Hi. First off, I'm one of the co-founders of #BlackoutDay and I want to mention a few things. I normally tweet within @theblckout account, but because I don't have access to it ATM (we'll still setting up some things on our end and I'm busy), so I'll say a few things here.

Yesterday, the website went down because people wanted information and I allocated too little bandwidth. My bad. It's back up.

So, we have some guidelines and the #BlackoutDay on May 31st will use those guidelines. http://theblackout.org/guidelines/ 

In all my years of helping run the #Blackout, we ask non-Black people to just don't use the tags. You CAN partake in Blackout by retweeting the #BlackoutDay, commenting on your favorite ones. show off your friends/family...

... or don't. You can avoid them.

That's it.

You can use Twitter or whatever social media site you like. It's never a goal to stop you from using it even for one day. We just want you to respect the space & the guidelines established within that space.

I think the guidelines we established are reasonable.

Now, a lot of you asked "are we involved in #BlackoutDay2020"... to that it's simply... "we didn't call it". It's a different movement, headed by @thecalvinmartyr (not T.I. AKA Tip). This one has a different goal and a long term plan.

Because #BlackoutDay2020 got an action plan to it, it's best to speak to @thecalvinmartyr and NOT just rely on the memes that are floating around about it. It's his idea, he's executing it and it's more than just "a one-day call-to-action" from what I read.

More to come...

So, TL;DR -

1) #BlackoutDay is May 31.
2) If you're a non-Black person, you can partake by retweeting with/without commenting. Just don't use the hashtag yourself.
3) #BlackoutDay2020 is by @thecalvinmartyr. They got a different idea and it's best to talk to them.

Lastly, we are a movement that respects all Black people. Every single one of them. No matter your religion, your gender, or beliefs. We want to be all-inclusive, hear all types of stories, and show you some love.

Because the universe knows we need a break.

With all that said... I need to head to my regular job.

I want to thank @sqpphc for their efforts. Trust me, I know how hard it can be to run something and how hard it is to walk away. But I appreciate you for waking up a sleeping giant. We needed that poke.