Comments on: ‘Lemonade’ Is Beyoncé’s Testimony of Being Black, Beautiful & Burdened

By: Presley

Presley — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:57:30 +0000

Lovely article; I loved reading your insight, and enjoyed listening to you on Sooo Many White Guys this morning. I look forward to reading your book and learning more from your perspective.

By: Myra

Myra — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 22:13:40 +0000

Your wiring is eloquent and so on point.

By: Nakia

Nakia — Wed, 11 May 2016 15:40:08 +0000

The Lemonade album is so incredibly impactful that it bears watching and rewatching and viewing again to even begin understanding its depth and complexity. Ms.Mock, I appreciate your personal reactions as one who is also in the spotlight as a black woman, bearing the brunt of our dehumanization by audiences both named and anonymous. Thank you for further breaking this down and helping us on the journey to keep discovering all that this video has to offer.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:18:34 +0000

Such a delicate reading of Hurston’s novel. I really enjoyed comparisons of written text (‘Their Eyes Were Watching God) with the visual text (‘Lemonade’). Thank you.

By: isabelle happyfeet

isabelle happyfeet — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:33:59 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this Janet. For me, outside of witnessing our grief and heartbreak displayed like this, I felt that Beyonce took back everything that had been taken from us and gave us permission to claim them all again. The rock sounds, the country music, jazz, our style, hair, everything that has been and still is appropriated from us, Beyonce took it all and gave it back to us with this album. It’s a legendary masterpiece of collective catharsis and I’m so thankful

By: Cherno Biko

Cherno Biko — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:59:51 +0000

Girl. I need a track by track breakdown with you! Clearly Beyoncé read Redefining Realness. Clearly she heard about Cece’s hot sauce. She must have saw Laverne with Delores Nettles. She must have heard about our sex work advocacy on 6inch! What an amazing time to be a black girl! FREEDOM

By: ina Pinkney

ina Pinkney — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:40:21 +0000

I had to read this twice and then think about every word. Thank you for the definitive deconstruction of Lemonade.

By: Name (required)

Name (required) — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:20:04 +0000

This essay is so powerful. It made me weep because the least protected individual is the black woman across the world. This is the condition of most black girls and women where I’m from, South Africa. https://mbaliville.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/our-selective-mourning-is-just-as-horrific-and-heartbreaking-as-both-these-tragedies-are/