"I was so invested in the visual storytelling, of wanting to see black men and women in the way that I see them every day, which is powerful but graceful but also vulnerable and also regal and stately."

We all know Solange Knowles isn't afraid to speak her mind, even if it's about the biggest night in music.

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Bold, clear and unapologetic, the talent in the list are champions in upholding the legacy of Black excellence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chK0iK7yUPY “Now, I don’t want to bite the hand that’ll show me the other side,” Solange sings in the second verse of A Seat at the Table‘s Don’t You Wait. “But I didn’t want to build the land that has fed you your whole life, no. Don’t you find it funny?” The lyrics call back to a New York Times […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chK0iK7yUPY “Now, I don’t want to bite the hand that’ll show me the other side,” Solange sings in the second verse of A Seat at the Table‘s Don’t You Wait. “But I didn’t want to build the land that has fed you your whole life, no. Don’t you find it funny?” The lyrics call back to a New York Times […]

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These celebrities totally kicked 2016's ass.