As her daughter Beyonce sits atop Pop’s throne with the help of many an empowering hit, her mother Celestine Beyince‘ (AKA Tina Knowles) has stepped into the limelight to share her story Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation.
It was there, in a bid to inspire those in attendance, did Beyince’ tell the story of her life, taking her audience back to her humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, the cruelty she suffered at the hands of the Catholic school her parents worked as indentured servants to place her in, and her marriage to businessman Mathew Knowles.
Unfortunately, contrary to the image thrown to the masses during Destiny’s Child‘s earlier years, Tina revealed that the marriage was anything but a happy one, taking a turn for the worse she learned she was pregnant with the baby that would grow up to become Beyonce.
A remarkable story below…
Truly inspiring.
While Beyonce’s pro-girl stance have at times seemed “gimmicky” to those unaware of her background, we’re sure her critics will let out an understanding “oh” once they see the above.
For, we’d challenge anyone not to be moved by the fact that the singer’s career has seen her put music to her mother’s story.
The importance of financial dependence in ‘Independent Women (Pt 1).’
Motherhood during marriage in ‘Mine.’
Betrayal in the seemingly shallow ‘Ring the Alarm’ or the emotive ‘Resentment.’
When one sees her from this angle (through eyes of her mother), it’s become pretty apparent that the agreeable, politically correct and at times boring Yonce is anything but, far braver and authentic than her own fans may even realise.