How did Blackout Tuesday affect Black Lives Matter?

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Two Atlantic Records executives made a formal call to action after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Using the hashtag #theshowmustbepaused Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang hoped to impact Black Lives Matter activism by disrupting music and media business but their movement took a life of its own on social media.

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