“…writing was where I felt like a person and that I had value and that I could show that I was smart, and it was beyond ‘Am I pretty, am I liked, and that basically meant everything to me. It made me feel like a person and that I was doing something worth something.”
Solana Imani Rowe
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SZA is only the second Black woman to receive the Hal David Starlight Award, presented to gifted young songwriters. The award was created in 2004.
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Solána Imani Rowe — Columbia High School Class of 2008 — won multiple awards at the…
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SZA & Other Familiar SOMA Faces Featured in ‘Tommy Families’ Ad Campaign
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Maplewood’s own Solana Rowe — aka SZA — has been nominated for six MTV…
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CHS Graduate SZA Lands Her First Billboard #1 Album with ‘SOS’
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Solana Rowe, aka SZA, Columbia High Class of 2008 Grad, Wins Grammy
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Sign Up Now! SZA to Headline South Orange-Maplewood Coalition on Race Celebration March 29
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SZA to Headline South Orange/Maplewood Coalition on Race 25th Anniversary March 29
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Maplewood Celebrates Black History Month With ‘Walk of Heroes’
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