Queen Latifah

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Mrs.Jenkins
17 Oct. 2018
Early life of Queen Latifah

● Dana Elaine Owens = Queen Latifah

● Born March 18 1970

● Was raised in New Jersey

● Studied communications at Borough of Manhattan community

college

(Biography)
How her early years affected later years...

● Grew up in a very sexist time

● Part of an all girl rap group

● She had already been investing in businesses since a young age

(Britannica)
Impact on business

● Co-owns Flavour entertainment with Shakim Compere

● The leader of the pro women pact

(CNN)
 Works cited

"Queen Latifah." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 22 Mar. 2018.

https://www.biography.com/people/queen-latifah-9542419&gt. Accessed 17 Oct. 2018.

Queen Latifah." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Mar. 2018.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Queen-Latifah&gt. Accessed 17 Oct. 2018.

"Celebrities' Secret Businesses." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 9 May 2011. Oct. 2018.
https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/. Accessed 17 Oct. 2018.

Rudulph, Heather Wood. "All Hail The Queen! R29 Looks Back At Latifah's Feminist Anthem,
"U.N.I.T.Y."" Queen Latifah UNITY Feminism Legacy Black Reign. N.p., 18 Mar. 2017.
<https://www.refinery29.com/2015/08/91904/queen-latifah-unity-feminist-legacy>.
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