Who is 'Becky'?

Many believed fashion designer Rachel Roy hinted that she was “Becky” when she posted an Instagram of herself and a few friends. “Good hair don't care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always. Live in the light #nodramaqueens,” she captioned the now-deleted pic. read more

Regardless of all the varying suppositions of who “Becky” could be, Beyoncé’s unauthorized biographer, J. Randy Taraborrelli — who penned Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story — argues that Lemonade is an interpretation of Beyoncé’s parents’ marital strife, rather than her own. read more

The protagonist, Becky Sharp, is a social climber who utilizes one of the resources at her disposal -- her charm and ability to seduce wealthy men -- to move up the social ladder. It’s a classic picaresque novel in which a character of low class lives on her wits in a corrupt society. read more

"Becky is any white woman," Shenequa Golding, associate editor of Vibe magazine, said. read more