Beyonce’s Mom Reveals Intimate Conversation About Celebrating Black Culture At Coachella

The “Formation” singer’s mom, Tina Knowles Lawson, shared a private and impactful conversation she had with her daughter.

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Lawson was concerned Beyonce’s Coachella 2018 set, which paid homage to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), would fall flat with the predominately white crowd.

“I told Beyonce that I was afraid that the predominately white audience at Coachella would be confused by all of the black culture and Black college culture because it was something that they might not get,” she wrote.

“Her brave response to me made me feel a bit selfish and ashamed,” continued Lawson. “She said ‘At this point in my life and my career I have a responsibility to do what’s best for the world and not what is most popular.”

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Saw this written above photo and commentary by: Alisa Adamson Profit and thought i would share it with you https://apple.news/AmQP7CFzMQOS7gDDGvfigMw ❤️❤️I told Beyonce that i was afraid that the predominately white audience at Coachella would be confused by all of the black culture and Black college culture because it was something that they might not get. Her brave response to me made me feel a-bit selfish and ashamed. She said i have worked very hard to get to the point where i have a true voice and At this point in my life and my career i have a responsibility to do whats best for the world and not what is most popular “ She said that her hope is that after the show young people would research this culture and see how cool it is, and young people black and white would listen to “ LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING and see how amazing the words are for us all and bridge the gap. She also hopes that it will encourage young kids to enroll in our amazing HIstorically Black Colleges and Universities . I stand corrected ❤️

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Beyonce, 36, took the live audience on a ride not just to HBCU, but to Wakanda and beyond. “She said that her hope is that after the show young people would research this culture and see how cool it is,” Lawson said of her daughter. “And young people black and white would listen to ‘LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING’ and see how amazing the words are for us all and bridge the gap.”