The revolution will be televised: Beyonce's "Formation" brings pro-black politics to our screens

This weekend, Beyoncé pulled a Beyoncé and graced us all not only with a brand new single and an iconic Super Bowl halftime show performance, but with her politics. 

A black woman and music icon with unyielding power, Beyoncé has been criticised by many by not being "feminist enough" because of her costume, choreography and language as well as not being "black enough" because of her blonde weave.

With the drop of "Formation" Beyoncé literally puts up the deuces to those former accusations. The video features references to the Hurricane Katrina devastation, the Southern black LGBT community, Ferguson, Martin Luther King, the importance of hair to black women, and so much more. Just when it couldn't get any better, she brought a Black Panther Party crew of dancers with her to the Super Bowl.

But now the critics are back shouting reverse-racism (which isn't a thing).

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed that by referencing the Black Panther Party, Beyoncé was launching an attack on cops and called for "decent, wholesome"entertainment during the Super Bowl - whatever that means. Giuliani remains out of touch with American culture by claiming: "this is football, not Hollywood." Hollywood and the NFL remain multi-billion dollar industries that work hand-in-hand, and systematic racism permeates within them both.

Meanwhile, the day Beyoncé’s "Formation" world tour tickets go on sale on February 16, protesters are planning an anti-Beyoncé rally in front of the NFL Headquarters in New York City. The EventBrite page posted by an anonymous organiser plans to tell the NFL they don't want "hate speech and racism" at the Super Bowl.

What is it about black people celebrating their  blackness that makes people so afraid? Pro-black does not mean anti-white.

Beyoncé has unleashed her rally cry at a time when it seems to be the most difficult to be black in America. With over 1,000 black deaths at the hands of police in the past year and the most recent Flint water crisis, her call to arms couldn't come at a more appropriate time.

Conversations about race seem to be getting louder and louder. At the end of the month it will soon be #OscarsSoWhite, with many wondering how this year's host, Chris Rock, plans to open the show. The 2016 presidential race slowly draws near and Hillary Clinton has dropped the ball in her conversations with Black Lives Matter. Beyoncé is making sure that staying unapologetically black remains in the spotlight. Take up space, be loud and feel empowered for those who came before us.