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This feature documentary explores how one Iowa town in the 1900s became the oasis for racial harmony in an era where segregation was the common practice. The program is narrated by international opera star Simon Estes, an African-American Iowan whose father was a coal miner. When it comes to race relations, Iowa is probably best known for helping nominate and elect Barack Obama to the presidency. But a hundred years ago at a time when segregation was the law of the land, this 30-minute program traces how blacks and whites lived side-by-side, worked together and went to school together in a now...

Ms. Bumbry became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 1, 2023) — The Iowa Arts Council has selected five talented high-school seniors for this year’s Iowa Scholarship for the Arts.This year’s recipients are Johnnie Each from Cedar Rapids, Jaiden Eisbrenner from Colfax, Annastacia Iverson from Webster City, Rhianna Koppes from Story City, and Nancy Nahra from North Liberty.The Iowa Scholarship for the Arts

John Bay, born in Shenandoah, served as a U.S. Secret Service special agent during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

The New York Philharmonic’s March to Liberation program demonstrates that a race-based music program need not be at odds with excellence.