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- More than 100 million people tuned in to watch Super Bowl 50 last night. In addition to seeing the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina But it was her Super Bowl show in California, referencing celebrated black figures of the past and recent black history, that gained the headlines. Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers The Super Bowl performance a day later had folks clutching their pearls at her audacity to center blackness. Donned in black berets atop their fluffy ‘fros, Beyoncé’s dancers helped pay Beyoncé’s back-up dancers were dressed in all black, with black berets and afros — reminiscent of the way members of the Black Panther Party dressed in the 1960s. View this post on Instagram But Beyoncé revealed herself as a powerful voice for the movement to Super Bowl's massive audience of more than 100 million viewers (114.4 million watched last year). "Formation" was a rallying cry for equality and recognition, impossible to miss as Beyoncé reprised the danceable, politically charged song that took the Internet by surprise The fact that Beyoncé and her dancers paid tribute to the Panthers, complete with black berets and assembling in an X formation, amid the glitz, schmaltz, and hyper-nationalism of the Super Bowl Black Panther Party members demonstrate, fists raised, outside the New York City courthouse on April 11, 1969. Credit: David Fenton /Getty Images Like the Super Bowl, the Black Panther Party also Beyonce performed Formation at the Super Bowl 50's half time show, as her and her dancers, who were dressed as Black Panthers, formed an X in tribute to the civil rights leader Malcolm X. The show saw both her, and her dancers, donning leather body suits and black berets reminiscent of the Black Panthers movement, a radical black political group of the '60s rooted in Oakland One of the best examples of that is the image of the female Black Panther. The women of the Black Panther Party created a sisterhood and worked right alongside their men fighting police brutality and creating community social programs.” She continues, “That they started here in the Bay Area, where the Super Bowl is being held this year, was Beyonce made a stirring political statement during the Super Bowl halftime show, in what appears to be a tribute to the Black Panthers, a '60s group that adv Beyonce’s performance of her new song “Formation” at the Super Bowl on Sunday is sending shock waves of controversy through popular culture three days after the event, with some praising her A day after the Super Bowl, people are still parsing over each frame from Beyonce's halftime performance, trying to glean the messages, both subtle and overt, that made for a stunning display of unapologetic blackness and political activism during one of the most-watched events of the year. The halftime show — seen by an estimated 112 million people — is drawing praise from her fans and We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. As the Internet was quick to point out, her uniform harkened back to the recognizable wardrobe of the Black Panther Party, as well as Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl performance. The Black Panther Party, formed in 1966, initially devoted itself to monitoring police activity and challenging police brutality in Oakland, California — not far from where this year’s Super Three years after headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, Beyoncé and a team of dancers, dressed in black and wearing Black Panther-style berets, moved to center stage and took over. The A day after the Super Bowl, people are still parsing over each frame from Beyonce's halftime performance, trying to glean the messages, both subtle and overt, that made for a stunning display of unapologetic blackness and political activism during one of the most-watched events of the year. The halftime show — seen by an estimated 112 million people — is drawing praise from her fans and Beyoncé slay at the 50 Super Bowl, with Coldplay and Bruno Mars! #BlackLivesMatters Grammy nominated best video of the year "Formation" from LEMONADE the Vis During her halftime performance, Beyonce's backup dancers were dressed like Black Panther women. "I was extremely proud of that," Brown said. PHOTOS: Players and celebrities at Super Bowl 50
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