Solange Knowles Postpones Release Of Sneakers for Michael Brown
Solange Knowles did more than boycott shopping on Black Friday, she postponed the release of her business venture in order to protest the fatal shooting of slain teenager, Michael Brown.
Knowles decided to take part in protesting for Brown by delaying the release of her Puma sneaker collection.
"To echo my feelings shared surrounding the outcome of the Michael Brown case, I have solely decided to postpone the release of my Puma collaboration originally scheduled to release this Friday November 28th to Monday December 1st," Knowles wrote on her Instagram account. "I am truly grateful for everyone's support and excited to share this collection with you soon… – Solange."
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The 28-year-old singer is only one of many celebrities who have encouraged people to close their wallets on the shopping days immediately following Thanksgiving, which have become the national pastime known as Black Friday. While a number of protests around the country resulted in arrests on the day, a number of high profile people took to social media to get people ready for the day.
Entertainers such as actor Jesse Williams, singer John Legend, actresses Tika Sumpter and Kat Graham, model Chanel Iman, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons and television host Terrence Jenkins, have decided to skip out on black Friday after news broke that Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged for fatally shooting Michael Brown,18, last August.
A number of celebrities showed their support for the movement by using the hashtag #BlackOutBlackFriday on social media, in an attempt to boycott Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that sees many Americans shop in droves to find bargain deals.
Ava DuVernay, director of the upcoming Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt produced civil rights film "Selma," spoke about the idea of the Black Friday boycott being created by 2013's "Fruitvale Station" director Ryan Coogler.
"I'm a part of Blackout, which was conceived by filmmaker Ryan Coogler," DuVernay told TheWrap.com. "Ferguson is a mirror of the past. And Selma is a mirror of now. We are in a sad, distorted continuum. It's time to really look in that mirror."
