Analysis: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ and the enduring power of the Black Panthers

During her jaw-dropping Super Bowl halftime performance in 2016, Beyoncé didn’t just promote her then-new track, “Formation,” rife with references to her roots in Alabama and Louisiana. She also paid homage to the Black Panthers, from her military-style jacket to the accompanying phalanx of black beret-wearing women with Afros.