"Village Pride with Sights High"
Ricardo Mendoza
Drake Park Community Center
951 Maine Ave.
Assistants-Daniel Moreno, George Fiores, Jr., Juan Espinoza, Phillip Lopez Rigoberto Bernal, neighborhood youth

Hundreds of neighborhood volunteers armed with brushes along with the five youth chosen as part of the city's Mural Mentor Program—contributed to this mural under the guidance of artist Ricardo Mendoza. Its dedication saluted the spirit of true equality for all. In this detail of the mural, a Latino woman and African-American man stand with hands clasped, expressing a shared vision of vitality, hope and inspiration. Intertwining cords connected to a series of globes signify unity.