Rihanna, Ricky Martin, Green Day, Katy Perry, Normani and more artists are honoring BlackOutTuesday
The music industry is taking a pause today to observe what is being called"BlackOut Tuesday" , an effort calling for"a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community" as well as an"urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change."
The effort was created by music industry executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang in reaction to the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and 46-year-old black man George Floyd, who was killed last week at the hands of a white police officer, videotaped putting his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as the father of two pleaded for his life and said"I can't breathe."."Monday suggests a long weekend, and we can't wait until Friday for change.
In honor of today's action, dozens of artists -- from Rihanna to Green Day, Ricky Martin, Kelly Rowland, Normani, Christina Aguilera, Alejandro Sanz, Radiohead, Jennifer Hudson, Beastie Boys, Paula Abdul, the Mavericks, Armin Van Buuren and many more -- honored the effort by posting black boxes on their social media feeds or statements of support. Rih Rih said it best in her post:"We ain't buying s--t!!! And we ain't selling s--t neither!! gang gang! #BLACKOUTTUESDAY.
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