Common Ground for Ledisi and Beyonce!

JUST SAY'n: There is a major fuss over what some see as Beyonce "stealing" what should have been Ledisi's performance of "Precious Lord" at Sunday night's Grammy awards. 
Many feel that since Ledisi performed it for the movie "Selma"  and the movie was up for a Grammy, that she should have been the performer.  It has also been reported that Beyonce called Usher and requested to sing the number as the opener and Usher wasn't about to turn down the Queen Bey was he? 

For her part Beyonce compiled a short video work of her purpose in performing the Spiritual classic and it had more to do with a tribute to Black men, so she says, than any attempt to upstage or denigrate anyone. And I can buy that, but then of course I support Bey in most of her activities. And as they say..."Haters gone Hate". 


One friend, whose opinion I value, has asserted that with the slight,  Beyonce has actually put Ledisis' name out there as people who have never heard of her would be going to youtube and discovering her videos.  Perhaps, but it could also be argued that they would simply have listened to her sing "Precious Lord" to know that she and Beyonce are on completely different levels vocally...sorry Bey. 

But there is common ground that is to be found in this for supporters of both vocalist/performers.  Ledisi's connection

to the movie "Selma" is emblematic of Civil Right's struggle of the 60s and the role of Mahalia Jackson and Martin Luther King in that movement of Faith. 

Beyonce with her nation of followers, has some lineal ties to the era, and has reintroduced the faith of that generation to Generations X, Y and Z all of whom have experienced so much hurt and harbors equally as much distrust for law enforcement and the justice system in general. 

Bey's message of "Take my hand and lead me on" will impact far more lives at this point in time than a better vocal performance by Ledisi and the latter has already benefited from the added exposure to the broader music audience. 

And, the real winner, is the object of the faith of those great Civil Rights pioneers who trusted in one much higher than themselves...and really in the end, it is THAT message which matters most....JUST SAY'n!