Two weeks ago the world stopped as Beyoncé released her sixth solo and second visual album Lemonade. The HBO special caused most fans of music and popular culture to sit for a little over an hour and take in what will likely go down as the most innovative music-based project of the year.
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February 9th, 2015 marks the six month anniversary of the murder of 18 year old Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson. Wilson fired a total of six shots – Brown was unarmed. In the aftermath of the shooting the Ferguson grand jury found Wilson not guilty.
While this case highlights both the epidemic of gun violence in America as well as focuses in on police brutality, what it truly underscores is the current state of race relations – a state entrenched in white supremacist values and structures.
