lemonade
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Fighting for the Fairy Tale: 4:44 and the Power of Vulnerability
Look, I apologize, often womanizedTook for my child to be bornTo see through a woman’s eyes … It’s the public apology some have been anticipating since the release of Beyoncé’s Lemonade, her seemingly confessional opus, almost entirely themed on surviving the pain of infidelity. Aside from being a groundbreaking hit, the visual album inevitably rekindled…
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High School Student’s Re-Creation of Beyoncé’s Lemonade Cover for His Graduation Goes Viral
Beyoncé’s Lemonade album manifests a political prowess and #BlackGirlMagic that inspires many of us. Maurice Dane Scott, a graduate of Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, N.Y., decided to act on his inspiration by trading up traditional graduation photos for something more Queen Bey inspired. In an interview with Time magazine, Scott said,…
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Atlanta, Beyoncé’s Lemonade Named Peabody Award Winners
The Peabody Award entertainment winners were announced Thursday, and Donald Glover’s FX series, Atlanta, and Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade were among the seven winners. “The audacity of its reach and fierceness of its vision challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the lives of women of color and the bonds…
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Titus Gets a Sip of ‘Lemonade’ in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 3 Teaser
What could make this Monday less Monday feeling? Watching Titus get his lemonade on in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s season 3 teaser trailer. Netflix released the hilarious trailer to announce the May 19 premiere on the streaming service. Wearing a ruffled dress and swinging Beyoncé’s “Hold Up” music-video bat, Titus (Tituss Burgess) is busting windows and…
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Lemonade Didn't Win Album Of The Year Because White People Don't Know How To Not Be White People
I chose not to watch the Grammys last night. Not because of any type of protest or performative apathy, but because my wife had a work-ish commitment that left me with my daughter all weekend, and it’s impossible to get any writing done when the Feminist Octopus is around. Sunday evening from 8pm to 2am…
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Watch: #Bye2016: A Hilarious Look at the Best and Worst Moments of the Year
What a year 2016 has been! It felt as if we were hearing about the death of some unarmed black person or a beloved celebrity every second. This was also the year that we begrudgingly voted in a new president, reluctantly saying goodbye to President Barack Obama and his lovely family. Despite the death and…
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The Winners of 2016
Flatly, 2016 as a staff, record label and as a motherf—king crew has collectively sucked. Far too many people have died, and a spoiled, mango-colored racist man surrounded by a bunch of like-minded bigots and sycophants will soon make life hell for many who have survived. However, as draining as this year has felt for…
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An Interview With Dr. Kinitra Brooks, Who Teaches A Class On Beyoncé
A few weeks ago, I saw on Facebook that somebody was teaching a class on Beyoncé and specifically Lemonade at the University of Texas-San Antonio. I thought to myself, that’s pretty cool. Well, as luck would have it, a friend of hers who reads VSB reached out and said that the professor was both an…
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‘Selling Hot P–sy’: Strippers Talk Sexuality, Misogyny and Stereotypes
Strip clubs have dominated the black pop-culture scene for decades, with Atlanta being the central hub. So much of what we see in television, film and music, particularly as it pertains to black women and femme representation, is distilled from the lived experiences of dancers who sell sex or the illusion of sex. In her…