February 2016

Beyoncé #Formation: A Don’t Overthink Piece

Maaan, listen. Madonna had a Black Jesus cry blood in “Like A Prayer” as Klan crosses burned on a lawn. [facebook url="https://www.facebook.com/VeronicaMarcheIllustration/videos/750734941728673/" /] Animated Illustration: Veronica Marché Illustration by Veronica Marché . Let Beyoncé comment on half a century of police brutality that still goes woefully, criminally unchecked and completely unjustified. Let Beyoncé pay tribute to her very mixed but clearly Black heritage, one wrought with struggle spun into lace and gold, woven into tracks and braids and thread wraps and crowns, some natural, some that come with receipts. Let her video be narrated by, punctuated by, and elevated by the voices, gyrations, and signifying of queer...