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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, in-depth conversations. The special represents the culmination of more than 30 stories initially tol...

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 School of Music graduate, an opera singer who performed in front of global leaders, taught as a p...

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 established for himself. While working full-time, he attended The University of Iowa in the late 1950...

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, and so to see that they were continuing that idea was something that spoke to me.” Brownlee is, ...