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ABOUT JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDIKE AND BEING BRITNEYBritney Spears' life is as multifaceted as the very contradictions, pressures and expectations that helped create her. Yet, beyond the eye-catching headlines and front-page fodder, an almost indecipherable question remains: who is the real Britney? In her upcoming book, Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon, author Jennifer Otter Bickerdike pieces together a collage of vignettes, stories, interviews, legends, fan experiences and amusing detours to construct a definitive portrait of the artist and her complex, far-reaching orbit. This unique narrative is the first to provide a sympathetic yet objective re-examination of Britney's cultural impact in the wake of major collective shifts surrounding feminism, celebrity and mental health. With her canon of bestselling singles, electrifying stage performances and iconic music videos, Britney Spears is undoubtedly a modern pop superstar. But her story has long been clouded by society's dark obsession with beauty, youth, and fame - a relentless glare that has threatened to eclipse her musical success. Now, in this timely portrait, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike takes readers beyond the headlines to discover the Britney behind the product and the society that both created and failed the pop superstar:1. Being Britney explores the life of a mother and entrepreneur; a victim and fighter; an entertainer and enigma, who for over a decade was publicly exploited, used, consumed, and tossed aside by many.2. Despite her career spanning five presidents, multiple creative reinventions and over 100 million album sales, Britney's ability to come back from highly publicized personal adversity has rarely been acknowledged.3. Against continued adversity, her relevance and successes grew with each passing year, culminating in a game-changing Las Vegas residency, a shocking conservatorship battle and the powerful #FreeBritney support campaign.Being Britney is the compelling and often irreverent account of a talented, troubled and talked-about modern icon, "who has managed to grow a multi-million dollar empire despite numerous outside forces trying to destroy her from every angle". Jennifer recognizes, "after years of being framed as a victim, Britney deserves to be celebrated as the fighter, entrepreneur, inspiration and enigma that she truly is" whose life, work and individual significance will be recognized for years to come.ABOUT JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDIKEDr. JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDIKE is a rock & roll cultural historian and author, working across music heritage, fandom, broadcast and academia. Author of several books on pop, rock, fandom and celebrity, most recentlyYou Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico (2021) and number-one bestseller Why Vinyl Matters: A Manifesto from Musicians and Fans (2017). Jennifer was literary consultant for Will Sergeant (Echo and the Bunnymen) with his best-selling debut memoirBunnyman (2021) and global music ambassador for the British and Irish Modern Music Institute and co-founder of Moving the Needle - a non-profit organization that supports women in the UK music industry through their careers. Originally from Santa Cruz California, she now lives in London.Book:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1637584806/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_thcv_p1_i2Follow Jennifer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jenotterbickerdJennifer's Links:https://linktr.ee/JenniferOtterBickerdike

Matthew 7:12New International Version12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.Pastors Brenda and Kevin are dedicated to meeting the needs of others before their own. Together, they go into the world to spread the Word of God and bring hope to the people who need it most. For instance, one of their main initiatives is to give back to the army cadets—courageous individuals who have selflessly served our country.Pastor Brenda White GreenIn 1968, Pastor Brenda was born in a country town called Floydada, TX. The Lord was present in the home she lived in at all times. At the age of 33, she was called to the ministry of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX where she served others and was taught the Word of God.In 2004 in Lubbock, Pastor Brenda felt summoned by the Lord to go out into the streets and the world to feed and touch the people that are rejected by society. She made it her mission to let them know that regardless of their circumstances, Jesus loves them all the same.Pastor Brenda began travelling to different places to learn about outreach ministry. During her travels, she began getting stronger in the Word of God. Her work took her to places like: Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Midland, TX Odessa, TX Denver, CO New Orleans, LAhttps://harvestofgraceradio.com

Pastor Vera McEwen is incredibly excited to give an open welcome to all at Love God Ministries! An online community where all truly are welcome, Pastor Vera embodies the Love of Christ through witness and discipleship. She founded Love God Ministries because conversations with people revealed a need for a community of believers where it does not matter how you look but recognize that you are a child of God.Pastor Vera has been teaching and preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ and the Word of God for over 30 years. Her primary emphasis is spreading God's Love by providing pastoral care, preaching God's Loving Word, teaching God's Light-Filled Word, and implementing God's Living relational group architecture via in home communities.She is currently reviewing the prospects of a doctorate in religious studies with an emphasis on Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic as encouraged by her professors at seminary. In addition to her vocation as Pastor she ministers as a certified professional and personal coach.With God's help, she implements 1 Thessalonians 5.11, motivating people to be and do their very best by building one another up. Pastor Vera is a joyous, ever singing sister in Christ who after years of being pursued by God, stopped running and answered the call, halleluiah, הַלְלוּיָהhttps://www.lovegod-ministries.org/

Content provided by Recovering your Harvest of Grace OutreachCalled to Lead by Serving OthersRecovering your Harvest of Grace Outreach Ministry is focused on those on the margins of society—homeless individuals and prisoners. It was founded in 2009 by Pastor Brenda White Green. Her husband, Pastor Kevin Green, is a cofounder of the ministry.Pastors Brenda and Kevin are dedicated to meeting the needs of others before their own. Together, they go into the world to spread the Word of God and bring hope to the people who need it most. For instance, one of their main initiatives is to give back to the army cadets—courageous individuals who have selflessly served our country.Pastor Brenda White GreenIn 1968, Pastor Brenda was born in a country town called Floydada, TX. The Lord was present in the home she lived in at all times. At the age of 33, she was called to the ministry of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX where she served others and was taught the Word of God.In 2004 in Lubbock, Pastor Brenda felt summoned by the Lord to go out into the streets and the world to feed and touch the people that are rejected by society. She made it her mission to let them know that regardless of their circumstances, Jesus loves them all the same.Pastor Brenda began travelling to different places to learn about outreach ministry. During her travels, she began getting stronger in the Word of God. Her work took her to places like: Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Midland, TX Odessa, TX Denver, CO New Orleans, LAhttps://harvestofgraceradio.com/

Fear into Faith LIVE!Women's ConferenceJuly 29 - 31, 2022It's time to shift from fear into FAITH together! Join us for our VIRTUAL Fear into Faith Event where we are going NEXT LEVEL on shifting OUT of fear and INTO FAITH! We are going to get down to the deep roots of what is holding you back so that you can break FORWARD into that dream and vision HE has placed in your heart!https://www.fearintofaithlive.com/optin1656118563711ABOUT SUMMER DEYSummer Dey is a highly sought-after International Speaker and Success Coach whose mission is to empower and inspire women to break free from fear and step into the bold faith so they can become an unstoppable force for God. She has spoken to and motivated thousands of people on platforms across the globe. She uses her voice and her influence to "set captives free" and ignite vision, passion, and purpose. From helping women discover new ways to expand their borders, teaching them implementable tools to leave their past behind and focus on the future, to finally lay hold of the freedom that comes with living with faith in Christ, Summer Dey is spearheading the way for women to live more rewarding lives and become the bold women God designed them to be.https://www.summerdey.com/

Kevin Kepple lives in Texas with his amazing family. When he's not with them he loves to read, workout, and spend time in nature with Frank his dog. Kevin also works with business owners and executives to help them create clarity in their business's, massive impact with their leadership, and freedom in their lives. As the world has shifted over the past couple of years, all leaders need to pivot and leverage all the inherent power of their businesses and the people inside. In addition to shifting their approach to stay competitive, leaders are being asked to keep all the people they lead happy and getting better every single day so they can keep up with a dynamic leadership role. Kevin teaches leaders how to align with their genius so that they can truly create massive impact and build strong cohesive cultures. Kevin has his own successful business, leads a powerful and cohesive team, and has learned many of these lessons the hard way, so anything he can do to help you avoid these pitfalls, he'd love to share.https://kevinkepple.us/

ABOUT THE ROYALThe Royal tells the story of iconic former Kansas City Royal slugger Willie Mays Aikens (Amin Joseph), whose promising career quickly turned disastrous because of drug addiction. Aikens, to this day a World Series home run record holder, was entrapped by tricky cops and ultimately sentenced to the longest prison sentence ever given to a professional athlete in a drug case. THE ROYAL is an intimate portrait of a man taking the hard circumstances of his life and turning them around against all odds, as he seeks redemption with his estranged family and friends (including George Brett), with baseball, and ultimately with himself upon his release from prison.It stars Amin Joseph (Snowfall), Andrea Navedo (Jane The Virgin), Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk), Nic Bishop (Truth Be Told), and Dallas Young (Cobra Kai). The true story baseball drama will be released in theaters on July 15.Here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x6yY2SbA08AMIN JOSEPH BIO (FROM IMDB.COM)Amin Joseph's star is on the rise and he is continuing to make his mark in Hollywood. He was seen on the big screen in Paramount's film reboot of Baywatch with Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. He followed this with a major role in FX's Snowfall (2017). The hour-long drama, executive produced by John Singleton, is set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and covers the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic. He also stars in the Shonldaland narrative podcast #MatterJoseph has been featured in many major films including The Expendables (2010) and Homefront (2013), both Lionsgate action hits written by Sylvester Stallone; G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson; the film festival darling DOPE, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in competition and went on to screen at the Cannes Film Festival and Deauville American Film Festival in 2015; The Gambler (2014) with Mark Wahlberg; and Frank Darabont's 2007 horror film, The Mist (2007), based on the story by Stephen King, among many others.In 2004, he made his small screen debut in the action drama Rage and Discipline (2004) and his career took off from there, with over five dozen film and television credits in just twelve years. He reunited with Darabont for both FX's hit series The Shield (2002) as well as a recurring role on TNT's L.A Noir. He also starred in two Cinemax series, Zane's Zane's Sex Chronicles (2008) and Zane's The Jump Off (2013), both written by New York Times bestselling author Zane. His additional TV credits include appearances on major shows such as Sons of Anarchy (2008), Southland (2009), NCIS (2003) and CSI: Miami (2002), among others.His production company, Dark Energy Pictures, specializes in action, horror, and Sci-fi content spanning digital, television, and feature films. The company's recent film Call Me King, an international action thriller, embodies their focus on multicultural, lingual, and ethnic content.His charitable work includes time with the grassroots organization The Awareness Movement in Los Angeles. The organization focuses on creating content in order to facilitate a positive dialogue between local communities and law enforcement as well as giving a voice to disenfranchised voters in urban communities. He also volunteers with several schools throughout Los Angeles, providing scene study classes with a focus on African American classic playwrights.Joseph is a graduate of Howard University and a protege of the World Famous Apollo Theater in his hometown Harlem, NYC, where he interned during his youth. He resides in Los Angeles.

Job 10:12New International Version12 You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit.Recovering your Harvest of Grace Outreach Ministry is focused on those on the margins of society—homeless individuals and prisoners. It was founded in 2009 by Pastor Brenda White Green. Her husband, Pastor Kevin Green, is a cofounder of the ministry.Pastors Brenda and Kevin are dedicated to meeting the needs of others before their own. Together, they go into the world to spread the Word of God and bring hope to the people who need it most. For instance, one of their main initiatives is to give back to the army cadets—courageous individuals who have selflessly served our country.Pastor Brenda White GreenIn 1968, Pastor Brenda was born in a country town called Floydada, TX. The Lord was present in the home she lived in at all times. At the age of 33, she was called to the ministry of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX where she served others and was taught the Word of God.In 2004 in Lubbock, Pastor Brenda felt summoned by the Lord to go out into the streets and the world to feed and touch the people that are rejected by society. She made it her mission to let them know that regardless of their circumstances, Jesus loves them all the same.Pastor Brenda began travelling to different places to learn about outreach ministry. During her travels, she began getting stronger in the Word of God. Her work took her to places like: Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Midland, TX Odessa, TX Denver, CO New Orleans, LAhttps://harvestofgraceradio.com

Content provided by Recovering your Harvest of Grace OutreachCalled to Lead by Serving OthersRecovering your Harvest of Grace Outreach Ministry is focused on those on the margins of society—homeless individuals and prisoners. It was founded in 2009 by Pastor Brenda White Green. Her husband, Pastor Kevin Green, is a cofounder of the ministry.Pastors Brenda and Kevin are dedicated to meeting the needs of others before their own. Together, they go into the world to spread the Word of God and bring hope to the people who need it most. For instance, one of their main initiatives is to give back to the army cadets—courageous individuals who have selflessly served our country.Pastor Brenda White GreenIn 1968, Pastor Brenda was born in a country town called Floydada, TX. The Lord was present in the home she lived in at all times. At the age of 33, she was called to the ministry of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX where she served others and was taught the Word of God.In 2004 in Lubbock, Pastor Brenda felt summoned by the Lord to go out into the streets and the world to feed and touch the people that are rejected by society. She made it her mission to let them know that regardless of their circumstances, Jesus loves them all the same.Pastor Brenda began travelling to different places to learn about outreach ministry. During her travels, she began getting stronger in the Word of God. Her work took her to places like: Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Midland, TX Odessa, TX Denver, CO New Orleans, LAhttps://harvestofgraceradio.com/

Pastor Vera McEwen is incredibly excited to give an open welcome to all at Love God Ministries! An online community where all truly are welcome, Pastor Vera embodies the Love of Christ through witness and discipleship. She founded Love God Ministries because conversations with people revealed a need for a community of believers where it does not matter how you look but recognize that you are a child of God.Pastor Vera has been teaching and preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ and the Word of God for over 30 years. Her primary emphasis is spreading God's Love by providing pastoral care, preaching God's Loving Word, teaching God's Light-Filled Word, and implementing God's Living relational group architecture via in home communities.She is currently reviewing the prospects of a doctorate in religious studies with an emphasis on Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic as encouraged by her professors at seminary. In addition to her vocation as Pastor she ministers as a certified professional and personal coach.With God's help, she implements 1 Thessalonians 5.11, motivating people to be and do their very best by building one another up. Pastor Vera is a joyous, ever singing sister in Christ who after years of being pursued by God, stopped running and answered the call, halleluiah, הַלְלוּיָהhttps://www.lovegod-ministries.org/

Pastor Vera McEwen is incredibly excited to give an open welcome to all at Love God Ministries! An online community where all truly are welcome, Pastor Vera embodies the Love of Christ through witness and discipleship. She founded Love God Ministries because conversations with people revealed a need for a community of believers where it does not matter how you look but recognize that you are a child of God.Pastor Vera has been teaching and preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ and the Word of God for over 30 years. Her primary emphasis is spreading God's Love by providing pastoral care, preaching God's Loving Word, teaching God's Light-Filled Word, and implementing God's Living relational group architecture via in home communities.She is currently reviewing the prospects of a doctorate in religious studies with an emphasis on Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic as encouraged by her professors at seminary. In addition to her vocation as Pastor she ministers as a certified professional and personal coach.With God's help, she implements 1 Thessalonians 5.11, motivating people to be and do their very best by building one another up. Pastor Vera is a joyous, ever singing sister in Christ who after years of being pursued by God, stopped running and answered the call, halleluiah, הַלְלוּיָהhttps://www.lovegod-ministries.org/

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.Subscribe to Brenden's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalkshttps://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/Brenden does a free 90 minute training on effective communication over Zoom every few weeks. It's LIVE and interactive, it is not a webinar. I'm coaching a bunch of people for free on the call directly. Here are some topics we cover:1. How to Present Succinctly2. How to Run Effective Meetings3. How to Master Presentation Confidence4. How to Present Yourself Effectively in Any Setting

Content provided by Recovering your Harvest of Grace OutreachCalled to Lead by Serving OthersRecovering your Harvest of Grace Outreach Ministry is focused on those on the margins of society—homeless individuals and prisoners. It was founded in 2009 by Pastor Brenda White Green. Her husband, Pastor Kevin Green, is a cofounder of the ministry.Pastors Brenda and Kevin are dedicated to meeting the needs of others before their own. Together, they go into the world to spread the Word of God and bring hope to the people who need it most. For instance, one of their main initiatives is to give back to the army cadets—courageous individuals who have selflessly served our country.Pastor Brenda White GreenIn 1968, Pastor Brenda was born in a country town called Floydada, TX. The Lord was present in the home she lived in at all times. At the age of 33, she was called to the ministry of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX where she served others and was taught the Word of God.In 2004 in Lubbock, Pastor Brenda felt summoned by the Lord to go out into the streets and the world to feed and touch the people that are rejected by society. She made it her mission to let them know that regardless of their circumstances, Jesus loves them all the same.Pastor Brenda began travelling to different places to learn about outreach ministry. During her travels, she began getting stronger in the Word of God. Her work took her to places like: Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Midland, TX Odessa, TX Denver, CO New Orleans, LAhttps://harvestofgraceradio.com/

Melanie is an award-winning multi-platinum songwriter/vocal producer/music publisher. With a distinguished career spanning decades and a track record of enormous success, she is now dedicated to the next generation and works to empower new artists to cultivate talent, and brighten the lives of today’s new songwriters, & artists by helping them achieve their dreams in music…Melanie directs a popular music studio in Irvine California for beginners - professionals. In 2021 Melanie completed her first SOLO SMOOTH JAZZ ALBUM with some of the BIGGEST Jazz/R&B musicians in the industry including, 10 Time Grammy Winning Group “TAKE 6”...Release date forthcoming. BREAKING NEWS - Janet Jackson’s Control Album celebrated it’s 35 year Anniversary on February 4, 2021 and went #1 on the charts again...this time on the iTunes Top 40 Pop Album charts in February 2021!! Melanie Andrews is best known for co-writing the song,“Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson’s “Control Album”)and singing the background vocals with Janet on her #1 hit singles, "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "Control", "When I think of You", "Funny How Time Flies" and "Let's Wait Awhile", which charted #1 on Billboard charts and sold over 13 million copies world-wide. The Control album made Billboard Hot 100 history, breaking Janet's brother Michael's record for longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album, a record 65 consecutive weeks. On April 29, 2020 the album charted number “1”on the U.S. iTunes Chart, 34 years after its original release. Melanie won the BMI Pop Music Songwriter’s Award for Let’s Wait Awhile and the BMI Millionaire’s award! The Control Album was also nominated for a Grammy for “album of the year” and many other prestigious awards! Creating a stir in the music world, Melanie started her career as one of the most sought-after young writers in the music industry. She has written/produced for many more top music artists and record labels such as Interscope, Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, A&M, Geffen and more! Melanie and her writers that she publishes also write for Film/ TV with placements on Fox TV’s “Glee”,ABC TV’s, “General Hospital”, Fox TV’s “POSE” and dozens of Motion Pictures. Melanie also sang background vocals on many iconic hit songs and coaches vocals on request for major artists and new aspiring artists, whenever her schedule permits. Her charming personality, along with her drive and ambition, landed her a 5-year deal with the powerhouse publishing company, Famous Music, (a Paramount Picture Company). After spearheading numerous successful songs and artists, (including a deal with world-renowned Lee Iacocca) Melanie created her own independent record/publishing company. Melanie has co-written songs and/or vocal coached and/or sang background vocals for many top artists including Big Pun,Fat Joe, Skylar Stecker, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy, Chuckii Booker,Jennifer Love Hewitt, Portrait, Shanice Wilson and many more. One of her favorite projects was co-writing three songs for the Legendary Music Hall of Fame Band, “EARTH WIND & FIRE.” Melanie has had songs released and/or collaborated with many famous Smooth Jazz Artists such as: Paul Jackson Jr., Everett Harp,Pete Escavedo, Grover Washington Jr.,Louis Johnson, Norman Connors,Nelson Rengell, and many more. Melanie is the granddaughter of world-renowned NEA winner/ Jazz legend, Snooky Young, who taught her the beauty of speaking through music. Another one of Melanie’s accomplishments started at 6 months of age when she became one of the first-ever Mixed-raced GERBER Babies in National Ad Campaigns :)

ABOUT ALEXA PENAVEGA, CARLOS PENAVEGA AND WHAT IF LOVE IS THE POINTCarlos PenaVega (Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and member of boy band Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (Spy Kids, ABC Family's Ruby & The Rockits) will release their debut memoir "What If Love Is The Point?" on June 28 via HarperCollins. The title is currently available for preorder. During the course of their careers, the popular actors, along with their successes, faced many difficult challenges: Carlos was struggling with the influences of Hollywood and was reeling from a broken relationship. Alexa was healing from a divorce and an eating disorder she kept hidden. They felt lost and wondered, what's the point of it all?While overcoming the many financial, emotional, spiritual and marital challenges after the pair met and married, the two have countless TV and film appearances under their belt - including an influential season on "Dancing with the Stars," where they made history as the only married couple ever to compete against each other. Those appearances in Season 21, which are powerfully chronicled by Alexa, brought the two to a whole new national audience, and gave them weekly opportunities to witness about their faith and talk about marriage as a sacred commitment people should still believe in, led thousands of people of all ages to write in, thanking them for taking a bold stance and even, in some cases, helping reignite the marriages of some viewers. With all of the buzz around them, Alexa and Carlos had offers to do a reality show, but they wanted to steer clear of that world because they felt a heartfelt inspirational book would be the ideal way to chronicle their amazing lives.Says the couple: "We wanted to talk about it all. We wanted to write about all the junk, the 'norms' in society that aren't good for us, how to navigate friendships, what it's like becoming a parent, and how we learned to draw healthy boundaries at work. But we mainly want to ask, 'What's the point? What's the point of all of this living?'" They freely admit that as 30-something human beings, working performers, husband and wife, and now parents of young children, life is not easy - and staying committed to each other and their faith is often difficult and stressful despite the love and beauty at the center of their relationship. It's a choice that they must make daily."What If Love Is the Point?" is the PenaVegas' shared story about the true joy they've experienced and the insights that have changed their lives, showing how:. Putting faith at the center has helped them in their marriage, their parenting, and even their career choices.. Giving to others, instead of focusing on themselves, brought real fulfillment.. Loving unconditionally and living selflessly helped them find each other--and in the process, discovering who they really were.Filled with open, honest, and vulnerable discussions, "What If Love Is the Point?" provides insight and guidance for others who may be facing similar challenges, helping them feel less alone and like someone has their back. Says Alexa, "Choosing to be consistent is what takes the fear out of our life. We no longer worry about what people think about us on social media. If we mess up, we own up to it and apologize for it. We don't just show perfect moments. Writing this book was a wonderful, awesome and healing way to talk about the many things that have gone on in our lives up till now." ABOUT CARLOSCarlos "Pena" PenaVega starred as Carlos Garcia on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and then traveled with the show's band, Big Time Rush. He is the voice of Bobby Santiago in the Nickelodeon cartoons The Loud House and The Casagrandes, was the host of the network's game show Webheads, and has had guest-starring roles on several prime television shows. He and his wife, Alexa, appeared on the twenty-first season...