Writer: Tenesha Hughes In stead of "sipping tea", Beyonce shared a big refreshing glass of "Lemonade". On April 23, Beyonce released the visual album "Lemonade". It was nothing like you've ever seen before, it showcased fashion, art, music and so much more. During the hour long HBO special, the singer cleared out rumors about her cheating husband, shared home videos with her father, and loving family videos with her daughter. Not only that, but she gave an amazing imagery of the movement "Black Lives Matter" by having mothers who's sons were killed in senseless violence. (Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, are few who can been seen in the video) *See Image below* This isn't the first time Beyonce has shown her support for her "black" culture. This album corresponds to her recent release of "Formation", which gained a lot of attention after her 2016 Super Bowl performance. During the performance her amongst her background dancers were dressed in reference to the "Black Panther Movement" in the 1960's-80's. For this she's known for being "unapologetically black". During a part of Lemonade, you will hear quotes from Malcolm X's speech. "The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman". This video showed us a different side of "Bey" that we've never seen before, it was raw and unfiltered. She showcased what a lot of women go through from hurt, love, confusion, joy and pain. In the latter part of the video, she shows a home video of her when she was a young girl and father on the couch having a conversation and a good time together. While the video is being shown her song "Daddy's Lesson" is playing. This song is personally my favorite for the entire album. It really touched a soft place in my heart, being that I recently lost my father. This song pays homage to her father for making her into the tough strong women she is today. The verse from the song says "When trouble comes in town, men like me come around, oh my daddy said 'shoot.' My daddy said 'shoot." I can defintaly relate to the lyrics of the song. My dad was also an amazing man, whom I owe so much of my life too. (Read my blog post about my father) This visual album was absolutely amazing, and if you haven't had a chance to see it. The entire 12 track album is available on Tidal. And is available on iTunes. "When trouble comes in town, men like me come around, oh my daddy said 'shoot.' My daddy said 'shoot." | "The most disrespected person in America is the black woman". |
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