“MonaLisa Whitaker—Social and Public Art Resource Center” and other links…
sparcmurals.org: “My art background is in photography and mixed media. I’m also the director of Inglewood Cultural Arts, a nonprofit arts organization based in Inglewood provide multidisciplinary arts to residents of Inglewood and surrounding communities. I hold an Occupational Certificate in Photography, an A.A. in Studio Art and a B.A. in Art History. …While finishing my art history degree, I joined the Southeastern College Art Conference, and they sent an email about an ArtTable Mentored Internship. ArtTable is an organization based out of New York that promotes women in the visual arts professions. The mentor part of the internship intrigued me because when I became Executive Director, it was all on-the-job training so I felt I could benefit from having a mentor. I was very happy when I received the call from SPARC and to have Debra J.T. Padilla as a mentor. I’ve known of the SPARC sponsored/created murals all of my life and was always interested in the collaborative aspect of their work. …Some of my work here has included press & publicity, event coordination and assistance with exhibit installation for our recent events (with other interns, volunteers and staff) on the June 28th exhibit closing event, the Toltec I Ching Booksigning & Exhibition and the Planet Siquieros Peña as well as general administration work. My mentor relationship has been wonderful-I have gained very valuable perspectives on arts administration and had the opportunity to participate in arts advocacy in a new way! These have all been great team efforts! And, a true testament to the SPARC philosophy of collaboration!”
“Afrikanliberation’s Channel”
youtube.com: This is one of the best collection of Black and African-centered videos, documenting, personalities that I thought I would ever see on YouTube.com. My list includes:
- Dr. Jewel Pookrum
- Dr. Leonard Jeffries
- The Black Arts Movement (featuring Amiri Baraka)
- Dr. Amos Wilson
“Bruce Lee—The Lost Interview”
See a rare interview of Bruce Lee on The Pierre Berton Show—hosted by the late Canadian television personality Pierre Francis De Marigny Berton. This is a 25-minute interview. See it quick before it gets pulled—like it was on YouTube.com.