BLACK PARADE A NEW SONG FROM BEYONCE FOR THE JUNETEENTH

Friday June 19 on the other side of the Atlantic, the "Juneteenth" was celebrated, which commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. This is the date that Beyoncé chose to release her new song, "Black Parade".

"Happy Juneteenth weekend!"

"I hope that we will continue to exchange good humor and to celebrate each other, even in the midst of adversity. Please continue to remember our beauty, our strength and our power", a wrote the singer on Instagram, captioned the first seconds of the song.

A rhythmic piece which is very clearly influenced by the origins of the singer coming from Texas. In this title, written by her husband Jay-Z, Beyoncé also sings: "I'm going back to the South, where my roots are not watered down".

She also evokes police violence, in the midst of a challenge to systemic racism in the streets after the death of Georges Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who was asphyxiated by a white police officer. The former Destiny's Child leader has repeatedly spoken out against racism and police violence while expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

The diva also asked for justice for Breonna Taylor, another black American woman who died in police bullets. She wrote a letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to charge the three officers responsible for the death of Breonna in March 2020.

In this single, it is a strong message that launched the singer: