25 MOST INFLUENTIAL SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS Of ALL TIME On TIME MAG!!!

For many, the Super Bowl means epic shootouts, defensive shutdowns and
last-minute, game-on-the-line Hail Marys!!!

 For others, it's all about another skirmish: The Battle of the Brands.
Every year, companies spend millions of dollars for just a few seconds of
airtime in hopes of getting consumers attention—and then, maybe, 
their money. Whether funny, sad, self-referential or downright weird, 
Super Bowl ads have become a spectacle and tradition in their own right.

Roughly 112 million people watched the Super Bowl last year, despite 
the NFL's ratings decline overall. A similar number are expected to tune 
in to this year's contest, between the New England Patriots and the 
Atlanta Falcons. 

The ads will be there. 

Ahead of the game, TIME ranked the most influential Super Bowl ads ever. 
The list—which is ordered by influence—was assembled and deliberated on at (extreme) length by TIME's entertainment, culture and business staff.

Courtesy of the really good people at TIME Magazine, the first below video
 is a collage of clips from the TOP 10. Then check out 25 - 21, and if by 
then you still have not had enough, check out the remaining advertising 
artistry from the  TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL SUPER BOWL 
COMMERCIALS Of ALL TIME.

-CCG

TOP 10 RESPONSES THROWING HEAVY-DUTY BIG BOOTY CLAPS HARD BACK At #WHITEFEMINISM During #WOMENSMARCH In D.C. On VIBE VIVA MAG!!!!!!

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of women descended upon our nation's capital of WASHINGTON, D.C., gathered at cities across the USA, and in many cities around the globe to protest the Friday, January 20, 2017 INAUGURATION Of DONALD JOHN TRUMP As PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA #45,  and become a global 2017 WOMEN'S MARCH On WASHINGTON!!!

HOWEVER; If you happened to be a marching WOMAN Of COLOR (WOC), you may have felt entirely too conflicted aligning yourself with the MILLIONS Of WHITE WOMEN who not only helped him win, but have historically failed to recognize the varied forms of oppression that  even to this day, BLACK And BROWN WOMEN continue to face.

If you were of the likes who put their differences aside, pulling yourself up by the bootstraps to rage against the machine, you inevitably found yourself in circles that made you feel invalidated, invisible or exoticized, and not as important. 

Courtesy of the really good people at VIBE VIVA Magazine, here are TOP 10 RESPONSES THROWING BIG BOOTY CLAPS HARD BACK At #WHITEFEMINISM During #WOMENSMARCH On WASHINGTON:


-CCG

54% of white #women voted for #DonaldTrump.. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/LigmtfBGxd

— BLACK (@_WeAreBlack) January 21, 2017

"White women: we need to do better." #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/KHwVPXictN

— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) January 21, 2017

What did I learn from the way WW treated native women at #WomensMarch? That we aren't human. Just museums of a past you know nothing about.

— hokte (@sydnerain) January 23, 2017

For my white women friends at #WomensMarch + are thanking the police, reflect on your experience + that of Ieshia Evans pic.twitter.com/C8nnPX5j5b

— JessieNYC (@JessieNYC) January 22, 2017

this is one of the most powerful ones i have seen #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/6UaO5gFwSv

— sallyizer richelle (@joyfulbrooke) January 23, 2017

Imagine if half of these people/white women showed up in the same way for Black Lives and Immigration. The possibilities! #WomensMarch

— Nick. (@Nicole_D_Rams) January 21, 2017

Ironic Truth...

The only religion that the "ladies" of #WomensMarch publicly support is the one which oppresses women. pic.twitter.com/cRBnm1WRxv

— Mark Romano (@TheMarkRomano) January 30, 2017

Flight of feminist activists headed to Saudi Arabia to protest for Women's rights #WomensMarch #MarchForLife pic.twitter.com/vPWSdEgZcA

— 🇺🇸Jojoh888🇺🇸 (@jojoh888) January 28, 2017

If white women are too ignorant to acknowledge racism in feminism & need some kind of personal invite to the #WomensMarch, just stay home

— Ally Ally Oxenfree (@AllyMalinenko) January 10, 2017

👀☕️ #womensmarch

A photo posted by NYCoRE Educators of Color (@nycoreeoc) on Jan 21, 2017 at 7:59pm PST

METROPOLITAN DEFEATS PACIFIC To WIN 2017 NHL ALL-STAR GAME!!!

CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Head Coach NHL Legend WAYNE GRETZKY and the 2017 NHL METROPOLITAN DIVISION ALL-STAR TEAM  for their 4 - 3 victory over the 2017 NHL PACIFIC DIVISION ALL-STAR TEAM on Sunday, January 29, to win the 2017 NFL ALL-STAR GAME!!!

The 62nd NHL ALL-STAR GAME was played at the STAPLES CENTER in LOS ANGELES, CA, which is the home arena of the LOS ANGELES KINGS.

In Game #1, the PACIFIC DIVISION ALL-STARS defeated the CENTRAL DIVISION ALL-STARS 10 - 3, then in Game #2;  METROPOLITAN ALL-STARS defeated the ATLANTIC DIVISION ALL-STARS 10 - 6, which set up the Game #3 championship game between METROPOLITAN and PACIFIC DIVISIONS.

ALL MEMBERS of the METROPOLITAN DIVISION split a Winner's Check of $11 MILLION.

-CCG

2017 ATLANTA BLACK COLLEGE EXPO At COBB GALLERIA CENTRE!!!

Back again for the 2-0-1-7, the NATIONAL COLLEGE RESOURCES FOUNDATION (NCRF) presents the 2016 - 2017 BLACK COLLEGE EXPO TOUR, with their first stop being the 2017 ATLANTA BLACK COLLEGE EXPO!!!

The 2017 ATLANTA BLACK COLLEGE EXPO takes place this coming SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET, at the COBB GALLERIA CENTRE, which is located at Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Don't miss the 13th ANNUAL ATLANTA BLACK COLLEGE EXPO and JOBSR4U JOB FAIR!!!

Students and college transfer students you can get accepted on the spot! Scholarships on the Spot! Application fees waived. 

PLEASE bring your official transcripts and ACT and/or SAT test scores. 

COLLEGE STUDENTS that are seeking to transfer to another institution, PLEASE bring your official transcripts from ALL COLLEGES you have attended. 

We recommend you bring a minimum 10 COPIES. 

Meet one-on-one with recruiters, check out the informative seminars, Why Attend an HBCU, Boomin' Careers and how to market yourself for a Career, How to Find Money for College, the 411 for the Student Athletes, At 3pm its a Step Show and hosted by BET's The Westbrooks, plus a special up and close performance by R&B Sensation Anthony Lewis. 

For Inquiry, Info, and/or TICKETS, PLEASE visit 2017 ATLANTA BLACK COLLEGE EXPO At COBB GALLERIA CENTRE.

-CCG 

I LOVE 2 EAT #140: IN THE MIX On NEW ORLEANS MAG!!!

For those of you who were previously unaware, although Yours Truly CCG is uber-proud of having been born and bred in a city that is world-renown for it's libation-infused merriment, Ya Boy has not partaken of the bitter cup since the year 2000!!!

BUTT (a Big Fat But); y'all also know that CCG will do ANYTHING to promote the positivity that flows from his hometown, and; that DOES include much of that same libation-infused merriment.

Keeping that in mind, educate yourself on these TOP 10 NEW ORLEANS SPECIALTY COCKTAILS YOU Haven't YET TRIED, But; PROBABLY SHOULD, COOKING CREOLE: RECIPES With a LOCAL HERITAGE, get the Full 4-1-1 on the hottest NEWS FROM The KITCHENS, and so Much MORE in the TOPS Of The TOWN: COUNTING The LOCAL VOTE Issue of NEW ORLEANS Magazine.

-CCG

AFC DEFEATS NFC To WIN 2017 PRO BOWL!!!

CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS goes out to KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Head Coach ANDY REID, Offensive Player of the Game KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Wide Receiver TRAVIS KELCE (right), Defensive Player of the Game BUFFALO BILLS Linebacker LORENZO ALEXANDER (left), and the entire 2017 AFC PRO BOWL TEAM for their Sunday, January 29, defeat of the 2017 NFC PRO BOWL TEAM by a score of 20 - 13 at CAMPING WORLD STADIUM in ORLANDO, FL, to win the 2017 NFL PRO BOWL!!!

-CCG

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LAURENCE FISHBURNE Is NELSON MANDELA In MADIBA On BET!!!

LAURENCE FISHBURNE stars as late SOUTH AFRICAN President NELSON MANDELA in the BET biopic on the late revolutionary's life, MADIBA!!!

MADIBA premieres WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017; 9:00 PM ET on BET.

Will YOU  be watching MADIBA???

-CCG

TERRY PHETO Is WINNIE MANDELA






ORLANDO JONES Is  OLIVER TAMBO






DORIAN HAREWOOD Is WALTER SISULU






MERREN REDDY Is AHMED RATHRADA






HLOMLA DANDALA Is GOVAN MBEKI

2017 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS: FULL LIST Of WINNERS!!!

Last night in HOLLYWOOD, the 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS took place at The SHRINERS AUDITORIUM in LOS ANGELES!!!

Courtesy of the really good people at CNN here is your 2017 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS: FULL LIST Of NOMINEES And WINNERS:

Motion Picture Awards

Outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role

Casey Affleck - "Manchester by the Sea"

Andrew Garfield - "Hacksaw Ridge"

Ryan Gosling - "La La Land"

Viggo Mortensen - "Captain Fantastic"

Denzel Washington - "Fences" *WINNER

Outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role

Amy Adams - "Arrival"

Emily Blunt - "The Girl on the Train"

Natalie Portman - "Jackie"

Emma Stone - "La La Land" *WINNER

Meryl Streep - "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role

Mahershala Ali - "Moonlight" *WINNER

Jeff Bridges - "Hell or High Water"

Lucas Hedges - "Manchester by the Sea"

Dev Patel - "Lion"

Hugh Grant - "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role

Viola Davis - "Fences" *WINNER

Naomie Harris - "Moonlight"

Nicole Kidman - "Lion"

Octavia Spencer - "Hidden Figures"

Michelle Williams - "Manchester by the Sea"

Outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture

"Captain Fantastic"

"Fences"

"Hidden Figures" *WINNER

"Manchester by the Sea"

"Moonlight"

Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture

"Captain America: Civil War"

"Dr. Strange"

"Hacksaw Ridge" *WINNER

"Jason Bourne"

"Nocturnal Animals"

Television Awards

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries

Riz Ahmed - "The Night Of"

Sterling K. Brown - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Bryan Cranston - "All the Way" *WINNER

John Turturro - "The Night Of"

Courtney B. Vance - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries

Bryce Dallas Howard - "Black Mirror"

Felicity Huffman - "American Crime"

Audra McDonald - "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"

Sarah Paulson - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" *WINNER

Kerry Washington - "Confirmation"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series

Sterling K. Brown - "This is Us"

Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"

John Lithgow - "The Crown" * WINNER

Rami Malek - "Mr. Robot"

Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

Millie Bobby Brown - "Stranger Things"

Claire Foy - "The Crown" *WINNER

Thandie Newton - "Westworld"

Winona Ryder - "Stranger Things"

Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series

Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish"

Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"

William H. Macy - "Shameless" *WINNER

Jeffrey Tambor - "Transparent"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series

Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black"

Jane Fonda - "Grace and Frankie"

Ellie Kemper - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep" *WINNER

Lily Tomlin - "Grace and Frankie"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

"The Crown"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Stranger Things" *WINNER

"Westworld"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Black-ish"

"Modern Family"

"Orange is the New Black" *WINNER

"Veep"

Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a television series

"Game of Thrones" *WINNER

"Daredevil"

"Luke Cage"

"The Walking Dead"

"Westworld"

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lily Tomlin

-CCG

#BLACKGIRLMAGIC #BLACKGIRLSROCK: RED CARPET @ 2017 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS!!!

DANIELLE BROOKS


Sunday, January 29, the d2017 AWARDS SEASON continued in HOLLYWOOD with the 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS at The SHRINE AUDITORIUM in LOS ANGELES!!!

Feast, Salivate, and Lick Your Lips over some of our CCG Celestials Cuties who carried their candy cakes down the 2017 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS RED CARPET.

-CCG




ADRIENNE C. MOORE






YARA SHAHIDI






OCTAVIA SPENCER





THANDIE NEWTON





DASCHA POLANCO





JANELLE MONAE





NAOMIE HARRIS





TARAJI P. HENSON





SOFIA VERGARA






KERRY WASHINGTON





CHRISSY TEIGEN






VIOLA DAVIS





TRACEE ELLIS ROSS





UZO ADUBA





ZURI HALL





GINA RODRIGUEZ





RYAN MICHELLE BATHE

JENIFER LEWIS

SALMA HAYEK

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#BLACKGIRLMAGIC #BLACKGIRLSROCK: RED CARPET @ 2017 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS!!!

THANDIE NEWTON


Saturday, January 28, was the date and HOLLYWOOD the place for the 28th ANNUAL PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in BEVERLY HILLS, CA!!!

Feast, Salivate, and Lick Your lips over some of our favorite CCG Heavenly Bodies who carried their candy cakes down the 2017 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS RED CARPET.

-CCG









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