Beyoncé is flexing her political muscles again, giving her co-sign to the Women’s March On Washington taking place on Saturday, January 21, after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Writing on her Facebook page yesterday (January 18), the LEMONADE singer made her thoughts on the issue known in a short statement that illustrates her influence, with the post racking up almost 30,000 likes and 1,500 shares in less than 24 hours.
“Together with Chime for Change, we raise our voices as mothers, as artists, and as activists. As #GlobalCitizens, we can make our voices heard and turn awareness into meaningful action and positive change. #WomensMarch.”
Beyoncé’s sister Solange will be performing on January 19 at a non-partisan alternative to the Inauguration Ball, called the Peace Ball, to take place in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. Guests for the event, which is to “celebrate the accomplishments and successes of the past 4 years and the vow to continue to be the change we want to see in the world,” include Esperanza Spalding, activist Angela Davis, and The Color Purple author Alice Walker.
For those wishing to protest in Los Angeles, Prophets Of Rage (featuring Chuck D and B-Real), Vic Mensa, Audioslave and Jackson Browne are playing an Anti-Inauguration Ball at the Teragram Ballroom on Friday, January 20.
“The Anti-Inaugural Ball is a celebration of resistance,” said Prophets Of Rage/Rage Against The Machine member Tom Morello in a statement published on Billboard. “Resistance to racism. Resistance to sexism. Resistance to homophobia. Resistance to bullying. Resistance to environmental devastation. Resistance to fascism. Resistance to Donald Trump.”
As the musicians-against-Trump movement continues to pick up members (bands like The National and Sleater-Kinney will also be performing at the Women’s March after-party on January 21), Trump himself is struggling to put together a viable entertainment line-up for his Inauguration Ball.
The latest artist to sign on to perform for Trump is former Motown artist Chrisette Michele, who suffered a major backlash on Twitter once fans found out.
When people act like this, oppression will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Trump is racist and hates blacks more than he hates Mexicans. Google trump says all blacks are lazy and have tattoos on their faces which is why they don’t work. He has been on bill oriolleys show many times dissing blacks since 2012.
Stay dumb blacks
Lol this is true. Trump used to low key diss blacks since obama took office. It’s funny Because he took pics with MLK 3 and now all blacks are trying to say he isn’t racist. I doubt they didn’t see the videos. They just want to be a celebrity.
Something crossed my mind. I have a feeling that all these celebrities that talk shit about Trump now used to show him love before he decided to run for POTUS. Talk about hypocrisy. I’ll provide evidence if I have to.
Provide it!! Other than punk azz puffy??
But Beyonce can get that check from some asshole in Saudi Arabia that has women there as objects while she performs “Girls Run the World”?
Ok then, keep being hypocrites everyone.
And nobody will question her agenda and why she’s pushing this on to you. Just another sheep who has no clue that the Democrats are the one who oppress black people, not the Republicans. It’s all throughout history but still these entertainers try to keep you manipulated to vote for their interests and say it’s yours too. Donald Trump was never racist until he ran against Democrats. And they’ll defend their Token Obama while he’s divided us further than ever before and has done absolutely nothing for black people. For 2 terms. Drink the Kool-Aid.
Okay political science major!
Fuck her, he won fairly. If she has this big of a problem she could have done more, such crybaby bullshit.
Fuck you and that orange mfer!
Eat a dick you fucking little pussy!
Go fuck ya mammy “internet gangster”
Already fucked yours and your sister so many times this morning im tired and jizzed out
Go fuck ya mammy…
Kill Yourself…
fuck dat fat bitch she can suck trumps foreskin
Trump is that you?
Good !
I’m glad the artists are speaking out. All the commenters from Russia are the ones who got him in office lol ! America is pathetic
Wow so many comments from paid trolls acting on behalf of ” family values ” groups lmao y’all are too much
r u dumb? She held a concert for Hilary during the debates dumbass smh
Now you want to get political where was your ass when he was getting elected?……Silence………Exactly. Now you cant do shit about it and now you wanna say something? GTFOH x Infinty!
I’d voice my opinion but HHDX would just delete it. Like they have done with so many of my posts. That’s what I guess is called, journalistic integrity. Hold this L, HHDX.
Instigators!
Gotta love HHDX deleting my comments. Guess we can’t talk about “King B”‘s performances in countries with awful human rights records huh?
Expect nothing less from the Zionist pigs at HHDX!
Democratics don’t want to accept their loss. Whatever happened to losing and then going home and getting ready for the next season
See dumb ass that goes out the window when racism entered the building.
If the far left is unable to accomplish their goals politically, they will attempt to do so violently. Manning Johnson called performers like these “the real uncle Toms”.
“Resistance to bullying”…I like that one the most, you know considering how anybody who is set to perform at the inauguration has been receiving death threats to them and their families. Or how any black person who performs is subject to being called an Uncle Tom by Snoop. How long is the hypocrisy gonna last before they understand we ain’t listening to your bullshit until you have some integrity and practice what you preach. The Tolerant Ones are here to show their intolerance once again. Clowns
“We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
Karl Popper
So they have rights to act however ignorant stupid and offensivley as they please and commit this criminal action known as terrorizing as they please just because someone disagreed with them? But then yet people who are anti gay anti what the fuck ever arent allowed to have voices because again the pussy left disagrees with them so it justifys there actions?thats seriously the stupidest most hypocritcal shit i have ever heard
Can someone please explain what these march aims to accomplish?.. I wish the left-wing and their media will take a moment of honest introspection to analyse why they lost instead of simplistically blaming a portion of the population.
The same echo chamber that the left wing + the media created before the elections is what is beign created now. SAD.
I’m voting for Beyonce or jay-z for president.
The disrespect to be called a million woman march, fuck these hoes, I hope riot police mace these bitches. They aught of be ashamed of themselves.
you seem to be angry.!
Someone wrote her another stupid ass song like formation or something? She sure as fuck does not have anything to actually say about politics or anything. Way to capitalize on bullshit.
This ain’t the 60s.. you can March until your legs break but it ain’t gonna change shit.. He is still your president for four years and is paying zero attention to you
And you should know?
Tell blaze to shut the fuck up.
They have a right to protest.its a sort of free country.
Why can’t people protest quietly?
no one should protest quietly ever m glad they did what they did.
I happy there’s an anti-trump ball and love all the people against trump hip hop forever.