Blackout for Human Rights on the day of action: “The U.S. economy depends on our shopping, especially during the holiday season. But the lives of our brothers and sisters are worth more than the dollars we can save on holiday gifts.”

Organized by Blackout for Human Rights, the artistic celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy returns to the Riverside Chuch in Harlem for a third year.

The fourth annual action combines economic boycotts with free screenings of “Whose Streets?” in New York City and Oakland.

Blackout for Human Rights and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement’s second “MLK Now” event airs live from Harlem’s Riverside Church at 2 p.m. EST. 

Will you flex your economic muscle for the greater good?

#BlackOutBlackFriday will be supported by movie screenings and panel discussions in three cities.