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Beyond considering more Latinos, she said a broader selection process will be open "to all communities that perhaps didn't have access before because the process was too closed over the years." Facing criticism was uncomfortable but resulted in a better process, she said. In January, the center announced a formal review of the Honors with an advisory panel that included Latino arts groups, such as the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture. Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein also met with Felix Sanchez of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, who publicly criticized the center last year for excluding Latinos for years. In addition to the revised selection process, the Kennedy Center said Thursday that it is committed to bolstering its track record on diversity and its relationship with the Hispanic community. The center is working to form a Latino Advisory Committee to meet quarterly, said spokesman John Dow. ___ Online: Kennedy Center Honors:
www.kennedy-center.org/honors
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