Analysis Of Beyonce Knowles 's Freedom

Beyoncé Knowles’s Lemonade video album brings the words of Beyoncé into a visual media and shows the viewer a deeper meaning behind the album. After this video came out many articles came forward analyzing Lemonade. One article, in particular, that was intriguing is Bell Hooks “Moving Beyond Pain.” Hooks starts her article saying that the Lemonade video was created as a money-making, business strategy, but as the text continues the reader can conclude that “Moving Beyond Pain” is actually about African American women, and women in general, standing up for themselves.

One of the most prominent visuals in Lemonade is the setting of New Orleans, Louisiana. In current times, New Orleans is most closely associated with the Hurricane Katrina disaster of 2004, in which a strong hurricane devastated the city and left many killed, injured, or homeless. There was national criticism of the government’s handling of Katrina, stating that the government took too long to respond to the crisis due to the city being mostly populated by blacks. However, this is not the only aspect of New Orleans that is central to Lemonade’s narrative. The video also shows staples of the old American South during the time of slavery, such as plantation homes and slave quarters. In this setting, Beyoncé indulges a fantasy of an all-black utopia dominated by women, who dress up, take photographs, and

For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.

Beyoncé recently released her music video on Saturday February 6, 2016. Beyoncé 's "Formation" video forms messages in text and visuals that fits today 's social issues. They call attention to the audience mainly for women and Black America. This piece of rhetoric creates meaning in society by giving us events and visuals to help the

Over the past few years, racial tensions in America have heightened. During this period, Black America undergo the daily struggle of witnessing the killing of unarmed black men and women. Victims of these endless killings and police brutality, turned into one of many hashtags, which led to the formations of the Black Lives Matter movement. Solange Knowles, younger sister of Beyoncé, soul singer and songwriter was viewed as the angry black woman. Solange used her platform to speak up. She became the most outspoken black artist for black activism in recent years. She embodies the image of a carefree black girl who is willing to let the world know that she is proud of her blackness.

Beyonce Knowles, daughter of Tina and Mathew Knowles, was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. As a child she was a shy child her parents put her in a dance class to try and get her to not be as shy. She did love to dance so she didn’t really mind. The dance teacher then heard her sing and she convinced Beyonce to go into the talent show, and she won. Ever since then she loved singing. She grew up around it because her parents would always have music playing. From then on she continued to do what she loved and that was singing. By her thirtieth birthday she was known internationally for being a famous singer, songwriter, and an actor. Therefore, Beyonce Knowles is a significant person because she was the lead vocalist of the R&B group Destiny’s Child, being a top selling artist with sold out tours, and she followed her dreams of being known as an actor and singer.

The policing of women’s bodies and accessibility to self determination is a common theme throughout the readings (but also in the present day). Women have had the unfortunate experiences of being treated like second class citizens, and it is only worse for women of color. In their Blues lyrics, women of color could express how limited their lives were, how they were affected by their circumstances and how they found their strength. For example Clara Smith sang, “Gonna leave this town, cause my man is so unkind” (CITE), is an example of women recognizing their strength and independence. Using lyrics as a means to advocate for the progression of women created a sense of unity, because these singers we not just singing their own experiences, but using them as a way to connect and vocalize common circumstances, “we hear the ‘we’ when they say ‘I’” (CITE). Their work, helped to build communities and to call out what happens within them by pushing the

Beyoncé's purpose for this song is to pay homage to the black south and is intended for ‘black' people in supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. “#BlackLivesMatter was created in 2012 after Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted of his crime, and dead 17-year old Trayvon was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder” (Black Lives Matter). In honor of Martin, Beyoncé released the unannounced music video on his birthday which also happens to be Black History Month. People across the country were struck by the death of Martin and are seeking for a political change “Beyoncé's ‘Formation' is a Visual Anthem”. The Black Lives Matter Movement is a response not only in Martin's case, but to the rest of the police killings of unarmed African-American across the country. It is used as a tactic used to strive for

Beyonce incorporates race in her lyrics, especially in “Formation.” She utilizes her platform to spread African American love, and to preach on the beautiful aspects of her race. This is evident throughout the whole entire song, but one place it is prominent is in the line “I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros, I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils.” Beyonce has successfully spread affection and love to the Black physical feature stereotypes that are given negative annotations in today’s world. With these specific lyrics she brings empowerment to Black women.

In some context, it’s perceived as appropriate and logical that a pop superstar that possesses the attention and to a powerful caliber takes heed to the current events of the nation to bring a light of understanding and awareness of the mistreatment of minorities in poverty struck communities that Beyoncé illustrates in her “Formation” song and music video. However, personally, being born into a poverty, low income “black” neighborhood, find it rather pretentious that someone in the position Bey is in, to take advantage of the tragedies that may or may not have had little to no effect on herself personally, but was detrimental to others struck by the mistreatment and vicious neglect of the united states’

Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade gives a more personal view of her upbringing and how it influences the person she is today. One song in particular, “Formation,” explains how she was raised and how hard she worked to earn everything she owns. As a black woman, Beyoncé worked especially hard to overcome prejudice to become the iconic artist she is today. Beyoncé’s intention behind “Formation” is to empower all black people, but especially black women. Malcolm X’s speech “Who Taught You to Hate Yourself” delves into the racism that African Americans have always faced in America. In this speech, he questions why African Americans feel the need to separate themselves from their own race. In her article, “Beyoncé and #BlackLivesMatter,”Anna

Feb 6 2016 she released a new single Formation along with a music video. A lot of you may know Beyoncé’s famous hits such as bootylicous and single ladies, you also may know that formation received a lot of negative feedback. See we like Beyoncé when she’s singing drunk in love or bootylicious because she’s sassy, sexual and is a stereotyped of what we want black women to be. We saw a different side to Beyoncé; we saw her standing against police brutality in her formation video and many of us didn’t like

A great voice for this generation is Beyoncé Knowles because she is a feminist, she is an activist, she is a great mother and an overall wonderful person. She has worked hard to get where she is at. She actively speaks out on how women should be treated with more respect, how African Americans are mistreated, how being healthy is a big part of life, and how family should come first. But she is also known as not only a musical genius and very charitable, she is also in the movie and fashion industry. She is the daughter of Mathew and Tina Knowles; her father was a sales manager and her mother worked as a salon owner and hairdresser. She also has three siblings, and their names are Solange, Bianca, and Nixon Knowles. Solange being the most recognizable one because of her fame. The start of Beyoncé’s career was Destiny’s Child, an all-girl group that was widely known. She then ventured off to a solo career, which later became the start of one the greatest stardoms in history.

In Lemonade, Beyonce’s latest visual album, Beyonce addresses “urgent themes” including: black identity, Black Lives Matter, marriage infidelity, motherhood, faith, reconciliation, and the lives of black women who are in dire need of respect. In the powerful music video “Freedom,” black women join together to form a formidable visual community. Their unity and strong stances make it known these black women will not tolerate negative stereotypes, police brutality, attacks on a woman’s appearance, or assaults against a woman’s character. Gwen Carr, Sybrina Fulton and Lezley McSpadden, the mothers of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown appear alongside Sierra Leone ballerina Michaela DePrince and model Winnie Harlow, both of whom

Included in her album Lemonade, Beyoncé has a song entitled, “Freedom”, which explains how African American women have overcome so many obstacles in the past, only to still face discrepancies in society today. Going all the way back to slavery, Beyoncé still compares that time frame to the times we are living in now. Not with physical beatings, but with mental and emotional trauma that women experience today have held us in a place of bondage. She also alludes to the “Black Lives Matter” movement in her song to bring awareness to the issue of police brutality. Kendrick Lamar is featured in this song, in his verse shedding light on