BlackOutTuesday sweeps social media as US street protests escalate | Malay Mail
Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020 10:00 AM MYT
Many companies paused normal work and directed their efforts to support the work of Black Lives Matter and other social justice groups. The Blackout Tuesday movement was prompted by two US record industry executives to pressure the music business to improve the presence of black people in its corporate ranks, noting that the industry had “profited predominantly from black art.” Rap and R&B overtook rock in 2017 to become the biggest music genre in the United States.
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