Beyoncé

Personal context

Summary

Beyoncé is a singer, songwriter, actor, and director whose work includes Destiny’s Child, Lemonade, Homecoming, Black Is King, and Renaissance. Across her music and visual projects, she has repeatedly centered black culture and black women, and her public record includes explicit feminist framing, support for racial equality, and LGBTQ youth advocacy. She co-founded Chime for Change, a campaign for gender equality, backed transgender students through GLSEN, and has campaigned for Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. Her public profile combines entertainment with sustained advocacy on gender, race, and LGBTQ issues.