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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/4/20
What J-Lo and Shakira missed in their Super Bowl halftime show
by Petra Rivera-Rideau
Their performance perpetuated the marginalization of Afro-Latinos and other people of African descent.
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Why the Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad Isn't Racist
by Pearl Duncan
It was appropriate that in the pre-game festivities leading up to the Super Bowl from New Orleans, with so many of the musicians descended from African American ancestors who remembered their native language(s), played the “Iko, Iko” song, directly created from their ancestors’ blended languages.“My grandma and your grandma Were sittin’ by the fire. My grandma told your grandma: ‘I’m gonna set your flag on fire.’Talkin' 'bout: Hey now! Hey now! Iko, Iko, unday Jockamo feeno ai nane`. Jockamo fee nane`.*
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