What is Blackout Tuesday and why are people posting black squares on Instagram?

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.

As the protests continue around the country – and around the world – to demand justice in the George Floyd murder case and to speak out against police brutality and systemic racism, ABC joined the cause this week by re-airing two episodes of their sitcom Black-ish on Blackout Tuesday. The first episode the network chose for the occasion was titled “Hope” from Season 2, and it addressed the issue of police brutality.

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.

Donald Trump‘s daughter Tiffany Trump posted a black square on Instagram on Tuesday (June 2), seemingly in solidarity with Blackout Tuesday. Her mom Marla Maples, ex wife of the President, also posted the black square.

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

Alec Baldwin has defended promoting his interview with Woody Allen on Instagram during Blackout Tuesday. The 30 Rock star faced backlash when he shared a picture of Allen, who has been accused of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, on his page to promote their conversation on his podcast, Here’s The Thing.

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.

Emma Watson is being taken to task by some on social media for her #BlackoutTuesday posts. Watson -- as well as a number of other celebrities -- has chosen to participate in the social media initiative on Tuesday to pause promotional and commercial content while the world takes a chance to the Black Lives Matter movement and brings deep awareness to racial injustice and police brutality.

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

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.

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Selena Gomez has shuttered her official website for today, in support of Blackout Tuesday.

Stars like Lil Nas X, Sadé and Kehlani, among others, have spoken out on Tuesday to criticize the Blackout Tuesday movement in which other celebrities and brands have posted blank, black squares on social media.

The music industry is taking a day to reflect on Tuesday (June 2) as part of Blackout Tuesday/#TheShowMustBePaused, an industry-wide effort to "disconnect from work and reconnect with our community."In conjunction with the day of reflection -- which was coordinated by Atlantic Records executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang in reaction to the police-involved killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others -- the Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of 100 black-led organizations, is

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