An American flag built on the backs of Black people...

Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways

All this in New Orleans... What a moment

There's so much to process from Kendrick's performance, but 2 things can't be denied:

1. Kendrick is a masterful storyteller. His message met the moment just as he meant for it to.

2. That performance made us FEEL something, and we know everyone else feels it, too.

"You can't fake influence."