It began on Tumblr and spilled over onto Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and beyond: #BlackOutDay, a day to showcase black beauty in all of its manifestations.
“In a show of community and solidarity, for those 24 hours, we are exclusively posting and reblogging pics, gifs, videos, selfies, etc. of Black people,” Tumblr user incogneeco wrote. “We want to show that Black History is happening today, right now. That we are all Black History.”
T’von came up with the concept in an effort to showcase a non-European standard of beauty.
“Black History Month is always excellent, but one month isn’t enough to celebrate our heritage and our beauty,” he wrote on his Tumblr, expect-the-greatest. “No matter what your skin tone is, you’re beautiful.”That we are Black History ... Excuse me? Sounds like "We Are Trayvon" or some pathetic call-to-emotions like "Hands Up, Don't Shoot!" or "We Are Charlie."
#Self-EsteemBooster.
Then there's Mr. White Guilt (in the combox) -
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