Rihanna Shuts Down Sales on All Three of Her Fenty Brands in Honor of Blackout Tuesday

Keke Palmer is one of the ladies being honored by our sister site, Variety, for its Power of Women issue. The actress-turned-talk-show-host wrote a powerful essay for the magazine about being part of the “revolution” for change in America. Her piece comes just days after she spent time protesting for Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, and a video showed her urging the National Guard to join the march went viral on the Internet.

Emma Watson has also made her support of the Black Lives Matter movement very clear after getting backlash for her Blackout Tuesday posts. The Harry Potter actress shared a very powerful message about racism.

Emma Watson will not stand for racial injustice, and she made that very clear with her Instagram post on June 3. The actress’s message was inspired by the latest death of a black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, which sparked a widespread conversation about racism in the United States. “I stand with you,” Emma told the black community in her post.

On Tuesday, June 2, thousands of people across the nation took to social media to share an all-black image in honor of Blackout Tuesday. The social media movement was used to put a “pause” and support the Black community following the tragic death of George Floyd, 46.

Drew Brees admitted that he doesn’t support kneeling for the national anthem before football games, one day after posting a tribute to Black Lives Matter activists for “Blackout Tuesday.”

Alec Baldwin landed in hot water after he referred to Blackout Tuesday as “National Day Of Whatever”. The actor, 62, defended his decision to promote an episode of his podcast with controversial director Woody Allen, 84, on June 2 while millions of people across the globe protested racial injustice and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic death. Alec captioned the Instagram post, promoting his podcast Here’s The Thing, without any mention of Blackout Tuesday.

Tiffany Trump can’t win. The 26-year-old daughter of President Donald Trump tried to peacefully take part in the Blackout Tuesday social media demonstration on June 2.

Emma Watson has been forced to defend herself after attracting criticism for her Blackout Tuesday posts this week.

Alec Baldwin has defended promoting his interview with Woody Allen on Instagram during Blackout Tuesday.

Rihanna shut down sales at all three of her brands in honour of Blackout Tuesday this week.

Out of the many stars who stood in solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, Selena Gomez also extended her support by shutting down her website to protest police violence against the black community. The 27-year-old not only participated in "Blackout Tuesday" but also urged fans to develop introspective thinking and called for justice for George Floyd after the former football player's tragic death at the hands of four policemen on May 25 in Minneapolis.

"You don't know a thing about me"

Lil Nas X and Kehlani have criticised the music industry’s Blackout Tuesday campaign for being a distraction from real activism.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift were among the stars taking part in Blackout Tuesday to protest against the death of George Floyd.

As the protests and riots continue to take place in cities around the United States, activists came up with the idea for #theshowmustbepaused initiative as part of “Blackout Tuesday” this week to stop operations in the entertainment industry. The goal of this social media movement is to take a moment to mourn the death of George Floyd, educate themselves about Black Lives Matter, and to bring policy change.

By Nellie Andreeva

If social media looks a bit different today, there's a reason.

Selena Gomez is participating in “Blackout Tuesday,” as seen in a statement on her official website. On June 2, fans were greeted with a message by the “Boyfriend” singer, 27, that encouraged “introspective thinking” amid protests calling for justice in the death of George Floyd, 46. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died after being restrained by former disgraced police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25.