http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/29/beyonce-lemonade-jay-z-explainerBeyoncé's latest album is making huge statements. But Beyoncé's album isn't just about the critically acclaimed divorce rumors it's more than that. Her album is looking deeper into the experience of black women. This is something that on more than one occasion has been disregarded, “the most disrespected person in America”, to quote Beyoncé quoting Malcolm X in the feature film. Her title of the album speaks to this.
Beyoncé's film title Lemonade draws from Jay Z's grandmother. She was shown in the video at her 90th birthday, “I was given lemons and I made lemonade.” She wanted to show a strong black women that made something of what she was given and strived to take opportunities. Her film also features the mothers of Eric Garner,Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown holding photographs of their dead sons; showing the experience of grieving mothers who's son's weren't given justice. And there is also cameos from Serena Williams and a number of young, black celebrities, such as Zendaya, Amandla Stenberg and Quvenzhané Wallis excelling in their fields instead of being sexually objectified as the black female body often is.
Her album made statements and they were received well by many who took to Twitter to post the #Lemonade. Some may say it was all about her divorce but she is speaking to more than just this.
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