Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' and Information Resources

Image: From "Lemonade," by Beyoncé, via Giphy.com

Articles about Black Womanhood and Feminism:

• Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' is both personal and political by Doctor RJ. Daily Kos, April 25, 2016. 
• Beyoncé's Lemonade Is Black Woman Magic by Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley. TIME, April 25, 2016.
• Beyonce: The new political goddess by Clay Cane. CNN, April 26, 2016.
• Beyoncé's Lemonade and What Black Girls Really Mean by 'Good Hair.' by Rebecca Thomas. MTV News, April 26, 2016.
• Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' and the powerful message women need by Rebecca Ruiz. Mashable, April 27, 2016.
• A Call and Response with Melissa Harris-Perry: The Pain and Power of 'Lemonade' by Melissa Harris-Perry. Elle, April 26, 2016.

From Melissa Harris-Perry's article:

"The call-and-response tradition is so deeply embedded in black cultural practice, so to help understand the meaning of this moment I sent out a call of my own to writers and thinkers who center black women and girls in their work. They responded. I like to think of this as MHP's lemonade stand, getting in-formation about Bey's latest contribution."

• Defining, and Proclaiming, a New Black Power by Wesley Morris. The New York Times, June 16, 2016.

Malcolm X speech Beyoncé samples in the Anger chapter of Lemonade

Beyoncé samples part of this speech on May 5, 1962 in Los Angeles that begins with "The most disrespected person in America is the black woman." This section begins at 24:35.

Resources on Black Womanhood and Feminism Available Through the Library:

#LemonadeSyllabus

Candice Benbow collected "Works Celebrating Black Womanhood" using the hashtag #LemonadeSyllabus, mostly on Twitter. She then published the results on issuu.

Black Female Voices: bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry at The New School