Rihanna, Taylor Swift and More Stars Support Blackout Tuesday
Celebrities are taking part in Blackout Tuesday.
Social media users are taking to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to post pictures of black squares as symbols of solidarity with the black community.
The movement gained momentum after Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang launched #TheShowMustBePaused in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and "countless other Black citizens at the hands of police," the initiative's website stated.
According to the website, the movement was created "in observance of the long-standing racism and inequality that exists from the boardroom to the boulevard." The music executives made it clear they would not be...