The "Formation" single dropped on Feb. 6. Yes, it was the day before Beyoncé shut down the Super Bowl, and the day before she announced her upcoming world tour, but there's so much more to it. Feb. 5, the day before, is the birthday of Trayvon Martin, the boy who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. Feb. 7, the day after, is the birthday of Sandra Bland, the woman who was found hanging in her Texas jail cell, dead from alleged suicide. The fact that the video drop is positioned between these dates — during Black History Month, no less — is pretty chilling, coincidence or not.
