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Raina Kelley

Raina Kelley covers society's issues and cultural controversies for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Follow her on Twitter here.

articles/2011/02/11/pepsi-max-super-bowl-ad-the-myth-of-angry-black-women/kelley-pepsi-max_159512_fcdbzo

The Pepsi Max Super Bowl Ad and the Myth of Angry Black Women

Why are so many people upset about the Super Bowl’s Pepsi Max commercial, in which a black woman asserts herself? Raina Kelley on the misplaced outrage.

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