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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Beyonce\u0301\u2019s mother, Tina Knowles, has passionately defended her daughter against critics who suggested the star lightened her skin for the premiere of her film, \u201cRenaissance.\u201d The Grammy-winning artist attended the red carpet event on Saturday with a platinum blonde hair look and wore a silver dress, embracing the theme of the film.<\/p>\n

Social media erupted with comments claiming that Beyonce\u0301 had altered her appearance and \u201clooks so white.\u201d In response, Tina Knowles took to Instagram in a lengthy post condemning the accusations as racist, ignorant, and self-hating.<\/p>\n

Knowles stated, \u201cShe does a film, called the Renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire, and you bozos decide that she\u2019s trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin?\u201d<\/p>\n

The post, which included a video montage of Beyonce\u0301 set to her song \u201cBrown Skin Girl,\u201d received over 250,000 likes since its Tuesday night upload. The song, released in 2019 as part of the film soundtrack for \u201cThe Lion King: The Gift,\u201d celebrates blackness and includes empowering lyrics sung by Beyonce\u0301\u2019s daughter Blue Ivy.<\/p>\n

In the Instagram post, Tina Knowles expressed frustration with those attacking her daughter, emphasizing Beyonce\u0301\u2019s positive contributions. \u201cThis girl minds her own business. She helps people whenever she can. She lifts up and promotes black women and underdogs at all times,\u201d Knowles wrote.<\/p>\n

The 69-year-old also admitted that Beyonce\u0301 would likely be annoyed by her post but conveyed that she was \u201cfed up\u201d with the unwarranted criticism. \u201cRenaissance: A Film by Beyonce\u0301,\u201d documenting the world tour of her Grammy-winning album, premiered in Los Angeles on Saturday and is set to release in cinemas worldwide on Friday. The album, Beyonce\u0301\u2019s first solo project after a six-year break, received acclaim for its fusion of black and queer influences and debuted at number one upon its release.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. Beyonce\u0301\u2019s mother, Tina Knowles, has passionately defended her daughter against critics who suggested the star lightened her skin for the premiere of her film, \u201cRenaissance.\u201d The Grammy-winning artist attended the red carpet event on Saturday with a platinum blonde hair look and wore a silver dress, embracing the theme of the film. 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