Black Lives Matter

As soon as the Lemonade video began, it struck me. It's obvious that Beyonce references African culture and portrays the role of African Americans in today's society but I admired the way she did it. The video began with Beyonce wearing a black hoodie. Now, I'm not entirely sure whether or not Beyonce meant to reference Trayvon Martin in her video but that's what I thought of. Then later in the video, Beyonce shows the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Erica Garner holding pictures of their deceased children. By doing so, Beyonce, someone with fame and influence, showed the world why the Black Lives Matter movement is so important. It was also important that Beyonce only had African American dancers in her video because she shows how the Black Lives Matter movement is a movement for black led by blacks and it also shows how blacks have united through the injustice they have been facing. Overall, Beyonce's Lemonade video does a great job at depicting the reality African Americans face everyday.