Blackout Tuesday: Celebrities show solidarity with protests after George Floyd's death

Much of the music industry stands still. The "Blackout Tuesday" initiative shows solidarity with the protests after the death of George Floyd.

• The protests in the United States because of the death of the Black George Floyd ongoing. 
• The music industry and other celebrities also show solidarity with the protests. 
• Large parts of the music industry stand still under the motto " Blackout Tuesday ". 

Minneapolis - After the death of African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis, the US music industry has announced a " Blackout Tuesday ". In response to the long-standing racism and injustice to black people, the music industry should pause this Tuesday (June 2nd, 2020), Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang, who both work in the US music industry, wrote on one for the action established website. 

Blackout Tuesday: "Without respect for the lives of black people" 

"We will not continue with our normal work without respect for the lives of black people." The campaign  "Blackout Tuesday" should draw attention to the injustice and ask people not to produce content for a day, but to deal with it Deal with operations.

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Dozens of music labels and other industries worldwide joined  "Blackout Tuesday" . Stars like Sarah Jessica Parker , Rihanna , Ariana Grande or the German singer Mark Forster  published completely black pictures on Instagram. 

In the meantime, there has been several hints in the social networks not to add the hashtag #blacklivesmatter to the black image. This points to the protests and relevant background information on the subject, which runs the risk of being pushed into the background by the black images. 

Blackout Tuesday: Superstars show solidarity with protests in Minnesota 

Other superstars are also taking to the streets outside of “ Blackout Tuesday ”, chanting with demonstrators, speaking at rallies. The Corona Crisis * also shocked Hollywood for weeks, now they are resisting what George Clooney described as "our pandemic": "We are all infected and in 400 years we have not yet found a vaccine." The 59-year-old Oscar winner wrote an impressive essay on the news platform "The Daily Beast" on Monday about systemic racism, inequality and police brutality against blacks in the USA.

After George Floyd's death: music industry shows solidarity with “Blackout Tuesday” 

 "There is little doubt that George Floyd was murdered," says George Clooney of the 46-year-old African American's death after a police operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a week ago. One of four officers involved pushed his knee down for several minutes. Probably Floyd's last words, “I can't breathe,” have become a protester's battle cry in worldwide protests, while Clooney describes other cases of police violence against blacks, such as Rodney King and Eric Garner. 

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