"This is just a first step. "Don't WORRY!," reads the cryptic note scribbled on a scrap of perforated paper smuggled out of a dank, basement cellblo . People taking part were reminded to not use the Black Lives Matter hashtag as protesters in the US, and worldwide, are using it to organise future protests and share information. Tuesday was "Blackout Day" — a day many in the Black community, as well as supporters, refrained from spending at anything other than black-owned businesses. Calling 911 is not a free mediation service for white people to get the upper hand in banal disputes with people of color. What is Blackout Tuesday and who is getting involved in the social media movement? Blackout Tuesday comes as protests erupted around the world, sparked by Mr Floyd’s death and the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor . We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Capitalism got us here. Users on social media have been sharing black screens as part of a Blackout Tuesday protests. The first minute “to reflect on the terrible history of racism”, the second was “in observance of this tragic moment in time” and the third “to hope for and demand a better future”. . “Our mission is to hold the industry at large, including major corporations + their partners who benefit from the efforts, struggles and success of Black people accountable.”, Posting black boxes on Instagram and hashtagging black lives matter is rendering the the hashtag usless. But real change requires real action. Quincy Mason Floyd (c), son of George Floyd, and attorney Ben Crump (left) kneel at the site where Floyd was killed on June 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Column: Can Americans trust Tuesday’s election? The artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, who was due to show at the Barbican before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, captioned her post: “Please don’t use the black lives matter hashtag, it’s to help those on the ground, and instead refer to local bail fun or international organisations.”, Many other artists also took part, including Olafur Eliasson, and Tracey Emin, who wrote: “The world is full of so much fear, and those who are in charge are making it worse and worse and worse and worse.”, Museums and galleries including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Queens Museum in New York, postponed their online activities, while, on Monday, Tate posted a Chris Ofili painting in tribute to Stephen Lawrence with the caption: “Nobody should have to live in fear because of the colour of their skin.”. Here's the problem. Yes, the beyond-insane curfews, haphazard enforcement of said curfews, and threatened penalties for breaking said curfews are explicitly intended to have a chilling effect. We keep it going.". It’s not clear when the social media protests became labeled as Blackout Tuesday or when sharing a black screen became a sign of participation. . IBD/TIPP Poll: Race Tightens, Trump Within 3 Points in Battleground States... AG Barr Wants to Stay on If Trump Wins, Friend Says... Jimmy John's Fires 4 for Making Noose Out of Bread Dough, Travelers to NY Now Must Quarantine for Three Days, Then Get Test, Mystery Surrounds Former Marine's Imprisonment in Venezuela, IBD/TIPP Poll: Race Tightens, Trump Within 3 Points in Battleground States, AG Barr Wants to Stay on If Trump Wins, Friend Says. But the campaign quickly spread to non-music industry Joes and Janes, who woke up, saw some black boxes posted by their faves and friends, and reposted. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposed budget for 2020-21 allocates more than 53% of all city funding to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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