Janelle Monáe: why she made the headlines in 2010

She's a Kansas-born singer who fronts an arts collective with high ideals and a mission to unite people through literature and songStanding just over five feet tall in her trademark saddle brogues, Janelle Monáe has achieved a cultural impact in 2010 that is disproportionate to her size.On stage, the Kansas-born singer is a blur of black and white. Her signature Afro quiff routinely comes undone. She flings off a black, grim reaper cowl to reveal a white, high-necked, Victorian, ruffed shirt pa...

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