![]() The clash between the old world and the new in Daughters of the Dust is most strikingly seen in approaches to spirituality. Black womanhood Daughters of the Dust (1991) Lemonade (2016) Perhaps Beyoncé is suggesting that myth and reality are closer than we may think. In Lemonade, the women create a formation on the coast, making it look like they’re gliding across the water. Looking at the men around him, he says with disillusionment that it was only a myth. Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) takes this journey and finally discovers that she can’t let go of her heritage, so she decides to stay.Īnother small, but nevertheless interesting, water connection is seen in Daughters of the Dust when Muslim elder Bilal Muhammad (Umar Abdurrahman) tells the other men about stories he heard when he was a child, about slaves escaping the ships by walking on water. In Daughters of the Dust the only way to reach the island is via water. ![]() Water can be seen as the route to self-awakening in Lemonade Beyoncé and other women gather in the water, evoking a rebirthing ritual. The women of Daughters of the Dust swim, confess and play along the long island beaches, whereas Beyoncé dives into a flooded bedroom, confronting her hidden demons and worries. ![]()
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