Janelle Monae Glows on The September Cover Of Shape Magazine

The Grammy nominated singer shares her part in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Janelle Monae graced the September cover of Shape magazine looking like an absolute goddess, and shared about her journey dealing with quarantine and pivoting into a social activist. The issue, going by the theme of “Women Run The World” had the Grammy nominated singer share her perspective in the fight towards equality:

On Activism:
“So I’ve been spending a lot of time organizing behind the scenes with peers, with my Wondaland Arts Society family,” says says Janelle, 34, a longtime activist for the Black Lives Matter movement. “We hosted a Zoom where everybody had an opportunity to get on and just vent and cry and talk about how we’re feeling. These were white folks, Asian folks, Black folks, straight, gay—like a full spectrum of people and perspectives.”

On Healing:
“I realized that I was dealing with abandonment issues, and just last year, I started to really deal with it. My dad was in and out of my life growing up, and other instances where I felt abandoned were coming up to the surface.

I started to write these things down, and I remember just crying like a baby. I will say that it is so freeing when you can identify your trauma. Knowing why you feel a certain way or why these feelings of being upset or angry or sad—why they’re happening, what the root of it is. It’s just so empowering.”