When Beyonc\u00e9 performed during the Super Bowl half-time, some, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said the performance was “anti-police.”\u00a0But others saw it as a natural expression stemming from the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n
“It was very encouraging and empowering to see that and to see not only just a black cast but natural hair,” said Boom Crack dancer Chantel Turk. “It was celebrating the black culture.”<\/p>\n
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to expand, the singer delivered her own take in tandem with a video that underlined her roots in the Deep South and her African-American heritage, according to the Chicago Tribune.<\/p>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9’s “Formation” music video was released the day before Super Bowl. It shows Beyonc\u00e9 drowning herself on top of a police car.<\/p>\n
“It’s really cool to see performers such as herself use her platform as a way to promote movements and causes that are important to her and important to the community in general, especially the dance community,” said Boom Crack dancer Tricia Brown. “We’re a very diverse community of dancers.”<\/p>\n
When Beyonc\u00e9 performed during the Super Bowl half-time, some, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said the performance was “anti-police.”\u00a0But others saw it as a natural expression stemming from the Black Lives Matter movement. “It was very encouraging and empowering to see that and to see not only just a black cast but natural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":30151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,31,585],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest","category-sports","category-winter-2016"],"yoast_head":"\n