Beyonce

May 14 2013

Tour began in April

Pop music superstar Beyoncé is indeed irreplaceable, postponing a scheduled show Tuesday in Belgium because of “dehydration and exhaustion,” her representatives said.

Taking her doctors’ advice, Beyoncé won’t perform Tuesday night in Antwerp and is “awaiting word” before deciding what to do about a second Belgium show set for Wednesday, according to a statement from her camp.

Apr 3 2013

Short video tease

Beyoncé does enjoy a dramatic reveal, and she’s at it again with a short video teasing what we can only surmise is a special announcement.

The six-second clip, which was posted to YouTube Wednesday, shows the singer ... and not much else. We get an intense stare, a glimpse of a hand outfitted in a glove that reminds us of the “Single Ladies” music video, and a command:

“4.4.2013. 9 a.m. EDT. #BeyHereNow.”

Mar 18 2013

Explicit—in more ways than one

Beyoncé quietly dropped a bomb on Sunday when she posted a preview of her new music to her website.

“Bow Down/I Been On,” which appears to be two different tracks compressed into one, is the first new offering from Mrs. Carter since she released her album “4” in 2011.

If this new sound is any indication, the singer’s upcoming album will remind everyone that Queen Bey is holding onto her crown.

In the first half of the offering, “Bow Down” is explicit—in more ways than one.

Feb 13 2013

Vogue warns that 2013 is going to be the Year of Beyoncé

Beyoncé’s path to motherhood was rocky, but now that she’s mom to one-year-old Blue Ivy, the entertainer says her life has opened up.

“I feel like I have something that has grounded me so much more,” Bey tells Vogue in its March issue, which features her on the cover. These days, she says, baby Blue has become her “road dog. She’s my homey, my best friend.”

Feb 13 2013

'Life is But a Dream'

We’ve already covered how this is Beyoncé’s world, and the rest of us just live in it, so it’s no surprise the 31-year-old was able to pull Oprah Winfrey out to her HBO documentary premiere in New York on Tuesday night.

“I only did this for you!” Oprah told Bey on the red carpet. “I haven’t been on a red carpet in God knows when.”

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.