Linda Jones is an award-winning old-school journalist who navigates new media, and she is a global citizen who celebrates diversity through advocacy. As a freelance writing consultant, and owner of Mane Lock Communications, LLC. She is known professionally as a “writing doula,” and specializes in writing that helps clients tell better stories, preserve legacy and promote emotional well-being and self-care. 
Camika Spencer MA, MFA, is an Oak Cliff native of Dallas, Texas. Her revival of Black Legend Heirlooms as an art installation begins with Camika being able to discuss, teach, and curate shows in African-American neighborhoods throughout the United States and the globe, where she hopes to begin in her home of Dallas, TX. 
Born in Greenville, MI, Ebony Lewis has lived most of her life in Cedar Hill, TX. Ebony has earned a project with the Mayor Star Council Bus stop project for public art installations. Ebony has collaborated with DART, Neiman Marcus and has created a mural installation in the Historic South Dallas neighborhood of Queen City, Historic Deep Ellum neighborhood Blues Alley and the Dallas YMCA mural project. 
Jessica Bell is a recipient of the Red Bull Artist Grant, Priscilla Art Award, along with several municipal artist grants over the course of her career. Bell has participated in an artist talk at the Dallas Museum of Art and teaching workshops at the Dallas Contemporary. Working in the public and private sector, Bell’s work is in private collections including UTSW Medical Center.
Congratulations to the 2022 Artists-In-Residence at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Jessica Bell, Linda Jones are distinguished professionals Ebony Lewis and Camika Spencer The purpose of the South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) Artist Residency Initiative is to contribute, in a significant manner, to the cultural and artistic impact of the South Dallas community. The Initiative aims to encourage artists of the African Diaspora in all disciplines to explore new working methods and to develop socially engaging, interactive art experiences immersed within the neighborhoods of the South Dallas area. Artists involved in this Initiative are expected to research, investigate and engage residents, organizations, and institutions for the purposes of developing and creating unique artwork, art series, or body of work.
