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BLACK QUEER MAGIC HOW JANELLE MONÁE HEALED A GENERATION

“Janelle has allowed QTIPOC to feel empowered in the present to fight like hell for a future where we can all thrive”

ometimes there are pivotal moments that divide our lives into before said event and after. The pandemic. A particularly bad relationship. The loss of a loved one. Or, more optimistically, landing your dream job, meeting the right person or moving to another country. I’ve experienced a multitude of such events, but one that easily lands within the top three is the release

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