A SENIOR STANDS UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT!

Eighty-six year old dancer and chorerographer 

Carmen de Lavallade is honored by the Kennedy Center

She will forgo the related reception at the White House.

“I am truly honored to receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award and look forward to attending the ceremony at the Kennedy Center. In light of the socially divisive and morally caustic narrative that our existing leadership is choosing to engage in, and in keeping with the principles that I and so many others have fought for, I will be declining the invitation to attend the reception at the White House.”
– Carmen de Lavallade

Our parents, and even some few of us who remain, fought the Nazi's and Fascists. 

In our time we fought the racists and bigots who stood in the way of racial equality in our nation.

None of them -- the Nazi's, the bigots -- were 'very nice people,' as our President would have us believe.  

To follow our President in believing this is to dishonor ourselves, our parents, and the proud history of the United States. 

Carmen de Lavallade could not do this. For this I honor her/