Having Dinner with Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter. by Chloe

Having Dinner with Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter. by Chloe - February 2016 Scholarship Essay

On February 8th, 2016, Beyonce blessed the entire world with the performance of her hit song, Formation. As an African-American woman, I believe that this legendary, creative, and unique woman has paved the world for Black women all over the world. I would have dinner with the Queen Bee because she has made me proud of my dark skin, my lanky, skinny figure, and my long, shoulder-length dreadlocked hair. She has made me proud of the fact that I'm going to get my Bachelor's in Film next year. As a future filmmaker, I know that Black Lives Matter, and I'm so proud to be Black. When I heard that Jay-Z gave over a million dollars to the Black Lives Matter Foundation and other related projects, I thought that my prayers for positive change in this world would finally be answered.
When I walk across the stage to receive my Bachelor's, I will do so in honor of my father, who passed away when I was 13 from a heart attack, and for the countless victims of police brutality, such as Trayvon Martin, who would have been 21 on February 5th. Everyone has their opinions about this song, and it shows how, in 2016, we as a society are so divided. Beyonce is living proof of Black Girl Magic, and I'm so glad that she performed this song at the SuperBowl. PS, if anyone from Cosmopolitan Magazine reads this, Blue Ivy Carter isn't anyone's so called spirit animal. She is a beautiful child, and that term is offensive to Native American culture. You calling her an animal instead of a child just shows how low you really are. Your media team, respectively, should be fired. They won't be, but they should. This coming from someone with a stereotypically White name and stereotypically nappy, beautiful, clean dreadlocked hair.
Thank you, for listening to my story. Be blessed.