Since Tuesday, millions of black pictures on the social networking site "Instagram", accompanied by the #blackouttuesday tag, have spread in a campaign of sympathy for victims of racism in the United States of America.
The currency aims to stop the promotional and commercial content on "Instagram", for one day, to raise awareness of the injustice that blacks are subjected to due to racism, and to highlight the police brutality around the world, by publishing a black background on the application, accompanied by words and phrases to combat brutality Injustice to blacks worldwide.
This campaign, which spread widely, was launched against the background of the killing of the 46-year-old black American George Floyd, by a white policeman in the state of Minnesota, to bring about a change in policy in America and the world, especially regarding the issue of racism and discrimination Against black people.
According to the "Instagram" site, the tag has participated so far about 28.7 million users, including celebrities from around the world.
Thousands of celebrities from around the world participated in this campaign, including athletes, coaches, actors, actresses, media people and singers, in addition to major companies and brands. They have posted anti-racism messages with a black background, and some have posted only black background with the #blackouttuesday tag.
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Black lives matter. #blackouttuesday
A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Jun 2, 2020 at 6:15 am PDT
Among the celebrities who participated in this campaign are football player Leo Messi, singer Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, actor "The Rock", and Jennifer Ancetton, as well as artists from the Arab world, as originality, and Maxim Khalil, Nadine Najim, Ahmed Al-Saqa and the fourth-Zayat media, in addition to many Influencing social media.
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In all its ugly shapes .. #blackouttuesday # racism
A post shared by Assala (@assala_official) on Jun 2, 2020 at 7:34 am PDT
It is noteworthy that the killing of Floyd in America, which resulted in the killing of the 46-year-old black American George Floyd, by a white policeman in the state of (Minnesota), a wave of protests among black citizens, which led to violence between them and men The American police, which has turned into more and more scenes, are moving from one state to another.