News — Burning Spear

Who do you look up to? I want to share a story about someone whom I admire. I was challenged to list 5-10 of my favorite writers, artists, actors, directors, or creators, choose one, and jump on Facebook Live to share our story with my friends.  You can catch the LIVE video replay here. When I was going through my list, I had a whole bunch of people come to mind. Some of those on my list were (in no particular order): Diana Gabaldon (author of Outlander series) Veronica Roth (author of Divergent series), Michelle Rodriguez (Girlfight, Fast & Furious franchise, Blue Crush, S.W.A.T., Machete) Denzel Washington...

You may remember Nelly and Kelly Rowland's "Dilemma" was the top hit song of the time followed closely by Justin Timberlake's "Just like I Love you" from his first solo album Justified, released soon after he left popular boy-band Nsync. While American audiences were going crazy over these pop hits, I found myself halfway across the world on the beautiful sands of Egypt.  Egypt has a deep, rich history that spans thousands of years and it was an exciting yet humble opportunity for a girl in her 20s to be standing on the sands of this majestic land. For many...