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There was always music in our home. My mom and my dad loved music. I remember when we were kids we would have these great parties at the house with congas and bongos and African drums, and it was amazing. It wasn't until years later that I found out that they were actually Black Panther meetings.

There was always music in our home. My mom and my dad loved music. I remember when we were kids we would have these great parties at the house with congas and bongos and African drums, and it was amazing. It wasn't until years later that I found out that they were actually Black Panther meetings.

Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern

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Queen Latifah
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Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Queen Latifah: documented activity in 1987. Wikidata Q1112005, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1112005 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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