Overjoyed because of the fact that it felt like Beyoncé, as one of the most impactful artists in the playing field, finally took a stand against the racism and discrimination of black people for the first time in her career. Exactly, the Black Panther Movement, the revolutionary, radical socialist organization whose main focus was to combat white oppression in America between the sixties and the eighties of the past century (Umoja, 2017).Īs the dancers formed an X with their bodies – and quite literally got in formation – I recognized the Malcolm X-reference, and felt overjoyed. Having watched the Super Bowl 50 th halftime show performance of Beyoncé, where she performed ‘ Formation’, a song from her newly released album, I was ecstatic on how she celebrated her blackness as she took to the field with the group of dancers – all wearing black uniforms topped off with the typical beret, resembling the statement outfits of the Black Panther Movement.
However, the view of pop music’s ability to reduce everything it touches to consumable protest, was something I had not heard of before. Pop music encourages consumption (Eijck, 2000 Shankar, 2000). Hierin zet ze uiteen welke maatschappelijke statements muziek kan maken. An essay on popular music and political protest In deze blog schrijft Ge'ez Engidashet, student Criminologie en Rechten, een essay in het kader van 'Music & Society'.
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