Revolutionary Communal Love: Black Feminism in Beyoncé’s Lemonade

Corin Ford’s essay explores Beyoncé’s groundbreaking visual album, Lemonade, and its themes of Black unity, empowerment, and resilience. Ford walks us through Beyoncé’s sources of inspiration, which include both her own personal experiences and the work of other black activists, such as Joan Morgan and Audre Lorde. Ford also emphasizes Beyoncé’s inclusion of Black men […]

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Not Yours: The Solemn Art of the Strong Black Woman

In analyzing the written and cinematic works of Joan Morgan, Beyoncé Knowles, and Audre Lorde, Gracia Bareti explores how these three women use artistic self expression to challenge the stereotype of the Strong Black Woman. Her rich analysis examines how the Strong Black Woman stereotype has been enforced externally and internally in the lives and […]

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