Understanding the document :

A) Look at the source of the document : what can you expect from the writer of the text ? Oprahmag= Oprah Winfrey a famous African American TV host and actress. She has often taken sides and showed her support to the black community.

We can think that the writer might belong to the African American community.

Read the text : were you right ? Yes cf « nods1 to Black folks in a way that let us know they were for us, by us. » What can you guess from the writer ? (justify from the text)Apart from the fact that she must be an African American, we can also understand that she attended Beyonce's performance at the Coachella music festival.

B) Detailed comprehension1) What is « Coachella » ? What about « Homecoming » ?The first is a music festival, the second is a documentary that Beyonce directed and produced and which documents the performance she made at the festival. It is to be watched on Netflix.

2) How did the writer feel when she attended the performance (justify from the text)she felt extremely emotional and she had even goose bumps (= chaire de poule) cf « I got chills »She was stunned/ flabbergasted by the way of her perfomed what is known as being the black national anthem.

3) How did she feel watching the performance again thanks to Homecoming ? She felt proud of her community and her heritage and also thankful. Cf « Coachella 2018 was a present wrapped in a gorgeous bow for every Black person in America—and now, thanks to Homecoming, we can relive that moment as many times as we wish, with pride. »

C) right or wrong ? (Justify from the text)1) Only people who had tickets could see Beyoncé's concert on the day it took place.W. cf « both festival goers, and those who live-streamed the show at home »

2) Beyonce was responsible for the final result of Homecoming.R cf « The singer opted to write, direct, and executive produce »

3) most of her references are known by the African American public.R. cf « known by basically every Black person »+ « tracks that we know get any party started »

4) The documentary faithfully represents what took place during the performance. W= the writer confesses that the audience was not only composed of black spectators as the editing seems to show.

1 Clins d'oeil (ici litteralement c'est un mouvement de tête pour acquiescer)

Cf « I noticed that the majority of the shots of the audience included Black fans, despite the fact that, from my observation, the majority of the crowd was not Black.

D) From paragraph 3 to the end= Make a list of all the nods that Beyoncé made at African heritage or African American heritage and look up for information on the web.You should be able to explain most of them.

➢ Queen Nefertiti= Egyptian queen (Akhenaten 's wife)Reminding the world that African queens and kings were amongthe most admired persons in Antiquity.

➢ « Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing »= the Black National Anthemaccording to the NAACP (= National Association for theAdvancement of Coloured People). Was first a poem written inthe 1900's by African American writer James Weldon Johnsonwho became the leader of the NAACP in 1917 .

« Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qRhteE1fzc

Beyonce's performance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rn4Xh99dd4

➢ 2 references to African American pop culture :« Down for my Niggaz » = a rap song (with explicit lyrics and swear words)

and a remake of a popular song « Before I let go » by Frankie Beverly and Maze.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5WTjqZuL_c

➢ A voiceover interview from Maya Angelou= a high-profile artist in African American culture. She was a writer and a Civil Rights activist who wrotenovels such as « I know why the caged bird sing » which isautobiographical and recounts her troubles and hardshipsgrowing up as an African American girl victim of racism.

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