Love and Criticism for Beyoncé's "Formation"-- A Conversation with Yaba Blay + Shantrelle Lewis

Walker Evans--"Girl in French Quarter" (1935)Yaba Blay + Shantrelle Lewis join #StrangeFruit hosts Kaila Story and Jaison Gardner in a conversation about Beyonce's "Formation" and NOLA culture. As Professor Blay notes, "The history of New Orleans is a history of colorism," she explains. "It is a history of oppression based not just on skin color, but on gradation of skin color." 
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Published on February 14, 2016 10:16
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