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“I’m exceptionally happy to be honored by the Kennedy Center. It’s very exciting to be recognized for my contributions to the music industry for the past 60 years.” —
@DionneWarwick
, singer
Meet all your 46th Honorees at
#KCHonors
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Breaking news:
#DaveChappelle
is the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor!
Thanks to our presenting sponsor,
@CapitalOne
, for bringing laughter to the community & helping us celebrate the unparalleled career of a comedy legend.
#TwainPrize
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Happening now:
@CyndiLauper
turns up the heat with an electrifying
#KCHonors
performance of
@Cher
's "If I Could Turn Back Time."
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"I want to acknowledge the person who should also be standing here with me is Robin Williams...
@BillyCrystal
, you are my family, my big brother, & you have no idea what an honor it is to see you get your due. You're a national treasure. Congratulations" –Whoopi Goldberg
#KCHonors
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“This is a wonderful honor! When I think back over 50 years to our beginnings in Redcliffe, Queensland, I could never have expected this to happen in my life. —
@GibbBarry
, singer-songwriter & member of the
@BeeGees
Meet all your 46th Honorees at
#KCHonors
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Only at
#KCHonors
... 🌈✨
Tonight at an intimate State Department dinner, our Honorees gathered with dear friends, colleagues, and fans to receive their medallions. Stay tuned for more glimpses from this iconic part of the
#KennedyCenterHonors
tradition.
📸 Tracey Salazar
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Remembering the Queen of Soul.
The Kennedy Center pays tribute to a consummate artist and our dear friend,
#ArethaFranklin
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou
, Kennedy Center Honors edition. 📸
@JanelleMonae
by Scott Suchman.
#StarWarsDay
#KCHonors
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“I started performing when I was five years old, making my parents and family laugh. Those laughs have carried me my entire life and career." —
@BillyCrystal
, actor & comedian
Meet all your 46th Honorees at
#KCHonors
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🎶 "For nobody else gave me a thrill / With all your faults, I love you still / It had to be you / Wonderful you / It had to be you!" 🎶
Cheers to the king of comedy, actor, 46th
#KCHonors
recipient, and our friend
@BillyCrystal
! 🥂
#KennedyCenterHonors
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Here's an iconic
#KCHonors
surprise from
#CyndiLauper
—"Turn Back Time" in honor of
#Cher
. 😍⏳🎶
We're sharing some of your favorite clips through the years before our 45th celebration Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on
@CBS
. 🌈
WATCH ▶
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Another round of applause for the Queen of Hip Hop and 46th
#KCHonors
recipient
@IAMQUEENLATIFAH
! 👏 🎶
#KennedyCenterHonors
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Wow...just wow! 😱 Cynthia Erivo's
#KCHonors
performance of "Alfie" in tribute to
@dionnewarwick
has left us star-struck! 🤩 A standing ovation all around! 👏
#KennedyCenterHonors
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The day Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a 7-year-old
#GeorgeClooney
walked up to his father with a bag full of his toy guns. He no longer wanted them.
His father ripped up the speech he'd been preparing—what could be more eloquent?
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
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"People are always saying that Chita’s the last of a certain kind of performer. But they’re wrong. I don’t remember there being any performers like her.” –John Kander
We join in mourning the passing of the vivacious Broadway icon, Chita Rivera, who graced us with her artistry.
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"The trans community and our humanity has to be acknowledged and has to be protected."
#TransDayOfVisibility
Join artist/director
@YashaLelonek
for an
#ArtsAcrossAmerica
discussion centering trans liberation—streaming at 6 p.m. this Saturday, April 3. ⤵️
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(Sidebar part 2: find someone who loves you as much as
@LacketyLac
loves what he does.) 😍
#KCHonors
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Announcing your 46th Kennedy Center Honorees! 🤩🌈👏
@BillyCrystal
@ReneeFleming
@GibbBarry
@iamqueenlatifah
@dionnewarwick
Celebrate these incredible artists this December with a
#KCHonors
broadcast on
@CBS
➡️
#KennedyCenterHonors
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Together at last... your Kennedy Center Honorees! 🤩🌈💕
Watch Dec. 22 at 9/8c on
@CBS
&
@paramountplus
as we celebrate the 44th
#KCHonors
class:
#JustinoD
íaz,
#BerryGordy
,
#LorneMichaels
,
@BetteMidler
, and
@jonimitchell
.
📸 Scott Suchman/CBS
#KennedyCenterHonors
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It's
#KCHonors
night! 🤩🌈💕
Tune in TONIGHT at 8 p.m. EST on
@CBS
&
@paramountplus
as we celebrate the 43rd
#KCHonors
class:
@msdebbieallen
,
@joancbaez
,
#DickVanDyke
(
@iammrvandy
),
@garthbrooks
, and
#Midori
.
📸 Michele Crowe/CBS
#KennedyCenterHonors
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#KCHonors
sneak peek: Let the
@jonasbrothers
take you to a "Boogie Wonderland" in honor of
@EarthWindFire
!
Tune in Sunday night at 8/7c on
@CBS
& streaming with a free trial of
@CBSAllAccess
for this year's full Honors celebration ➡
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"Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now!"
Please welcome Broadway's Schuyler sisters
@Phillipasoo
,
@ReneeGoldsberry
, and
@JasCephasJones
to the
#KCHonors
stage!
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Announcing your 44th Kennedy Center Honorees! 🌈
⭐ Justino Díaz ⭐
⭐ Berry Gordy ⭐
⭐ Lorne Michaels ⭐
⭐
@BetteMidler
⭐
⭐
@JoniMitchell
⭐
Meet these artists & stay tuned for their
#KCHonors
celebration this December on
@CBS
&
@paramountplus
▶
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Announcing Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! (
@The_Pigeon
) ✏📚
Join our Education Artist-in-Residence at Home as Mo invites YOU into his studio every weekday at 1 p.m. to draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing—starting today!
Learn more ⤵
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“This world’s waited long enough” for this glimpse of
@StephanieJBlock
's Norma. 🤯🎶
Only a few chances remain to see this breathtaking performance in our
#BroadwayCenterStage
production of
#SunsetBoulevard
, now thru Feb. 8 only!
Tickets at 🔗
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.
@kellyclarkson
offers a deeply personal
#KCHonors
performance of "The Dance,"
@garthbrooks
's moving musical portrait of love and loss. 💔🎶
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It's
#KCHonors
night! Are you tuning in?
At 8 p.m. ET on
@CBS
and
@CBSAllAccess
, join us as we celebrate
@Wayne_Shorter
,
@Cher
,
@Reba
, and
@PhilipGlass
alongside a special honor for groundbreaking work for
@HamiltonMusical
and its co-creators:
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"Without my brothers, I wouldn't be standing here. We were a family of music and a family of love. So, I salute Morris. I salute Robin. And I salute Andy."
A heartfelt tribute from
@GibbBarry
upon receiving his 46th
#KCHonors
medallion.
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From 2018
#KCHonors
recipient
@LacketyLac
of
@HamiltonMusical
: “Our hearts are so full, and we’re so appreciative. Yes, it’s the four of us standing here, but this piece is bigger than the four of us.” (1/4)
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Watch
#KristenWiig
&
#KateMcKinnon
celebrate the iconic characters of
#SaturdayNightLive
. 😂
TONIGHT, Dec. 22 at 9/8c, these two join an all-star
#KCHonors
cast to pay tribute to
#LorneMichaels
—tune in on
@CBS
&
@paramountplus
! 🌈
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They have transformed America’s cultural landscape. Your 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees are
@Cher
,
@PhilipGlass
,
@Reba
, and
@Wayne_Shorter
, with a special Honors distinction for
@HamiltonMusical
and its co-creators.
Meet this year’s
#KCHonors
class ➡️
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"Thank you for giving me 20 years of your ears." The pleasure's all ours,
@Nas
. 🙌
#NasPBS
#KenCenHipHop
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.
@DarrenCriss
brings a dreamy new take on the classic "I Dreamed a Dream." ✨
#KennedyCenterAt50
fun fact: Les Miserables had its United States debut at the Kennedy Center!
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"I think about the Tuskegee Airmen, those wonderful guys that raised me, who basically said to me 'failure is not an option,' and here I am tonight standing on their shoulders."—2017 Honoree
@LionelRichie
#KCHonors
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"Good evening everybody. My name is VanVan and we were here tonight to honor
@IAMQUEENLATIFAH
. Thank you for being an inspiration. We salute you!" –VanVan 🎤 🎶
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
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From 2018
#KCHonors
recipient
@ABlankenbuehler
of
@HamiltonMusical
: “One of the first times that the four of us got together around a table when we started to make In the Heights, the conversation revolved around Fiddler on the Roof.” (1/6)
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"Sing, sing a song. Sing out loud. Sing out strong!" 💖🎶
"Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear." Join us in singing along to "Sing" in celebration of our
@sesamestreet
family! 😍
#KCHonors
#Sesame50
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“We feel like we're just the tip of the spear. Usually it's not about a kind of collaboration being celebrated—I don't think I've ever felt like that was lifted up in the way it was tonight.”—
@HamiltonMusical
director
#TommyKail
#KCHonors
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"All those numbers reminded me of how much fun I had over the years." 🕺🎶
Hear what the Kennedy Center Honors meant to
#DickVanDyke
(
@iammrvandy
), and tune in for some incredible tributes to him this Sunday at 8/7c on
@CBS
! 🌈✨
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Today in our latest Digital Stage Original:
@BradPaisley
performs "American Flag on the Moon" at
@NASAKennedy
in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Watch the full performance:
#Apollo50th
@NASA
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"But perhaps
@HamiltonMusical
's greatest impact is felt by hundreds of thousands of American students by way of
#EduHam
, an educational program in which students follow up classroom lessons by writing & performing their versions of history."—
@ARamosofficial
#KCHonors
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Do we think
@garthbrooks
liked that performance? 😂
Incredible work as always,
@kellyclarkson
! 💖
#KCHonors
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Heads up: a limited number of seats were just released for
@LeaMichele
&
@DarrenCriss
's June 3 performance!
Grab them before they're gone:
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Watch
#Beyonc
é's spellbinding tribute to
#BarbraStreisand
at the 2008
#KCHonors
. 😍⏳
We're sharing some of your favorite clips through the years before our 45th celebration at 8 p.m. EST Dec. 28 on
@CBS
. 🌈
WATCH ▶
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There isn't a dry eye in the house.
@tomhanks
introduces the surviving members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.
#TakingTheStage
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Get a glimpse of
@DarrenCriss
’ dreamy rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” as part of our
#KennedyCenterAt50
concert! ✨
Watch his full performance and many more on
@PBS
and the PBS video app this Friday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. EDT. 🤩📺
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Just announced:
@ColleenB123
brings
@MirandaSings
to the Kennedy Center September 15!
Tickets on sale to Members now:
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Together at last—your 2019 Kennedy Center Honorees! 🌈
Tune in Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. ET as we celebrate these incredible luminaries during the
#KCHonors
broadcast on
@CBS
& streaming with a free trial of
@CBSAllAccess
.
📸 John Paul Filo for CBS
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“Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard! Getting here is only the beginning…” 🎶
Just a handful of chances remain to catch
@DerekKlena
’s Joe in our
#BroadwayCenterStage
production of
#SunsetBoulevard
, now thru Feb. 8 only!
Tickets at 🔗
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Hear the trio of
@HamiltonMusical
Broadway originators discuss the show's legacy backstage.
#KCHonors
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Before they take the stage with
@NSOtweets
, watch
@DarrenCriss
& Pops Conductor Steven Reineke on
#GoodDayDC
!
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#JonStewart
's "humor always carried with it the undercurrent of the deep respect and the love of country and the democratic values on which we stand. Jon, you're an American treasure."—
@springsteen
😭
#BruceSpringsteen
@JonStewart
#TwainPrize
#TwainPrizePBS
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"One love, one blood / One life, you got to do what you should" 🎶
@eddievedder
brings us a soul-stirring take on one of
@U2
's most iconic anthems.
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
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"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you!" 🚗💕
@PTXofficial
&
@AaronTveit
join forces for an a cappella tribute to
#DickVanDyke
and his fine four-fendered friend on the River Terrace. 🎶
@iammrvandy
#KCHonors
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"I am thrilled to be returning to host the 46th annual Kennedy Center Honors! As a former Honoree myself, I am looking forward to welcoming this 46th class of exceptional artists!" —
@GloriaEstefan
🎤🌟
Meet all your 46th Honorees at
#KCHonors
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Get your tissues ready,
@HamiltonMusical
fans. Christopher Jackson (
@ChrisisSingin
) and
@Lin_Manuel
are about to teach us how to say goodbye. 😭
#KCHonors
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One of
#GeorgeClooney
's now-famous pranks included stealing Bill Clinton's stationery and writing fake notes to actors saying how much the President loved their movies. 😬
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
@POTUS
@FLOTUS
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One more round of applause for iconic rock band
@U2
, and tonight's soaring star-studded finale! 👏👏👏
#KennedyCenterHonors
#KCHonors
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Alvin Ailey. "Wade in the Water." The power of "Revelations" is still felt today.
#TakingTheStage
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"As President Kennedy said... 'In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation.' The artists we celebrate tonight embody that spirit."—
@CarolineKennedy
#KCHonors
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We're still amazed by
#DaveGrohl
and
#NorahJones
's
#KCHonors
tribute to
#PaulMcCartney
. 😍
We're sharing some of your favorite
#KennedyCenterHonors
clips through the years before our 45th celebration at 8 p.m. EST Dec. 28 on
@CBS
. 🌈
WATCH ▶
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.
@JoniMitchell
inspires "not only my desire to write but also the kinds of things I want to write about. Her work, a piece of clean white linen lovingly woven through the generations of my family. Tying us closer together."—
@danjlevy
#KCHonors
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"She's my hero. She's the person who made me want to be a singer."—
@Trishayearwood
on
#LindaRonstadt
Trisha Yearwood brought the heat to "You're No Good," which Linda took to chart-topping heights in 1975.
#KCHonors
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"Some people listen to music and some people make music, and then some people simply are music. He lives and breathes it. Dad, I can't tell you how incredible it feels to be here seeing you receive the
#KCHonor
. And I couldn't be more proud." –
@StephenGibb
to
@GibbBarry
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"I kept hearing 'Ladies first' over & over again...She's saying this unapologetically, changing the narrative right there." –
@MissyElliott
Watch Missy Elliott & more celebrate the legacy of
@IAMQUEENLATIFAH
at the 46th
#KCHonors
, Dec. 27 at 8/7c on
@CBStv
and
@ParamountPlus
.
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"Carmen, me... a black principal ballerina dancing at the Metropolitan Opera House... I stand on your shoulders."—
@mistyonpointe
#KCHonors
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"We are celebrating 50 years of hip of hop. But wait, we are celebrating the Queen of Hip Hop,
@IAMQUEENLATIFAH
...What she taught us is unity, to believe in yourself, and to love a Black woman from infinity to infinity." –
@MissyElliott
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
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"Dance has always been my heartbeat. Dance has informed my ability as a director. But I think, maybe the greatest thing that I've done... I think it's the young people that I've touched, and given them a path to follow."—
@msdebbieallen
🌈✨
#KCHonors
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"Looking at that video and listening to your friends, I'd no idea you'd done so much in such a short time. You're only 75. That means you're about 6 years from the perfect age to be elected President." –Robert De Niro 😅
#KCHonors
#KennedyCenterHonors
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