#EntertainmentPSB: Beyonce´- Lemonade Film – April 30, 2016

By: Donte’ Grant @DineroJones

The album’s film, more explicitly than the album itself, digs deeper to the roots this idea of emotional inheritance in black identity, especially for black women. The songs themselves for the most part foreshadow a narrative about a personal struggle mastered through forgiveness, willpower, and relationship peaks and valleys that a wife and husband go through. The piece references Malcolm X quotes, detailing the disrespect paid to black women, mothers show photos of sons killed by police, and Beyoncé vows that “the curse can and will be broken.”

The imagery and message on display is profound. Beyonce’ is saying progress will come from black women drawing strength from one another and more black men being made to feel themselves capable of living the kinds of lives that society has told them they can’t live. Factual to Beyonce’s own life or not, throughout Lemonade the art is relatable, raw and epic. The message is loud and clear that Beyonce’, just like every other woman, has gone through an emotional roller coaster in her relationship. She too deals with hurt/brokenness at times, she too focuses on self improvement & empowerment through spiritually to get to a place of restoration, healing and happiness. She too has made lemonade from lemons. Bravo Mrs. Knowles Carter. Bravo indeed.

Donte’ Grant is a contributor to PSBPopCulture.com and and editor of chief of TheOrganizedGrind.com. Grant, a 10-year music industry veteran, is a former A&R at Atlantic Records and Jeezy’s CTE label. Follow him on IG @MuchoDineros and Twitter @dinerojones.