Hollywood Notables to Get Real about Love, Faith & Careers at MegaFest's Girl Talk

Hollywood Notables to Get Real about Love, Faith & Careers at MegaFest's Girl Talk

Session to Feature Boss Women Tamar Braxton, Marjorie Harvey, Tina Knowles Lawson, Angela Simmons and more

DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaFest, the nation's largest inspirational family festival, will bring some of entertainment's most well-known names to Dallas for Girl Talk, one of its signature sessions during Woman Thou Art Loosed. Girl Talk will be hosted by Serita A. Jakes and Sarah Jakes Roberts, wife and daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes respectively, along with a panel of nine women who will tackle issues such as love, marriage, divorce, faith, finance, business and careers. The session is open to all MegaFest ticket holders and is set for Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at the American Airlines Center.

"Girl Talk is one of the sessions that I am looking forward to shepherding at this year's MegaFest," Serita Jakes said. "There's nothing like girlfriends coming together 'behind closed doors' for a real world conversation on hard hitting issues that unite women of all ages and from all walks of life."

The nine women featured on the Girl Talk panel include:


-- Lisa Bevere empowers women by combining the practical and profound truth
of God's Word in award-winning curriculums and best-selling books,
including "Lioness Arising," "Fight Like a Girl" and "Nurture." Bevere
co-founded Messenger International, an organization that seeks to teach,
reach and rescue, with her husband, John Bevere;
-- Tamar Braxton started her music career with the sibling group the
Braxtons, featuring sisters Traci, Trina, Towanda and Toni. Since then,
she has released several solo albums and tracks, and reunited with her
sisters for the WE(tv) "Braxton Family Values." She is also a co-host of
"The Real" a nationally syndicated talk variety show;
-- Caitlin Crosby, a singer/songwriter, actress, and founder and CEO of The
Giving Keys, started her music career with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds in
high school. Started on one of Crosby's tours, The Giving Keys employs
those transitioning out of homelessness to make jewelry from repurposed
keys. The jewelry line is carried at national retailers, including
Nordstrom and Anthropologie, and has been featured on "The Today Show"
and "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer," among others;
-- Angela Davis, a five time All-American, ran track professionally for
Nike and was an Olympic Trials semi-finalist. A member of the world
championship team, Davis has been coaching and training private clients
for the past 15 years, teaching them drive and determination. Davis also
travels with her husband, Jerome Davis, giving speed clinics and leading
motivational forums. Davis has also been part of Oprah Winfrey's
acclaimed "Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend Tour;"
-- Marjorie Harvey, the wife of comedian, talk show/radio host and author
Steve Harvey, is a mother of seven and soon-to-be grandmother of three.
She and her husband started the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation
(SMHF) with the goal of establishing national and international programs
committed to fostering excellence in the lives of children and their
families. Harvey began a women's empowerment initiative under SMHF
called "Girls Who Rule The World," which encourages positive self-image,
responsible personal conduct and respect for self and others;
-- Tina Knowles Lawson, mother to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, has spent
her life in the music and fashion industries, starting as a salon owner
in Houston. She has produced fashion lines House of Deréon and Miss
Tina by Tina Knowles. In 2010, she collaborated with Beyoncé to open
the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House in Brooklyn;
-- Angela Simmons, a star of "Run's House," an MTV reality show, and
daughter of former Run-DMC rapper Rev Run (Joseph Simmons) and niece to
Russell Simmons, recently launched a faux-fur clothing line, Foofi,
available fall/winter 2015. In addition to her fashion career, Simmons
is known for her roles on other MTV hit show "Daddy's Girls" and BET's
"106 & Park." Simmons is an advocate for women and teenage girls'
issues, and the Queens native is actively concerned about local issues
affecting her community;
-- Tasha Smith is best known for her roles in Tyler Perry TV series "For
Better Or Worse" and "Meet the Browns," and films such as "Couples
Retreat," "Jumping the Broom," "Why Did I Get Married?," and "Why Did I
Get Married, Too?" She most recently appeared in Lionsgate's "Addicted"
and FOX's hit TV show "Empire."
-- Tika Sumpter is an actress, model and singer recognized for performances
in the T.D. Jakes-produced film, "Sparkle" and for TV's red-hot "The
Haves and Have Nots," "Gossip Girl" and "One Life to Live," for which
she was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. Sumpter is also an advocate
for the AIDS awareness campaign.
All registered MegaFest attendees are permitted entry into Girl Talk as well as Woman Thou Art Loosed. Registration is available online. For a complete list of scheduled events for Woman Thou Art Loosed, please visit http://mega-fest.org/events/category/wtal.

About MegaFest
Since its inception in 2004, MegaFest has been a meeting place for diverse audiences from Atlanta, Ga., to Johannesburg, South Africa, and has reached nearly 1 million people. Visit www.mega-fest.com for more confirmed talent and special event updates, and stay connected via Twitter by following @tdjmegafest, @wtalconf, and @mpconf. This year's list of events includes Woman Thou Are Loosed, ManPower, MegaYouth presents Fire Code, and MegaKidz presents Destiny World. General admission tickets for all events can be purchased by visiting www.mega-fest.com. (#MegaFest2015)



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