Exene Cervenka dob February 1, 1956

[We highlight Excene Cervenka, born Christine Cervenka, of the legendary L.A. punk band "X" and "The Knitters" on the occasion of her fifty-second birthday with a vintage performance of "White Girl" from their second album "Wild Gift" in 1981. X was central to an extraordinary, creatively rich 'local' music scene in Los Angeles in the early eighties that included The Blasters, The Suburban Lawns, Los Lobos, and Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs.]

Emory Douglas

MOCA Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
Design Plaza G102
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Though February 24, 2008
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas

"Bobby Seale and Huey Newton said I was going to be the revolutionary artist, but as the Party grew and we needed more structure, I became the Minister of Culture. I reported to Eldridge Cleaver, the Minister of Information. I was in charge of the printing operation, photography, and the design layout of the newspaper.

We would do posters, banners, fliers, and business cards for people in the community. That helped sustain our operation."

--- Emory Douglas, August 18, 2007.

[image from MOCA web site. "Emory Douglas, poster for The Black Panther, November 8, 1969.]