Keke Palmer begs National Guard members to join Hollywood protesters

Actress and comedian Keke Palmer wrote an essay for Variety about why she has been waiting her "entire life" for a revolution.Palmer has been active at the recent Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles.A video of her pleading with National Guardsmen to march with her and protesters went viral last week.Change is brewing in the United States.

If there’s a silver lining to the ongoing tragedy that has sparked so much civil unrest in the US, it’s that new leaders are stepping up and sharing their voices with us. 

Keke Palmer is not done using her voice for change. On Tuesday morning, the actress penned a personal column to Variety where she voiced her support for the Black Lives Moment and continued her fight for justice.

Keke Palmer is continuing to speak out one week after a video of her at a Los Angeles protest went viral. The 26-year-old actress was protesting police brutality and racial injustice when she was filmed speaking with a member of the National Guard, asking him to march with the protesters in a show of solidarity.

Keke Palmer is continuing to speak out one week after a video of her at a Los Angeles protest went viral. The 26-year-old actress was protesting police brutality and racial injustice when she was filmed speaking with a member of the National Guard, asking him to march with the protesters in a show of solidarity. In a new guest column for, Palmer opens up her interaction with the guard, and why the Black Lives Matter movement is so important to her.

Keke Palmer is one of the ladies being honored by our sister site, Variety, for its Power of Women issue. The actress-turned-talk-show-host wrote a powerful essay for the magazine about being part of the “revolution” for change in America. Her piece comes just days after she spent time protesting for Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, and a video showed her urging the National Guard to join the march went viral on the Internet.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe California National Guard has begun the process of leaving the Los Angeles area after a week-long deployment, according to a report citing sources.The move comes even as protests continue throughout Los Angeles County and sporadic looting is still present in some locations, although not at the scale of previous days.The Guard was deployed last Saturday in the wake of massive looting and fires in the areas of downtown L.A., Hollywood, Santa Monica, West Los

(CNN)Keke Palmer was on the frontlines of a peaceful demonstration in Hollywood Tuesday.The actress spoke passionately to several members of the National Guard who were at the scene, asking them to march alongside protesters and telling them to "be the change" in the fight against racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd."We have people here that need your help," Palmer said in a video Tweeted by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz.

Using her voice. Keke Palmer urged members of the National Guard to march alongside Black Lives Matter protesters during a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, June 2.

Since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a number of celebs have stepped up and used their platform to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and protest police brutality and racial injustice. Many stars have joined fellow protestors in the streets, carrying signs and documenting their time with incredible activists. Here are the celebs who have been out protesting.

If you haven’t watched the video of Keke Palmer’s speech to a national guardsman during a #BlackLivesMatter protest, watch it. Immediately. The video, which went viral on Tuesday, June 2, showed Keke telling several members of the National Guard to “march with us” at a peaceful protest in Hollywood in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25.

In a video that circulated social media yesterday, actress Keke Palmer is seen pleading with National Guardsmen to march with a crowd in a Hollywood protest. "If you're supposed to be patrolling us, then walk with us," said Palmer in the clip.

Keke Palmer is asking for members of the National Guard to march in solidarity with protesters in Hollywood. In a video shared to Twitter by NBC News' Gadi Schwartz on Tuesday, the 26-year-old is seen pleading with a group of National Guard members to march alongside her and hundreds of other protesters as an act of unity.

was among the thousands of people who showed up on Tuesday, June 2, in Los Angeles to peacefully protest the killing of by a police officer.Palmer did more than just march, however. In a video tweeted out by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz, she gave a powerful speech to members of the National Guard present at the .

Keke Palmer appeared to engage in a meaningful conversation with National Guard soldiers on Tuesday in Los Angeles, speaking out against President Donald Trump's rhetoric and requesting that the armed officers march with the protesters.

By Erik Pedersen