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Project CommUnity: Hope and History © Provided by KCCI Des Moines project community: celebrating history and hope The impact of race in America over the past century is brought vividly to life through the eyes of nearly a dozen individuals who lived it in a special presentation of “Project CommUNITY: History and Hope.” The program features the experiences of two notable Iowans. The one-hour program features Black seniors paired with young Black Hearst Television journalists for probing, ...

History & Hope: Internationally acclaimed opera singer says let’s give love a chance Share Updated: 6:58 AM PST Feb 23, 2021 Kayla James Share Updated: 6:58 AM PST Feb 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript My name is Simon Estes. I went off for a singer and a professor. I was born in Centerville, Iowa, back in 1938 thistles. The voice of the internationally acclaimed bass baritone opera singer Dr Simon Estes. Ah, University of Iowa and Juilliard...

KCCI’s Black History Month History and Hope series continues with the spotlight on someone well-known throughout central Iowa.

My name is Simon Estes, and I was born in Centerville, Iowa. I could write a whole book about classical music and the reasons why I feel it’s so important. I just want to encourage you to get involved in classical music. Listen • 14:58 Estes decided early that he would work hard to overcome the dual reality and double set of standards that he and other Blacks faced in the United States. He knew that he didn’t want hate or resentment to mar the principles that he had es...

Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Giving Voice’ gives platform for Black opera singers By Chris Gray, Correspondent Appearing in Houston Grand Opera’s production of “The Pearl Fishers” in early 2019, Lawrence Brownlee looked around him and experienced something of a revelation. “The cast was so beautifully diverse, and I just thought, ‘Wow, this is great,’ recalls the Ohio-born singer. “Houston Grand Opera has a longstanding tradition of doing color-blind casting anyway...

Iowa City Press-Citizen And so cancelations have turned into transformations, including in the case of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs 2020 virtual gala. "Its really been an opportunity to showcase Iowas history, art, culture and media in a way that really (showcases) people from across the state," Chris Kramer, director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, told the Iowa City Press-Citizen. "Weve always made it uniquely Iowan." Though varied in form, this years event is no diff...