Videos

The Founding of Creative Visions

Creative Visions was founded to address the cycle of hopelessness and violence that plagued Des Moines during the mid to late 1990’s. Shortly after its inception, several group members filmed this short film telling documenting our story.

Creative Visions’ National Television Debut

In the fall of 1998, Creative Visions CEO and Founder Ako Abdul-Samad and then program developer Nicole Vandzant made and appearance on the Larry Elder Show. This episode was one of his most dramatic and heartfelt.

African American History Experience

During the summer of 2012, Creative Visions hosted an African-American history class. Children and adults from the neighborhood and from around the city participated in the 6 week program in which we educated community members about significant people, places, and events in African-American history.