How Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” Showcases A Black Woman In Love

The healing!

Mild spoilers

When Beyonce Knowles-Carter dropped her beauteous love letter to Black women in the form of a spiritual revival, that evoked the formations of emotions, that are synthesized, providing connectors to Black women in ways that can’t be replicated by White women, who steal body parts for added measure; there was never a better time to reexamine existing and pending relationships with women and men that Lemonade presented — unsweetened and stirred.

The treasured catalog of hits and lessons was delivered about 3 years ago, with the same celebratory mass that greets her latest musical odyssey, Homecoming, another rousing success that depicts the magic that was “Beychella” a year ago, with behind-the-scenes treats, and up close and personal view of performances that are enhanced by the spectacular homage to HBCU culture.

When I was moved beyond control to put my alighted thoughts about Lemonade into words, the scene was the outside sitting area of a local Starbucks, and by 11 am, I was tipsy from the ice tea lemonade that had been spiked with vodka. The buzz treated me to the imagery of Black women in my life, who were doing so much for me, and the guilt of whether or not that was being matched by my efforts.