Keke Palmer Encourages National Guard to March Alongside Protesters in Powerful Exchange

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.

Jennifer Lopez is like many other parents out there having tough and timely conversations with their children about racism in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic death.

Jennifer Lopez has shared the conversation she had with her kids about the death of George Floyd. The superstar singer and actress took to Instagram on Sunday evening to post footage from the Black Lives Matter protest she attended in Los Angeles alongside her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez.

Billie Eilish kept a low profile when she attended a protest for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles on June 4. She kept her presence at the protest off of social media, aside from one video, which she posted to her Instagram Story. Billie doesn’t appear in the video herself, as she’s filming the hundreds of other protesters who are joining her to fight against racial injustice.

Meghan Markle surprised students at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles this week by delivering a virtual commencement speech to her alma mater. During the five-minute address, the Duchess of Sussex spoke up about the ongoing protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, and she also referenced her own personal history as a biracial woman growing up in California.

is speaking out about the killing of by police officers in Minneapolis.The Duchess of Sussex gave a powerful commencement address via video to the graduating students from her alma mater, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, and she directly addressed Floyd's death, the ensuing protests, and Black Lives Matter.

On June 3, Meghan Markle gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of 2020 at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles (the same school she graduated from herself). In her address, Meghan discussed the “devastating” state of America right now, following George Floyd’s death. She mentioned George, as well as other black men and women who were shot by white police officers, by name in the speech.

Amber Riley channeled her inner Beyoncé at a protest in Los Angeles following the fatal arrest of George Floyd.

 Ben Affleck  and  Ana de Armas  are joining protesters in the fight against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd, 46. The couple, who has been quarantining together in Los Angeles, stepped out Tuesday morning to listen to protesters at the Save Venice March.

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.

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By Audrey Cleo Yap

While some celebrities are speaking out against police brutality or donating money to help pay for George Floyd protestors' bailouts, others are taking to the streets and joining the crowds.