Queen Latifah Credits Her Parents for Raising Her Without Gendered Constraints
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Opening up on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast and in this week's cover story, Queen Latifah, born Dana Owens, shares how her parents — beloved school teacher Rita Owens, and police tactical officer Lancelot Owens, Sr. — raised her and her brother, Lancelot Jr., with equal love and opportunities.
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Queen Latifah Credits Her Parents for Raising Her Without Gendered Constraints
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Queen Latifah Credits Her Parents for Raising Her Without Gendered Constraints
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