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When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.
Janelle Monae
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Janelle Monae
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 1
Actor
Ballet Dancer
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Composer
Film Actor
Musician
Record Producer
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Kansas City
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