Led by the music community, social media went dark with BlackOutTuesday in support of BlackLivesMatter protests, joining voices around the world
A smartphone displaying the Instagram #BlackOutTuesday account is seen in Washington on June 2, 2020.
Most of the captions were blank, though some posted #TheShowMustBePaused, black heart emojis or encouraged people to vote Tuesday with seven states and the District of Columbia are hosting the largest slate of presidential primary elections in almost three months. Spotify blacked out the artwork for several of its popular playlists, including RapCaviar and Today’s Top Hits, simply writing “Black lives matter.” as its description. The streaming service also put its Black Lives Matter playlist on its front page, featuring songs like James Brown’s “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud,” N.W.A.’s “ the Police,” Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.
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