Beyonce debuts new Black Is King trailer… after being accused of appropriating African culture

She was recently criticized for appropriating African culture.  

But the outlandish remarks haven’t kept Beyonce down, releasing the second trailer to her latest visual album, Black Is King.  

The 38-year-old beauty was seen in various looks while narrating the darkly lit upcoming spectacular.

‘You were formed by the heat of the galaxy,’ she began in the narration.

‘What a thing to be both unique and familiar. To be one and the same, and still, unlike any other.’ 

‘Life is a set of choices. Lead, or be lead astray. Follow your light, or lose it.’ 

Beyonce’s latest film will be released on July 31 – just over one year following the release of The Lion King: The Gift.  

The film ‘reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns,’ according to a press release. 

Black is King was filmed all over the world – starting in New York before moving to Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London and Belgium. 

Beyonce’s latest visual album will see guest appearances from; models Aweng Ade-Chuol and Adut Akech, supermodel Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z, among others.

The spectacle will see full-length videos for her already popular tracks, Already, Brown Skin Girl, Mood 4 Eva and My Power.  

Beyonce’s art comes after she faced criticism earlier in the month from several academics who claimed she was ‘appropriating African culture’. 

However in true Beyhive form, fans and even her mother Tina Knowles delivered hard-hitting responses to critics.  

‘Lmao the annoying thing about the capitalist argument with Beyonce is Lemonade, her ‘black’ album, is one of her lowest selling albums,’ the fan began in the tweet.

‘So if we’re talking profit, she wouldn’t continue to make music highlighting blackness if it was solely for profit.’

Beyonce’s mother then took to the caption and delivered her response.  

‘Thank you I could not have said it better. It’s really sad that the women who shout the loudest the ‘protect the black woman’ that they are the ones that are trying to tear her down. Sisters wake up!!!!’ she began.

Tina, 66, went on to explain how her daughter was taught as a young girl to help lift other women up, not tear them down. 

‘She minds her own business, does not criticize anyone, Gives of her time and money, and dedicates her art to Boldly show the Royalty and beauty of our heritage and journey! Her work is to change the narrative! To show that we did not start off as slaves, but that we were kings and queens before we were forced into slavery,’ she continued. 

In an emotional plea, Tina asked critics of Black Is King to take an inventory of themselves and their hate.

‘I ask you to examine your heart and really take a look at what your motive is and what it’s fueled by! Then take that energy critiquing, and tearing down and put it to into an action that is fighting against the systemic racism that is going on right now and has been going on forever,’ she said.

After pronouncing that Beyonce is ‘not your enemy’, Tina turned her attention back to the super fan who lent their support in the post.  

‘She sold more records before lemonade,’ she said in agreement with the super fan before posing a question for critics: ‘How do you appropriate the black culture when you are black??’ 

Tina ended by declaring,’ She has a right to her heritage as well as anyone else in the world. Just consider young sisters i love you and brothers thank you for your balance and speaking up.’