Queen Latifah by Claudia

3/18/70 Queen Latifah was born.

Mar 18, 1970

In march of 1970 Queen Latifah was born inNew Wark , New Jersey. Her real name was Dana Owens.

Gets her nickname.

Jan 1, 1978

When Dana Became 8 her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah which means in the Arabic languagee "delacate" or "sensitive".

High School

Jan 1, 1985

In high school Latifah stared in school productions of "The Wiz".
She also began rapping in a group called Ladies Fresh. Latifah served as a human beatbox in her group.

College

Jan 1, 1988

In college Latifah got the name Queen Latifah. She partnered up with Afrika Bambaataa's Native Tongues Collective who saw to bring a more positive, Afrocentic consciousness to hip-hop.

First Sigle

Jan 1, 1988

Queen Latifah recorded her first single,"Wrath My Madness" in 1988.

Co-Star

Jan 1, 1993

Queen Latifah agreed to co-star in a fox television series "Living Single".

Her Own Show

Jan 1, 1999

Queen Latifah started her own talk show which stopped in 2001.