Listen: “Black Is King” Shows Beyoncé Besting Herself — Again

“I think that Beyoncé in a way gave us a film that highlighted that African regalness and the historic royalty – showing African people, made by African people.”

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On today's episode of News O'Clock, we discuss:

1. Lebanon is reeling after a massive explosion that killed more than a hundred people and left thousands more injured. (You can donate to the Lebanese Red Cross here.)

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2. Progressives had some surprising wins in yesterday’s primaries.

3. The new Mulan is skipping theaters and headed straight to Disney+ — with one (some say expensive) catch.

4. Oh, uh, btw: people used to eat mummies. Sorry.

5. We talk with Gina Cherelus about the layers upon layers of excellence at work in Beyoncé’s new visual album Black Is King.

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