Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon
empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege
and misogyny and exploding gender politics. But who is Beyoncé
Knowles-Carter? And how did a small girl from Houston become the strong
confident woman whose albums sell in their millions and whose songs have
become anthems against racial and sexual discrimination and oppression?
This biography sets out to reveal exactly that.