Queen Latifah on Playing Trailblazers Like Hattie McDaniel While Mentoring the Next Generation of Filmmakers

Queen Latifah has long been a trailblazer for women in the industry, transitioning from rapper to actor to producer to entrepreneur, while emphasizing the importance of having a seat at the table when it comes to business.

And with her latest venture, the Queen Collective — a mentorship initiative designed to give multicultural women directors a platform (and the financial resources) to get their projects made — the multi-hyphenate star is focused on providing young filmmakers a meaningful way to move up in Hollywood and change the nature of the industry as a whole.

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