Solange is a fiery catalyst, and her friends and family -- including mom Tina Lawson -- celebrated that last night.
Solange Knowles speaks onstage at the Lena Horne Prize Event Honoring Solange Knowles Presented by Salesforce at the Town Hall on Feb. 28, 2020 in New York City.was in attendance to accept the Town Hall’s inaugural Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact.
On Friday night, Miss Tina shared quite a few stories about Solange while onstage. There was the time she started a petition at her school to have a teacher relieved of her position [“It didn’t work. But that teacherto be fired.”]. There was another time when she was asked to take down the Nas poster she’d hung proudly inside of her locker, as the administration at her Christian school was peeved at the connotation that this black man from Queens would call himself “God’s Son.
The event had drawn artists like Andra Day, Alice Smith, Leon Bridges and Talib Kweli, celebrating both women and their tenacity to affect change. Ahead of his performance, BJ the Chicago explained the significance of standing in solidarity with women as they speak up for change: “That’s always been necessary. It’s not just necessary today and in these times, but it always has been -- because without women there’s no men.
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