Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' and Information Resources

• Moving Beyond Pain by bell hooks. Blog, bell hooks Institute, Berea College. May 9, 2016.

From "Moving Beyond Pain":

"Her vision of feminism does not call for an end to patriarchal domination. It’s all about insisting on equal rights for men and women. In the world of fantasy feminism, there are no class, sex, and race hierarchies that breakdown simplified categories of women and men, no call to challenge and change systems of domination, no emphasis on intersectionality." - bell hooks

• bell hooks Critiques Beyoncé's Depictions of Feminism and Race in 'Lemonade' by Sandra Song. Paper Mag. May 10, 2016.

• In 6 tweets, Janet Mock takes down a controversial critique of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' by Charles Pulliam-Moore. Fusion. May 10, 2016.

These hierarchies of respectability that generations of feminists have internalized will not save us from patriarchy.

— Janet Mock (@janetmock) May 10, 2016

• Why We Shouldn't Be Afraid To Critique Beyoncé by Zeba Blay. The Huffington Post. May 10, 2016.
• bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about "Lemonade" and liberation by LaSha. May 17, 2016.

• "Formation" Exploits New Orleans' Trauma by Shantrelle Lewis. Slate. February 10, 2016.

From "Formation" Exploits New Orleans' Trauma:

"But all great artists imitate others. In some spaces, that’s called plagiarism. In others, appropriation. Can black people appropriate one another? I’ve never thought I’d come to this conclusion, but yes, we can—especially when you’re one of the most influential and powerful black women in the world." - Shantrelle Lewis

• On 'Jackson Five Nostrils,' Creole vs. 'Negro' and Beefing Over Beyoncé's 'Formation' by Yaba Blay. Colorlines. February 8, 2016.

From On 'Jackson Five Nostrils,' Creole vs. 'Negro' and Beefing Over Beyoncé's 'Formation':

"In many ways, among those of us who are not Creole and whose skin is dark brown, the claiming of a Creole identity is read as rejection." - Yaba Blay

• Kendrick Lamar won't face backlash like Beyoncé: Socially conscious art, sexual expression and the policing of black women's politics by LaSha. Salon. February 16, 2016.