Queen Latifah: Inspiring Women through Art

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Do you know the person who played as Ellie in Ice Age? It's a person who inspires many. Queen Latifah is a hero because she shows women that they can do anything if they put their mind into it, by the roles she plays and her talk show. Before Queen Latifah was famous, her real name was Dana Owens (Pettinella 5). Dana was born On March,18,1970. .She was taught morals and respect (Pettinella 5).When she was eight, she experienced a tragedy.Her parents divorced because her father took drugs and cheated on her mother (Pettinella 5).When she was younger she liked performing for guests that came to her house, like friends and family (Pettinella 14). At her new school, they called her a tomboy, and she was teased for being Owens scholarship giving money to the people who couldn't afford college. The scholarship is named after her brother who died during his job as an officer (Cooksey 155-156).Instead of paternity test she wants daytime tv to be about positive human stories, so she made her own show which inspires people every day (Pettinella 95).She wants artist to do anything they want "I hope this is an inspiration to all the rappers out there that they can continue to tackle any subject you want.” She is saying that just because it's a subject no one talks about don't mean you can't rap about it (Pettinella 95).She wants hip-hop to be able to help grow social change (Pettinella 95).She also wants every female to be a queen with respect for herself and others (Pettinella

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