*Isaiah Washington wants black people across America to keep their money out of circulation to protest the killing of unarmed African Americans by police.
“No work. No school. No shopping for 24 hours,” the former “Grey’s Anatomy” star wrote in a Facebook post. “Imagine if every single African American in the United States that was really fed up with being angry, sad and disgusted, would pick ONE DAY to simply ‘stay at home’ from every single job, work site, sports arena and government office in the United States of America. I’m very sure that within 72 hours from Wall Street to the NFL…Black Lives Would Matter. September 26, 2016 is THE DAY.”
Washington used hashtags #RIPTerenceCrutcher #HandsUpDontShoot.
Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot and killed by Tulsa police on Sept. 16. after his SUV stalled on the road. His name started trending after video footage released by police showed Crutcher with his hands up when he was confronted by four officers and fatally shot.
In another post, Washington wrote he teamed up with activist Madelon Blue McCullough from #Missing24. “Every African born in America is fed up, hurt, confused, saddened and angry about the continued extrajudicial killings by public servants in our streets, so collectively we bring forth a solution,” he wrote.
Washington says the goal is to “maintain the safety of our people, while significantly impacting America’s broken judicial system that is oppressing us by removing our labor, our bodies and our money from it…for 24 hours.”
People are using #StayHomeSeptember262016 and #Missing24 on Twitter to voice solidarity with the movement.
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