"Homecoming" by Beyoncé is as black as possible

And it was one for the ages.

"Beychella" occupied the entire stage, with an orchestra composed of historically black members of the Universities and Colleges (HBCU), dancers, themes related to African-American culture and its moving interpretation of the black anthem " Lift Every Voice and Sing ".

There were also guest appearances from fellow Destiny's Child members, her sister Solange and her husband, rapper Jay-Z.

For nearly two hours, Beyoncé reminded us why her fan base, known as Beyhive, loses her when she posted a picture on Instagram.

But although the uninitiated might have thought that they had just enjoyed a hell of Beyoncé's concert, "Homecoming" lets know how all this was black intentionally and with love.

Filled with quotes from famous black intellectuals as well as excerpts from an audio journal in which the superstar explains how and why his Coachella performance was performed, "Homecoming" is a love letter to the HBCU (The title alone is a snap to the importance of homecomings on black campuses with its group and percussion performances as well as sorority and fraternity events).

For this reason, special special screenings were organized for students in some of the venerable HBCUs, including Spelman and Morehouse in Atlanta and Howard University in Washington DC.

There was a lot of swag surfing by participants and singing with hits.

There was also a plethora of emotions and gratitude that such a superstar would use his celebrity to share the beauty, the pain and the joy of the black experience.

Far from hiding, Beyoncé has embraced her darkness and race issues.

Her 2016 "Lemonade" visual album was hailed by critics and praised for her themes of black feminism, love, treason, empowerment, tribalism and family.

A few weeks before the release of this album, his costumes evoking the Black Panthers during his show at the half-time Superbowl indignant the police unions and led to calls to boycott (something that did not materialize).

This did not prevent the singer and her husband from continuing to use their influence to shed light on the situation of people of color.

He is the executive producer of "Rest in Power: The Story of Trayvon Martin," an unprecedented series of six episodes dedicated to the 2012 murder and the subsequent trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting of the band. ;teenager.

In January, the rapper was part of a group of sports and business leaders who created an organization to try to reform the criminal justice system.

Jay-Z appears in "Homecoming" at times that seem impressed by his wife as task master.

Perfectionist, she controlled all aspects of Coachella's performance, including costume beading.

It was a fight, not only because of the multitudes involved in the performance, but also because it happened months after the birth of his twins, Rumi and Sir (the daughter Blue Ivy is 7 years old). ).

In "Homecoming," Beyoncé shares her desire to be with her growing family, even though she worked diligently to offer her audience the show that had been delayed for one year due to her pregnancy.

She has more than done and presented a performance so black that even her mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, said in an Instagram post at the time that she "feared that Coachella's predominantly white audience would be confused with everybody". black culture and black college culture because it was something that they could not get. "

"His brave response to me made me feel a little selfish and shameful," Lawson wrote. "She said that I've worked very hard to get to the point where I have a real voice.At this stage of my life and my career, I have the responsibility to do what I want." There is better for the world and not what is the most popular.

"Homecoming" is a testimony of this hard work.