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Artist of the Demolished Kaepernick Mural Clapped Back Hard on the Day of the NFL's Big Game
When a popular mural featuring Colin Kaepernick alongside a Wakanda-fied Muhammad Ali came crashing down the Friday before the Super Bowl in Atlanta, it didn’t go unnoticed. Or unanswered. The day of the Super Snooze Bowl, the clapback was epic as eight more Kaepernick murals went up, bringing the city’s total to nine overall. Dubbed…
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Us and The Twilight Zone: Jordan Peele is Crowned King of Super Bowl Commercials
Every brand, film, and television show wants the most coveted spot in advertising: a game spot during the Super Bowl. Director and producer, Jordan Peele got himself two — count ‘em — two, in one day. Let’s break down each one. First up, that movie that fucking ruined and reinvigorated “I Got 5 On It”…
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Yes, the NFL Is Awful, but I Still Watched All Season. Here's Why
“You’re going to ruin your brand.” That was the text I got from a colleague after going on a Sunday political talk show and talking about being in Atlanta over the weekend to cover and watch Super Bowl LIII. They were trying to warn me that good conscious black folks shouldn’t be watching the NFL…
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Touchdown! Fenty Beauty Just Won Our Vote for Best Super Bowl Ad
The highly-controversial Super Bowl LIII takes place on Sunday, and though we won’t be watching, we have been keeping our eye out for what are well known to be the most-watched ads of the year. But ahead of the big game, we’ve already found our winner for best ad. While you won’t be seeing this…
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Working Mother: Can We Talk About All the Lewks Cardi B Rocked in a Single Week?
So, this is what we call multitasking. This week, Cardi B proved that working mothers really are all things to all people—through her quick wardrobe changes alone. Snatching wigs and wearing different hats all at once, the former regular degular girl is now, at turns, international superstar, private dancer, doting mother, Dynasty-level diva, and in-demand…
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Mike and Slim of 112 Talk Super Bowl Halftime Show Erasure, Favorite Video Look, and Their Rivalry with Jagged Edge
The evolution of 112 has been an intriguing one, going from the “good boys” of the Bad Boys fraternity to the “rebellious” and increasingly flashy men they came to be. From white suits to black, to “even more black.” As the sun blazed through the glass walls of a Los Angeles hotel lobby, Mike and…
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jermaine Dupri Talk Super Bowl LIII, While the Mothers of the Movement Walk From Participating in the Festivities
On yet another cold winter day in New York City, high above the West Side Highway, a small group of luminaries representing the ATL descended on Manhattan to talk Super Bowl LIII. Among them: Kate Atwood, Executive Director of ChooseATL; Dan Corso, Super Bowl LIII Host Committee Board of Directors and President of Atlanta Sports…
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Chance the Rapper Joins the Backstreet Boys for a Super Bowl Commercial—and Folks Don’t Want It That Way
True life: I love hot chips. So when I learned Doritos was officially adding the Flamin’ Hot flavor to its medley of choices, I licked my future-Dorito-dusted fingers in anticipation. Mmmm. Doritos is the GOAT of Super Bowl commercials, rivaled only by Pepsi. In fact, let’s just say a bag of Doritos goes perfectly with…
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Game Changer: Toyota's 2019 Super Bowl Spot Stars Groundbreaking Female Football Player Toni Harris
Now, here’s a Super Bowl story we can get behind this year. She’s defied the odds. Now football phenom Antoinette “Toni” Harris is getting the respect she deserves, in tandem with the biggest game of the year. Toyota has tapped the 22-year-old trailblazer to appear in their Super Bowl LIII ad for the all-new 2019…
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They Don’t Want That Smoke: NFL Nixes a Super Bowl Ad Advocating Medical Cannabis Legalization
As everyone knows, Super Bowl ads are big money and a big deal. Gaining one of the coveted television spots on what is the penultimate football Sunday is something companies are willing to drop big cash on every year. The cannabis industry is no exception, but unfortunately, CBS is not here for weed commercials. Bloomberg…