Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Janelle Monae on 'Hidden Figures' and ‘Moonlight': 'Queens come from all walks of life'
In two movies out now, Grammy nominee Janelle Monae plays the first black female NASA engineer, and a surrogate mother to a black gay boy in Miami. She discusses the power of these roles, and her political activism.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn two movies out now, Grammy nominee Janelle Monae plays the first black female NASA engineer, and a surrogate mother to a black gay boy in Miami. She discusses the power of these roles, and her political activism.
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