KENDRICK LAMAR PRAISED AND BEYONCE PROTESTED? WHITES CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS
buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Fairness and equality for all means Whites can't tell Blacks how to express their pride or hurt. Black History Month 2016 was uncomfortable for me. On all fronts the "celebration" of Blackness was challenged. The racist fear and rejection of Blackness was on display all month long. From actress Stacy Dash saying the month was not necessary to #oscarssowhite dissing Black talent to Beyonce being demonized in the media for embracing Black pride, crushing Black progress for sport was a disconcerting norm. Of all of the narratives that gave pause to the need for a racism awakening, it was the responses to the performances of Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce that caught my attention the most. How is it possible that both Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar artistically took a political stand for social justice for Blacks on national television and Lamar's work was praised and Beyonce's was protested? Beyonce's Superbowl 50 per...