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Bad Bunny
I didnβt just watch Bad Bunnyβs Super Bowl halftime show. I felt it.
And the loudest reaction afterward (βWhy was it all in Spanish?β) proved the need for the performance. Because that question usually isnβt about understanding lyrics. Itβs about comfort. Itβs about the expectation that if Latinos want to exist in βmainstream America,β we should do it in a way thatβs easy to digest.
Bad Bunny refused. The clearest example was the way he closed: he ran through a roll call of nations, then deliberately included βUnited Statesβ and βCanada,β and capped it off with a football that read, βTogether, We Are America,β reminding viewers that America is a melting pot of nationalities that came to the U.S. in the promise of a brighter future. We are all the backbones that βMake America Great.β
How to Communicate With a Community When You Canβt Communicate With the Community
Itβs Black History Month, and instead of focusing on the past, I want to take a moment and look at the present. There was a time when communities and businesses could openly communicate about our unique cultural differences.
The Power of Mentorship
In 1967, The Beatles wrote a song that went a little something like this:
"What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song, and I'll try not to sing out of key. Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends..."

