They Mad: Beyonce’s Middle Finger Salute to White America
What's really behind the backlash to Queen Bey's Super Bowl performance
Stacey Patton
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Stacey Patton is an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at Morgan State University and is the author of the forthcoming book, SPARE THE KIDS: WHY WHUPPING CHILDREN WON'T SAVE BLACK AMERICA. Follow her: @DrStaceyPatton.
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