Actor Isaiah Washington is calling for African Americans to stay home from work and school on Monday to protest “America’s broken judicial system that is oppressing us.”
The actor, who once starred on “Grey’s Anatomy,” called for the boycott on his Facebook page.
"No work. No school. No shopping for 24 hours. 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 referenced Terence Crutcher, the man shot and killed by a police officer in Tulsa last week, in his Facebook post. The officer who shot Crutcher was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Washington says the idea for the boycott 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 have begun to show support for the boycott on social media.
And others are questioning it.
Washington was a breakout star on “Gray’s Anatomy,” when his contract with the show was canceled after the third season. Allegedly, Washington insulted co-star T. R. Knight on set with a homophobic slur. He now stars on The CW's The 100.
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