Born in Harlem USA, New York, raised in Marble Hill Projects in the Bronx, Trina Slade-Burks is from an artistic lineage. Her multimedia influences have included creative writing, visual arts, music and theatrical artistic art disciplines. She has taken part in helping the development of art and culture within in Palm Beach County, Florida in groundbreaking projects with the goal of developing youth and adults alike souls creatively. Trina published her first book entitled What is My Priority? in June 2009 which is a collaborative of poetry, affirmations & art. This certified art educator and