“I celebrate you as you remember the power of grace and pride, and I challenge you to choose freedom over fear.” — Janelle Monae
(I think this girl has it all! She’s beautiful, intelligent, and very talented. She’s fierce! And, she’s so friggin’ cute and petite! And, I actually knew of her before my daughter did! Just like I did with Mayer Hawthorne, although she tries to fight me on this. Our government, and the corporate media, love to play up the illusion of “security”. There really is no such thing, folks. Especially as an absolute. They play the fear card constantly, and try to convince us that we have to be willing to surrender our privacy, and freedom, in order to be “safe” and “secure”. It is B.S., friends! So, take Janelle’s advice, and choose freedom over fear. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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I first saw Janelle about ten years ago in a local neighborhood paper at about the time her career was starting. It was obvious that she had her own style and her own spirit and was determined to stay true to herself.
Like you, I knew right away that this girl was going to be a star. She’s already moved beyond being a singer. Now, she’s become an actor films and in theater.
It’ll be interesting to see the arc of her career as she becomes older. At least, she didn’t t get stuck in that child-star phase as so many have.