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Beyoncé Proves Why She’s The Ultimate Generous Queen With Curated Black Brands Directory To Support Small Businesses

We’ve always said Beyoncé is a generous queen and she continues to prove she’s worthy of the title. Mrs. Carter has launched a curated directory on her website that features Kenyan businesses in an effort to support small black business. More inside…

A generous Queen she is!

After giving us a super black reimagined version of The Lion King like we’ve never seen before with her Black Is King visual album, Beyoncé is continuing to pour into the lives of Black people.

As a way of giving back to the Black community, Mrs. Carter launched a directory to support small businesses through her BeyGOOD Foundation Black Business Impact Fund. It’s reported she will finance a number of black owned business with money raised from her song, “Black Parade,” which is featured on her album, The Lion King: The Gift. She released the track to celebrate Juneteenth.

Many of the businesses featured in the directory – curated by Bey’s stylist Zerina Akers - include businesses owned by Kenyans, including Adele Dejak (fashion), Anyango Mpinga (fashion), Mutua Matheka (arts and design), AVIDO (fashion) Jiamini (fashion) and El Afrique (fashion). Kenyan jeweller Theresia Kyalo was also featured:

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@zerinaakers & @black.owned.everything team are doing such a good job with this directory. Happy to be a part of it!

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/// AD vibes AFRIKA comb. These typical combs mean the world to me. They signify Africa, 6000 years of culture, politics and identity from its origins in ancient Kemetian culture when it symbolised ‘status, group affiliation and religious beliefs’. Moving through the 19th and 20th centuries to the 1960s African-American civil rights struggle, when it took on a cultural and political significance. The ‘black fist’ was added to the bottom of afro combs in reference to the Black Power fist salute of the Black Panther movement. Many black men and women used it as a hair accessory embracing their natural hair but also used it to express their cultural pride. The historical stories are endless and the Afrika comb has come full circle and still plays an important role in the creation and maintenance of afro hair styling. The African Renaissance is here to stay! As part of our LOVE collection AD used a miniature Kenyan wooden comb with gold leaf appliqué & a brass chain as pendant. We are so honoured that Beyonce wore this in one of the Blackisking features. Thanks so much @zerinaakers @beonciadunn @suzetteselman @black.owned.everything for making this happen. . SHOP AFRIKA COMB > link in bio Swipe left to see LOVE collection campaign pics. . . . . @beyonce #beyonce #blackownedeverything #blackisking #fashionjewellery #instajewelry #designingafrica #africanfashion #madeinkenya #africanrenaissancemovement #supportblackbusiness #madeinafrica #africa #africancombs #supportblackownedbusinesses

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Give thanks and blessings to @beyonce for showing us love and support. Much love and Respect Queen. Bless up @zerinaakers @black.owned.everything much love and Respect to y’all. Bless up my TEAM! #African #Blackowned #madeinKibra #madeinthestreets #Lookslikeavido #steetstyle #givethanksandblessings

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Despite how Bey looks out for our community, someone is always up-in-arms about something. A few weeks ago, John Katana (the lead singer of the popular Kenyan band Them Mushrooms) called the Grammy winning singer out for not including any Kenyan artists on her album, The Lion King: The Gift.

"No, no one called us," Katana told TMZ. "We just read about it in the media, just like everyone else. There's been a big debate on social media about that: Kenya missing out on The Lion King."

Katana felt Kenya should have been represented since his band made the saying "Hakuna Matata" popular.

"The creatives in the country are complaining that Kenyan acts, if not Them Mushrooms, should have been on Beyoncé's recording, you know? Because [hakuna matata] was made popular from Kenya by our band. So, everybody feels that Kenya should have had a piece of the pie, but that's not the case."

The album features artists from all over Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana and South Africa, but none from Kenya. Fans have argued that it would be impossible to represent every country from the continent. However, others argue Kenya should have been represented since The Lion King is rumored to have been set in East Africa.

BONUS:

Ms. Tina @knowles_lawson reveals Beyoncé's decision to create #BlackIsKing came after learning the story of Solomon Linda—the South African composer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" for which he received no credit & no royalties from Disney.

Original "Mbube" is featured in the film. pic.twitter.com/yN0xF6HjLB

— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) August 5, 2020

Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles Lawson shared Bey decided to create Black Is King after learning Solomon Linda—the South African composer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" received no credit & no royalties from Disney. Wow!

Photo: Beyonce's IG

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