Queen Latifah to headline Gay Pride Festival

Queen Latifah will headline the 29th annual Long Beach, Calif. Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival on May 19. “From hip hop to R&B to standards, Queen Latifah is the voice of our generation, and her concert here will be phenomenal,” event co-president Pat Crosby said in a statement posted on the festival’s web site . “For her to make her worldwide pride debut here in Long Beach is a tremendous testament to the popularity of our celebration and to the strength of our community.” Latifah is known for keeping her private life private, but the announcement has generated buzz… >>
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