“Not enough Black women had a seat at the table, so I had to go and chop down that wood and build my own table. Then I had to invite the best there was to have a seat.
“Many of the best creatives and business people, who although supremely qualified and talented, were turned down over and over as executives at major corporations because they were women or because of racial disparity, and I’ve been very proud to provide them with a place at my table.”
TWO YEARS OFBEYCHELLA (APRIL 14, 2018) “And I want this to be an experience where we all have growth, we all have to push ourselves and have to dig deep inside of ourselves to become better human beings. And I wanna start off with a prayer. God, thank you so much for everyone here. Thank you for bringing all of these human beings into my life. God, I ask that this is an experience that we all remember forever. I ask that we’re able to touch people and give them hope. To make people feel beautiful, strong and united. God, I ask that you just use us. I ask that we all grow and we all connect.”
FOUR YEARS AGO ON APRIL 23, 2016 — BEYONCÉ RELEASED “LEMONADE”
I tried to make a home out of you. But doors lead to trap doors. A stairway leads to nothing. Unknown women wander the hallways at night. Where do you go when you go quiet? You remind me of my father, a magician, able to exist in two places at once. In the tradition of men in my blood you come home at 3 a.m. and lie to me. What are you hiding? The past and the future merge to meet us here. What luck, what a f*cking curse.
