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The Blackest, most woke Super Bowl ever — can’t believe I wrote that since this is the Republican NFL, but here we are — started by again featuring the Black national anthem, “Lift Every ...
Once viewed as an anomaly, Black quarterbacks have taken the NFL by storm in recent years. Their games are equal parts art and science, spurred on by rigorous film study, varying physical ...
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make history tonight when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. After defeating the Eagles in 2023 and retaining the Vince Lombardi trophy ...
In an exclusive club of now 35, Jalen Hurts is a part of an even smaller subsection within the club: Black starting quarterbacks with a Super Bowl Championship. The first Black quarterback to win ...
The championship game is also significant from a cultural standpoint, marking just the second time in Super Bowl history that both starting quarterbacks are Black. When the Eagles' Jalen Hurts ...
The Super Bowl is the grandest stage in football, and throughout its history, only a handful of Black quarterbacks have started in the big game. From Doug Williams breaking barriers in the 1980s ...
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor ...
For only the second time, two Black quarterbacks will face off on the NFL’s biggest stage, the Super Bowl. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts reunite two years ...
Besides Samuel L. Jackson, the other artists featured in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime show (on February 2, 2025) include tennis player Serena Williams, record producer Mustard, and Lamar's ...