Queen Latifah and the Legacies of Black Power - AAIHS
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Dana Elaine Owens, also known as Queen Latifah, is renowned for her dynamic acting roles in films and TV series such as Set it Off, Living Single, and the most recent drama series The Equalizer. Although a prominent actress, Owens is also revered as one of the "First ladies of Hip hop." Like female rappers such as Roxanne Chante
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Queen Latifah to receive medal from Harvard for contribution to
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Collections – The Inclusive Historian's Handbook
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Queen Latifah and the Legacies of Black Power - AAIHS
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Chapter 10 - A Black Women's History of the United States (OBOC
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Queen Latifah (1970- ) •
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Visualizing Music: Representing Black Culture, Community, and
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Collections – The Inclusive Historian's Handbook
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Queen Latifah and Dee Rees On Bessie, Black Women and Empowerment
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A Queen becomes The Equalizer: What it means when Black women, knock out girl meaning
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Queen Latifah: 10 Best Moments Of Her Impactful Career
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The Transnational Activism of Women in Hip Hop - AAIHS