Read Solange's Essay on Being Black & Afraid in 'Predominantly White Spaces'
Racism unfortunately remains alive and well in this country, and Solange was the latest black person to experience it firsthand. Over the weekend, the singer was harassed while trying to enjoy a Kraftwerk concert with her son, his friend and her husband in New Orleans.
Solange tweeted and deleted a play-by-play of what occurred during the night, saying that white women yelled at her to sit down before allegedly throwing a lime at her. She described the incident to her followers “so that maybe someone will understand why many of us don’t feel safe in many white spaces. We don’t ‘bring the drama.’ Fix yourself.”
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