Modeled after Maria Shriver's Just Who Will You Be, Queen Latifah's goal with Put On Your Crown is to help young women build a strong sense of self-esteem. A US Dept. of Justice survey found that females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to partner violence than any other group, almost triple the national average. Cases like Chris Brown's assault on pop star Rihanna showed an ugly side of adolescent life. However, Queen Latifah has always been a shining example of a woman happy with herself and unwilling to compromise to fit into the "hollywood ideal" of what a confident beautiful woman should look like. The result: She's one of the biggest A-list celebrities in Hollywood.
The question is: How can we learn from such experiences and use them to turn ourselves into strong, confident women? Queen Latifah provides the often surprising answers in this rewarding and inspiring audiobook.
About the Author
Queen Latifah was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. The Queen got her first break in music when a demo tape featuring one of her raps made its way to Tommy Boy Records. She was signed and immediately became a hit. She won the Best New Artist Award in 1990 for her album All Hail the Queen which also went platinum. The second single from the album, "Ladies First," was eventually named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll.
By the time her second album Nature of a Sista came out in 1991, Queen Latifah had begun investing in small businesses in her neighborhood, and acting both in television and movies. After the death of her brother and a soured deal with Tommy Boy, The Queen released her third album, Black Reign, and founded Flavor Unit Records and Management. She also landed a regular spot acting in Living Single and went on to star in a plethora of feature films including: Set It Off, The Perfect Holiday, Hairspray and Chicago, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She starred as Bessie Smith in Bessie, winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie as a co-producer.
