What is Blackout Tuesday ?

What is Blackout Tuesday ?

It is Tuesday of Blackout, every day promoted by activists to observe, cry and transmit information about the face after George Floyd's death. This movement has spread to social media, where organizations, brands and individuals publish solemn messages with black backgrounds, sometimes tagging posts with #BlackLivesMatter.

You may be wondering why your social media feeds are swallowed up by black squares.

Celebrities, corporations, music labels and sports stars have promised not to post what is called a blackout on their accounts on Tuesday after George Floyd's death.

Demonstrations have broken out across the United States following Floyd's death and other accusations of police brutality against black people.

In a feverish atmosphere, police clashed with protesters in the city including ny, l. un. and Minneapolis, while Donald Trump threatened to deploy the country's armed forces unless state authorities stop the ongoing demonstrations.

What's Blackout Tuesday?

The idea is to fill Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with black squares, freeing up the time usually spent on social networks to teach people about black lives

The organizers said they wanted Tuesday to be a "day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community" through "an urgent step of action to impress responsibility and change.

The campaign hit a small bump in the road last Tuesday with many of us using Black Lives Matter hashtags.

This clogged the feeds intended for information associated with protests around the world, which are some things the organisers were keen to avoid.

Why do celebrities publish black squares on Instagram?

George Floyd, a 46-year-old bouncer, was killed Monday, May 25 by Derek Chauvin, a police officer, who pressed his knee on Mr. Floyd's neck until his death while other police officers watched him.

The murder footage, taken by a spectator, showed Floyd lying face down and handcuffed, moaning for help and repeatedly saying "please, I can't breathe" before he became immobile.

Chauvin, had one knee around Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total and two minutes and 53 seconds after Mr. Floyd did not respond, in line with a criminal complaint issued by the Hennepin County DA's office.

On June 1, a Minnesota doctor classified Mr. Floyd's death as murder.

Chauvin is charged with third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. Benjamin Crump, a Floyd family lawyer, has now involved Minneapolis police officers to address the more serious charge of first-degree murder.

He has restored the Black Lives Matter movement to the forefront of the news agenda.