Umculi, umlingisi kanye nomkhiqizi womculo uRihanna wabelane nabasebenzisi bezithombe zenethiwekhi kusuka kohambo oluya ohambweni oluya eMotel, elabulala umholi wenhlangano yamalungelo abantu uMartin Luther King. NgoJanuwari 18 kubhekwa njenge-United States phakathi nosuku lukaMartin Luther King. Umculi wanquma ukugubha lolu suku ngohambo lokuya ezindaweni zokukhumbula ezihlobene nomshumayeli odumile. NgoLwesibili olwedlule, umdwebi wanyathelisa izithombe eziningana ezivela eLorraine Motel enkabeni yeMemphis ku-Instagram.
Phambilini, ayikho ihhotela elimangalisayo njengoba ama-60s ekhulu leminyaka elidlule aqala ukuthandwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngo-1968 uMbusi uJames James Ray wadubula isibalo somphakathi esidumile lapha. Kulezi zinsuku, ihhotela liyingxenye yeNational Museum yamalungelo ezakhamuzi, ngoba kukhulunywa kakhulu eminyuziyamu kanye nezakhiwo zomlando, zilandela umlando wamalungelo omphakathi eMelika kusukela ngekhulu le-17 nanamuhla.
Ezithombeni ezintathu, uRihanna ahlanganyela eposini lakhe, abonisa ama-engeli ehhotela ahlukene. Encazelweni yomculi watshela ukuthi isikhathi eside beya kulolu hambo, futhi manje, ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, wafika eMemphis. Inkanyezi yafika kubabhalisile nalawa magama alandelayo: "Angikwazi ukuchaza umuzwa ongimbozile lapha. Kudingeka futhi uzibonele wena! "