Super Bowl’s Diversity’s Call

How do racial equity matters impact your interest in professional sports?

“We all have different hearts and hands; heads holding various views. Don’t you see? Different is beautiful and together is beautiful too.” (Andy Warhol)

There’s a perplexing problem lingering now in 2025 concerning the degree to which diversity, equity, and inclusion should continue to be promoted at all levels of government in our country. As one glaring example, consider that President Trump last week issued an executive order ending official recognition of all activities and events which celebrate Black History month in February this year. A few days later, he reversed himself and retracted  his words. But one must reasonably ponder why did he find reason to approve this “white supremacist” decree in the first place, considering it seems radically “out of touch” with what’s happening, “demographic wise”, in our country today? As a result, he’s aroused the ire of thousands of protestors who now gather in America’s city streets to demonstrate this executive action and many others that have been recently forced upon this country.

So I’d like to re-frame the issue of diversity in a more realistic sense. Know that the Super Bowl has evolved over the years to embrace high level competition with positive racial progress in mind.To illustrate that diversity trend, take a look at my featured photo above which showcases that two black quarterbacks, for the first time in Super Bowl history, will be leading their teams as the opposing “signal-callers” this Sunday (Patrick Mahomes and Jaylen Hurts). It’s also notable that eight quarterbacks of black racial origin have excelled in Super Bowl action for their teams in the fifty nine year history of this widely popular event. Take a closer look at some of their milestone football accomplishments by clicking on the website below.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/complete-history-of-black-qbs-in-the-super-bowl-from-doug-williams-to-historic-chiefs-vs-eagles-rematch/

So enjoy the football action and halftime pageantry on Sunday.  But I also urge you to take some time then to take a “hard look” at our President, who will be an attendee at the game. Will he open his “eyes and ears” to this spectacular showing of diversity that day or is does it proceed as just another “reality  show”, staged publicity appearance?