Ep. 13: All Hail the Queen (Latifah, not that other lady): Cleo vs. Khadijah Waiting to X-hale

Wynter & Karen welcome Madin Lopez, a stylist and the founder of ProjectQ: a non-profit organization benefiting LGBTQ+ homeless youth by providing free gender-affirming haircuts, and safe-spaces, as well as life-skills workshops. On this National Coming Out Day, the three evaluate Queen Latifah’s career and how her iconic characters, Cleo from Set it Off, and Khadijah from Living Single have influenced queer people of color over the last 25 years. Wynter swims with the gators of the horror-suspense flick, Crawl, while Karen revels in a stunning new oral history of the Lilith Fair in Vanity Fair. Meanwhile, Madin tells us a little about the Octavia Butler books they’re reading to help them unwind, while interjecting a much needed millennial perspective into this week’s NUO-LINGO. Plus, Madin’s SOTW sends us into the weekend feeling empowered.
 
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Links to just about everything mentioned: 
 
ProjectQ
 
https://www.projectq.me/about
 
Set It Off (1996) - Trailer
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9rxRimf99w
 
Building a Mystery: An Oral History of Lilith Fair
 
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/09/an-oral-history-of-lilith-fair
 
Living Single Opening Theme
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnD2mdaxUAo
 
Chicago | 'When You're Good to Mama' 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6_odu4lNc
 
Last Holiday (2006) Trailer
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO0NSRPcPFs
 
Bringing Down The House (2003) Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-btKN19zlE
 
Jasmine Masters handle your liquor (‘and I oop’ at about 4:30)
 
https://youtu.be/g52aV8OcFcs?t=270
 
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y. (Official Video)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cHxydDb7o