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Queen Shenequa
Played by Ellen Cleghorne
Ellen Cleghorne’s recurring SNL persona, an Afrocentric commentator with a distinctive headwrap and outspoken views on race, culture and holidays. She discusses Kwanzaa on Weekend Update and appears in costume backstage during Christian…
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Ellen Cleghorne’s recurring SNL persona, an Afrocentric commentator with a distinctive headwrap and outspoken views on race, culture and holidays. She discusses Kwanzaa on Weekend Update and appears in costume backstage during Christian Slater’s Halloween monologue.
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