Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez & More Celebs Have Influential Black Leaders Taking Over Their Instagram Accounts!

Following the tragic death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests, celebrities are continuing to use their platforms to support the Black Lives Matter Movement.  Celebrities are doing anything and everything they can – protesting, donating and continuously asking, ‘what else can we do?’ or ‘what’s next?’

Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo and many others have taken upon themselves to allow influential black leaders and organizations to amplify their voices through their Instagram accounts.

See what they have shared below.

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Selena has since kept that promise – see below for all posts, beginning with Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter.

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Lady Gaga

Prior to lending her profile to various organizations, Gaga announced, “Starting tomorrow, I’m giving over my Instagram account to each of the organizations I’ve recently donated to, in an effort to amplify their important voices.  And after I vow to regularly, in perpetuity, across all of my social media platforms, post stories, content, and otherwise lift up the voices of the countless inspiring members and groups within the Black community.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shawn Mendes

A few days ago, Shawn announced that he would also hand over his Instagram page to Black leaders and organizations, “I’ve decided to hand over my platform on Instagram & give my stories for the next few days to some incredible young Black changemakers on the frontlines in the fight against systemic racism. Please receive them with love and solidarity. The first is @zysaidso. You can also head over to @shawnfoundation‘s IG for more information on her efforts.”

 

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Shawn, who was spotted protesting in Miami, shared his Instagram Stories with activist and strategist Zyahna Bryant on Friday (June 5).  Zyahna works centres in Charlottesville, Virginia, ‘taking down Confederate monuments and educational equity issues.’  Through Shawn’s Instagram, Zyahna shared, “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.  Beyond just talking and posting on social media, I think we all have a responsibility to do our part to actually promote change.”

 

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On June 6, Shawn gave his IG Story over to 19-year old activist, Winter Breeanne, from California  “I want to use this moment and this opportunity to move you all to productive action.  We need you to think beyond reform and to think about what it looks like to invest in the black communities to center our voices,” Winter shared.

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Lizzo

To her 8.8 million Instagram followers, Lizzo shared, “I believe in using my platform to give others the chance to speak. Join me tomorrow at 1pm PST/3pm CT to talk with @blackvisionscollective in Minneapolis to learn more about what’s happening in the heart of the protest, and how we can help.”

 

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Other celebrities who are sharing their platforms include Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart, model Kaia Gerber and singer, Lauren Jauregui.