MUMBAI: Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga, in an attempt to amplify Black voices, invited Black leaders and anti-racist organisations to take over their Instagram accounts to spread more information about the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement. Giving the black leaders a platform to reach out to their millions of followers directly, Gomez and Gaga made the announcement on their social media accounts. Selena was the one who kicked things off on June 6 and introduced Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter.

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Addressing Gomez’s 179 million followers, Garza posted a video explaining why people started protesting after the brutal killing of George Floyd. She also shared details about how to provide help and get involved in the movement. Following the lead, Shawn Mendes, who was seen protesting in Miami, shared invited activist and strategist Zyahna Bryant, who took over his Instagram story. "Now is the time to move to action, now is the time to educate ourselves and do the reading, find the local people in your community who are doing anti-racist work," she suggested.

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