Formation

1. Formation - Beyonce

   Formation is the lead single for Lemonade, released at the SuperBowl 2017. Beyonce performed at that SuperBowl in a Black Panther style outfits - MalcomX. The music video for Formation was directed by Maina Matsoukas. It has won numerous awards, including a Grammy for the best music video.
2. Beyoncé - Formation

   
   

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3. 2005: Hurricane Katrina

4. The hurricane cause flooding of New Orleans. City's black population were disproportionate affected. President Obama described passive racism and showed the indifference of class. £7m was donated to the hurricane. 
5. The voice at the start was Messy Mya - a controversial gay black social media celebrity. He was shot down in the street in 2010 and is an unsolved crime. Mirrors the shooting of Trayvon Martins and Micheal Brown ("Hand's up, don't shoot"), depicted by the boy dancing in front of the police. #BlackLives Matter.

6. Theoretical Perspectives

7. Baudrillard - Post modern theorist - Hyper reality is a world full of simulations and simulacra is a simulated reality.
8. bell hooks - Men/Women - class and race, struggle for equality, awareness of issues of class and race. 

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