Queen Latifah Credits Her Parents for Raising Her Without Gendered Constraints

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

Dana Owens's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl