Abdurraqib Discussion

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DPM Spring '23

Hanif Abdurraqib's

TW: mentions of SA & gun violence

“Beyoncé Performs at the Super Bowl and I Think About All the Jobs I’ve Hated” (2021)

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DPM Spring '23

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DPM Spring '23

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DPM Spring '23

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DPM Spring '23

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Click the link below to watch Clint Smith's 13 minutes crash course

a brief introduction

The Black Panther Party

Discussion led by Frankie + Kamilah

DPM Spring '23

Discussion led by Frankie + Kamilah

DPM Spring '23

Discussion led by Frankie + Kamilah

DPM Spring '23

• What type of music do you think Beyonce actually wants to make? Has Beyonce ever been a “sell-out”, pre/post Formation video?

• At the end of the article when Abdurraqib says Black women often must “Save yourself first”, how do you see that applied to Beyonce? Was she “saving herself first” in her pre-Formation music, or did she genuinely love this music?

• What is Abdurraqib saying about the power of music on an individual level? What was the significance of Beyonce’s performance to him?

Discussion Questions

Discussion led by Frankie + Kamilah

DPM Spring '23

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