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Beyoncé’s motherTina Knowles-Lawsonis sharing the fears that she has for her grandsons.
“[It’s] the usual conversation that every Black mother and every Black grandmother has to have.”
The teen that Knowles-Lawson is referring to is Daniel Smith Jr., her daughterSolange’sonly child. The philanthropist’s other grandson is Sir, the 4-year-old son of Beyoncé andJAY-Z. (The rapper and singer have two other children together, daughtersBlue Ivy, 10, and Rumi, 4.)
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, and Tina Knowles-Lawson.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Lovingly known to friends, family, and fans alike as Miss Tina, Knowles-Lawson is now also the executive producer ofProfiled: The Black Man. The four-part docuseries premieres on Discovery+ on Feb. 12 and it seeks to debunk common negative myths about Black men.
One of those stereotypes — that Black men are dangerous — the docuseries argues, could prove deadly.
“I have a stepson that’s 26,” says Knowles-Lawson who ismarried to actor Richard Lawson. “He will leave here, and I’ll be like, ‘Call me when you get home.’ Because I just live in fear all the time that the police are going to stop them and stereotype them, and things can escalate so quickly.”
Knowles-Lawson with her husband, actor Richard Lawson.Tiffany Rose/Getty
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She says, “What I keep hearing in the news every day is, ‘Oh, we were afraid for our lives.’ Even if someone is handcuffed, they’re afraid for their lives. Even if they’re behind the wheel of a car, with nothing in their hands, they feel threatened.”
“That’s their right to do, but it’s fear. It’s all this fear that’s out there.”
Knowles-Lawson is the executive producer of a new four-part Discovery+ docuseries debunking popular myths about Black men.Discovery+
Knowles-Lawson hopes thatProfiled: The Black Man, which also highlights Black people thriving and being forces for good, will help to dispel those myths.
“I couldn’t be more proud of this project,” she says, “because that is what it’s all about – debunking the stereotypes and showing Black men in a positive light.”
Profiled: The Black Manpremieres on Discovery+ on Feb. 12.
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