BLM Supporters, Blackout Day Is A Time To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
You’ve protested, educated yourself, signed petitions, donated funds and posted on social media—thank you, thank you, thank you, but there’s still plenty more to do. On Tuesday, July 7, known now as Blackout Day 2020, Black Lives Matter supporters are asked to quite literally put their money where their mouths are, by shopping with intention and showing the movement’s economic power. Turns out, where you spend is a big part of how you protest.
If you’re confusing Blackout Day with June’s Blackout Tuesday, allow me to distinguish them from one another. Blackout Tuesday was a day that asked for silence from white allies, so that Black voices could be heard on social media. Today, on Blackout...
