Following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, cities around the country have been experiencing protests. In some cities, these protests have been peaceful, and in others, they’ve turned violent.
Athletes, government officials, celebrities, and more have used their platforms to speak out and advocate for social justice. Through social media, the country and the world have begun showing support for the social justice movement, Black Lives Matter. On Instagram on Tuesday, users have begun to post an image of a black square to support a movement called “Blackout Tuesday” to show support for BLM.
Some have accompanied the post with the #BlackoutTuesday hashtag. Some have captioned the image with their own thoughts on the state of social equality in the country. Others have decided to post the image simply with no caption. It’s worth noting, however, that if you’re interested in showing support, you should not use #BlackLivesMatter as your hashtag, because it interferes with the movement’s ability to communicate on social media.
To this point, 48 players on the Patriots 90-man roster have posted some variation of the ‘Blackout Tuesday’ square on Instagram.
This list of Patriots that have participated includes:
- Jarrett Stidham
- Brian Lewerke
- Sony Michel
- James White
- Rex Burkhead
- Damien Harris
- Brandon Bolden
- J.J. Taylor
- Dan Vitale
- Julian Edelman
- N’Keal Harry
- Mohamed Sanu
- Jakobi Meyers
- Damiere Byrd
- Matt LaCosse
- Ryan Izzo
- Devin Asiasi
- Isaiah Wynn
- Joe Thuney
- David Andrews
- Shaq Mason
- Korey Cunningham
- Najee Toran
- Lawrence Guy
- Adam Butler
- Byron Cowart
- Beau Allen
- Nick Thurman
- Josh Uche
- Derek Rivers
- Brandon Copeland
- Anfernee Jennings
- Ja’Whaun Bentley
- Brandon King
- Cassh Maluia
- De’Jon Harris
- Stephon Gilmore
- Jason McCourty
- JC Jackson
- JoeJuan Williams
- Jonathan Jones
- Justin Bethel
- Myles Bryant
- Lenzy Pipkins
- Devin McCourty
- Adrian Phillips
- Joe Cardona
- Justin Rohrwasser
While posting an image on Instagram isn’t necessarily going to change the world, it’s great to see members of the New England Patriots using their platforms to advocate for such an important global issue.
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