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Queen Latifah’s Full-Circle Moment: How the Rock Hall Honoree Is Giving Back to New Jersey
Queen Latifah is helping bring affordable housing to families in Newark, the city where she grew up, through her upcoming BET documentary, *You Can Go Home Again*. The project connects her personal history and longstanding commitment to community empowerment with a major moment in her career: her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Latifah says she wanted to build homes she and her family could have afforded, including her mother, who raised two children on a teacher’s salary. She credits Procter & Gamble with supporting community projects and says the housing work is intended to give residents a place to live and build their futures. The documentary is scheduled to premiere on 27 November; Latifah is due to receive the Hall’s Early Influence Award on 14 November, alongside artists including Wu-Tang Clan and MC Lyte.
In short
- Queen Latifah is supporting affordable housing in her hometown of Newark.
- Her BET documentary, *You Can Go Home Again*, premieres on 27 November.
- She is due to receive the Rock Hall’s Early Influence Award.