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Why Exactly Did Beyonce Receive Backlash for Embracing Her Blackness?

Beyonce is and always has been Black. Journalist Lola Ogunnaike, Vibe Editor-in-Chief Datwon Thomas and Radio 1 host Lowkey weigh in on why people were so uncomfortable with Queen Bey being unapologetically Black in "Formation."
By Essence · Updated December 6, 2020
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