The Alfred Street Baptist Church, one of the oldest and largest Black Baptist churches in the country, is ending its association with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, following President Donald Trump’s decision to overhaul the cultural hub of Washington, D.C.

Trump earlier this month said he would be terminating several members of the board of trustees, writing in a Truth Social post that the center did “not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” noting it held drag shows “targeting our youth.” He told reporters last week, according to Forbes, “we’re going to make sure that it’s good and it’s not going to be woke.”

The new board reportedly elected him its chair on Feb. 12, fired Deborah Rutter as president, and made Ric Grenell, Trump’s envoy for special missions who worked in the president’s first administration, as interim president.

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