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Jan 5
Eva Jessye, the Black Choral Director behind the success of Porgy And Bess.
The inspiring and untold story of how a brilliant African American choral director from Kansas, Eva Jessye, brought black gospel to...
Jan 5
Landmark Status coming for Historic Quindaro, KS, Townsite
The U.S. Park Service is preparing plans to preserve 25 to 30 remaining structures among the ruins of Old Quindaro Townsite. The...
Jan 5
Eva Jessye: Gifted Black Choral Director Behind the Success of Porgy and Bess.
Eva Jessye, born in Coffeyville, KS, and a graduate of Western University in Quindaro, KS, was choral director for the American...
Jan 5
Dr. Michael Charles sings "Freedom After While" in Kansas City, MO
Dr. Michael Charles was inspired to write this haunting song the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. Charles was the Dean of...
Jan 5
Iconic Western University, First Black College West of the Mississippi River, in Quindaro, KS
Learn the about the nearly lost Legacy and major musical influence of historic Western University, first Black College west of the...
Jan 5
I'm So Glad - Gospel Documentary - Teaser #1 - Film Premiere February 27
Film Premiere at Church of the Resurrection February 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 5001 W 137th Street Leawood, KS 66224 United States...
Jan 5
Negro Dance, written by Nora Holt, and performed by Kansas City jazz pianist Angela Ward.
Nora Holt (born Lena Douglas in Kansas City in 1885) was an extraordinary musical artist who graduated valedictorian from Western...
Jan 5
"I'm So Glad": Kansas City's Untold Legacy of Black Gospel Music
From the turn of the 20th Century through the 1960s and 1970s Black gospel blues gave voice to a people living in troubled times....
Jan 5
Kansas City Boys Choir and Kansas City Girls Choir at John Brown statue in Quindaro, KS
The Kansas City Boys Choir and Kansas City Girls Choir perform the spiritual "Steal Away" at the foot of the John Brown statue, which is...
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