Africans Unimpressed By Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ Album
By Our Reporter
The release
of Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ visual album Friday on Disney+ was met with mixed
reviews as many Africans are not buying into the singer’s album.
Praised for
its attempt to edify the global collective of Afro people, the project has also
received criticism for its monolithic portrayal of Africa.
Some have
mixed feelings about the project
In light of
the recent global revival of the Black Lives Matter movement, the underlying
message of black self-love through the embrace of African heritage comes at an
appropriate time.
‘Black Is
King’ is a sometimes penetrating presentation of African artists whose work
blends brilliantly with that of Americans with roots on the continent,"
wrote John DeFore of the Hollywood Reporter. Some Africans are simply not ...