Date 16/02/2016 - News People
For the second time in a week, an African-American performer has lit up a nationally televised event with a politically charged performance, conveying unapologetic black pride. Beyonce brought the force of the Black Panthers 50 years into the future with her Super Bowl halftime performance last Sunday, drawing jubilant praise along with accusations of racism and anti-police sentiment. Rapper Kendrick Lamar arguably went deeper Monday night, staging a theatrical Grammys performance that evoked the chains of slavery and incarceration along with pride of heritage and a fiery condemnation of American injustice.r Lamar, was the most-nominated artist of the night with 11 nods and five wins.
