A performer in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show raised a Sudanese and Palestinian flag during the rapper's performance. Here's what it means.

The man unveiled a flag that combined the flags of Sudan and Palestine with the words Sudan and Gaza written on it.

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was filled with symbolism—from Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson) to a crip walking Serena Williams—but perhaps the most powerful symbol on stage was not even planned,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars that are roiling the Middle East.

Roc Nation, the entertainment company which produced the halftime show, said the act “was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal.”

Performer at Super Bowl halftime waves Gaza and Sudan flags in protest over wars. Detained by security, faces a lifetime NFL ban.

The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that “law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.”

The man who pulled out a Sudanese and Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's halftime show said he felt compelled to use his moment at the Super Bowl to "highlight the human suffering."

A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flag together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance,