Sonequa

//səˈniːkwə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

    "Television fans surely know Sonequa Martin-Green for her role on Star Trek: Discovery, of course, as well as her previous work on The Walking Dead and The Good Wife. What they might not know is that she’s also committed to the ongoing fight against cancer as a Stand Up To Cancer ambassador."

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"Television fans surely know Sonequa Martin-Green for her role on Star Trek: Discovery, of course, as well as her previous work on The Walking Dead and The Good Wife. What they might not know is that she’s also committed to the ongoing fight against cancer as a Stand Up To Cancer ambassador."

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