A renowned Black composer and musician who criticized the Kennedy Center’s new executive director, appointed by President Donald Trump, said that dozens of MAGA supporters flocked to her concert and heckled her in a deliberate effort to disrupt her performance.

Yasmin Williams, a prominent fingerstyle guitarist, performed at the center’s Millennium Stage on Sept. 18. The concert venue hosts free performances most evenings, but tickets are required for entry.

At the start of Williams’ Sept. 18 show, a brief clip of a Malcolm X speech was played for the audience before she took the stage.

She delivered some candid remarks about her reluctance to perform, given the recent changes at the Kennedy Center that include the president’s decision to appoint himself as the center’s board chairman a

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