'Part of West’s appeal lies in his ability to manipulate Black Power phrases over beats,' writes Ashely D. Farmer. 'He deftly deploys the movement's iconography to gain Black legitimacy while serving white supremacy.'
Kanye West is a “genius,” but people keep trying to educate him. After West put Black models in “White Lives Matter” shirts for a Paris Fashion Week event, Black Lives Matter organizers invited him to take an online class on Black Power. If he understood what Black Powermeant, the reasoning goes, he would champion it rather than engage in interviews and publicity stunts that legitimize white oppression and undermine Black liberation.
Donda created a “home adorned with African art, sculpture, statues, and hundreds of books,” and had a parenting philosophy rooted in Black empowerment.
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