Kendrick Lamar’s Big Super Bowl Moment

Kendrick Lamar’s Big Super Bowl Moment

By: Christina L. Myers | theconversation.com | Editorial credit: bella1105 / Shutterstock.com In the September 2024 NFL ad announcing Kendrick Lamar as the halftime performer at Super Bowl 59, the 37-year-old rapper stands before a colossal American flag, feeding footballs into a machine that launches the balls to wide receivers. “Will you be pulling up? I […]

After he Reached the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick’s Racial Justice Protests Helped Expose US Views Toward Sports Activism

After he Reached the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick’s Racial Justice Protests Helped Expose US Views Toward Sports Activism

By Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, THE CONVERSATION / shutterstock.com | Editorial credit: Bryan Regan / shutterstock.com Back in 2012, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was one of the NFL’s most popular stars. He led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl and was just a few plays away from winning the title and lifting the Lombardi Trophy. But America’s focus on […]