Solange’s third studio album, A Seat at the Table, was praised by critics for its honest and empowering messages regarding the African American experience. On Sunday, just days after ASATT was digitally released, the singer/songwriter delivered a music video for two of the project’s standout tracks: “Don’t Touch My Hair” featuring Sampha and “Cranes in the Sky.”
The former is a four-and-half-minute visual that begins with a close-up shot of Solange shaking her braids back and forth, and then shows the 30-year-old performing striking choreography in various settings. The track addresses the politics of black hair, and how the question of “Can I touch it?” underscores the uneasiness minorities feel in white spaces.
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