Queen Latifah Credits Her Parents for Raising Her Without Gendered

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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How Queen Latifah Keeps Her Late Mother's Memory Alive

How Queen Latifah Keeps Her Late Mother's Memory Alive

Queen Latifah Recalls the Time Cicely Tyson Pulled Her Coattail on

Kraliçe Latifah Düğünü

Kraliçe Latifah Düğünü

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Queen Latifah Honors Late Brother's Birthday 30 Years After His Death

I love Queen Latifahs style so classy

Queen Latifah Honors Late Brother's Birthday 30 Years After His Death

The Equalizer 's Laya DeLeon Hayes Calls TV Mom Queen Latifah a

My entire childhood 😂 #queenlatifah #parents #fyp #foryoupage

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