Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Usher turned the world into Atlanta during Super Bowl by highlighting the city’s Black culture
New Pittsburgh Courier: “I turned the world to the A,” Usher yelled into the mic during the closing moments of his spectacular Super Bowl Halftime Show.
In the days leading up his performance, the Atlanta native give hints on how his hometown would play a major role in the aesthetics of the show.
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I was waiting for Super Bowl Newsquiz articles to come out! I am actually really glad I read this article, as it explained a lot of the design and spectacle factors I was wondering about in regard to the half-time show. This article gave me a much greater appreciation for the half-time show as I did not understand all of the references to black culture in Atlanta as I am not a part of that community, nor have I been to Atlanta. I was quite confused as to the roller skates, but it makes so much more sense as to why skating was featured now that I know it is an almost coming-of-age right for Atlanta residents. I was also wondering where they hired the band, so it was refreshing to hear the band was actually from an HBCU. I can't imagine how cool that experience was for those students.
I really enjoyed watching the super bowl half time show and while I did not immediately pick up on the abundance of Black culture spread throughout the entire performance, it was a beautiful show and now that I have the context and knowledge after reading this article I have an even greater appreciation for it. I had no idea that the marching band that was playing was from Jackson State University, a historically black university. I was very impressed with their skill level, I fully thought it was a professional marching band and I didn’t think twice about that. It truly was a beautiful performance and all of the dancers and music really did come together as a gorgeous celebration of Atlanta’s Black Culture. I am so glad that Iread this article and now have that greater understanding of the meaning behind the performance. It really adds an extra layer.
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