Our research and recent World Premiere of Dédé' "Morgiane" have been acknowledged by national publications, including NBC Nightly News, CNN, National Public Radio, The New York Times, Opera America, Black Enterprises, Country Roads, OperaWire, and more. Magazines: Covers of NOLA Boomers and BreakThru Media. Books: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation and Le Ker Creole. Recent Awards: Leadership in the Arts Award from D.C-Based Opera Lafayette- Givonna Joseph New Orleans Tourism and Fund Honoree- Aria Mason Torchbearers Award: N.O. Chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women Gambit affiliated "Classical Arts Awards" in 2018 and 2019, 2023 "Opera Advocacy Award" from the Coalition of African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) 2020 OperaCreole has brought this music and history to school groups, universities, national conferences, and to the community where people don't expect to see opera singers. We have incorporated children in some of our productions and created our own opera celebrating the heroes of the Reconstruction period in New Orleans. Our impact is in changing the narrative of the contributions of people of African descent to the classical and opera ar