Queen Latifah claims she used to run with her 'T-shirt off like the boys' until she was told she was a GIRL
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: While accepting her award at the inaugural TheGrio Awards, Queen Latifah ended up surprising many with her moving speech on how her identity has evolved over the years and about being the best version of herself.
Queen Latifah, whose real name is Dana Elaine Owns, explained to the audience how her parents instilled the firm belief of 'Balck is beautiful' into her from a very young age. The actress said, "It all starts with the family for me. My parents raised me with the idea that Black is beautiful. Black is beautiful, Black is beautiful. Black is OK. You start saying it enough and you start believing me. And so I didn’t realize at the time that what they were preparing me for was a whole world.”
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