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https://twitter.com/CharlesPulliam/status/760583816490520576 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka isn’t feeling Beyoncé‘s recent attempts at social activism, and he’s not alone. Author, activist and feminist icon bell hooks has also harshly critiqued Beyoncé’s social impact, describing the singer as an “anti-feminist” and “terrorist” in 2014, then publishing an unflattering review of her latest album “Lemonade,” this past May. […]

On Tuesday, during a discussion titled “Are You Still a Slave” at The New School in New York City, author bell hooks, trans activist Janet Mock, author Marci Blackman and filmmaker Shola Lynch sat down for a thought-provoking talk that quickly turned into a discourse on Beyonce’s declared feminism. But it was hooks’ opinion when discussing […]