Keke Palmer Urges National Guard To ‘March With Us’ As Officers ‘Take A Knee’ At George Floyd Protest

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Tuesday. She also shared her experiences on America's Got Talent, and claimed the subsequent investigation conducted by NBC was not impartial (NBC denies this)."The Amy Cooper/Central Park situation happened on the same day as George Floyd lost his life, and you realize how far anti-Blackness and the weaponization of whiteness—how far it can go," she said, as the Los Angeles Times reports.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Frazier was in Minneapolis where the funeral for George Floyd took place. He felt compelled to be there despite the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW YORK -- As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as that show of solidarity was, it was also clear that this wasn't a fight Hollywood could watch from the sidelines.

Jumping into a heated Twitter discussion about Hollywood hiring practices, Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay suggested that she and other “Black producers with hiring power” could stop hiring "those who diminish us" to work on their film and TV projects. The director is an outspoken advocate for diversity in Hollywood and has become even more vocal in the wake of ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody on May 25.

Brad Pitt has stepped out to show his support towards the Black Lives Matter protest in the US. The Once Upon A Time in Hollywood star, who has been couped up in his Los Angeles home since the Coronavirus-induced lockdown was announced, was spotted at a huge LA protest.

Noelle S. Lindsay-Stewart No matter how much you protest or share social media posts, the majority of writers, creators and executives in Hollywood could be doing much more to prevent tragedies like the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor or Tony McDade.It’s reported by the Geena Davis Institute that 80% of the media consumed globally is created in the United States.

 Jennifer Lopez  and  Marc Anthony ’s little ‘coconuts’  Max  and  Emme  helped their mom and fiancé  Alex Rodriguez  take part in a Black Lives Matters demonstration over the weekend in Hollywood.

Jennifer Lopez and fiancé Alex Rodriguez are joining the cry for change.

(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.

John Boyega needn't worry about getting more work in Hollywood. "I don't know if I'm going to have a career after this, but fuck that," the Star Wars actor told a crowd of thousands at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday towards the end of an impassioned and powerful speech about racism.

The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, as well as ensuing protests nationwide, have prompted many in Hollywood to do some soul-searching about how they can fight police brutality and improve representation in their industry.

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 the past few days, people across the USA, including several celebrities, have been breaking the social distancing rule to step out of their houses and protest against the killing of George Floyd. People are coming together to raise their voices in support of the black victims of police brutality as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Various celebrities from Hollywood and the music industry have joined the movement through social media or by participating in the protests. 

Lea Michele has broken her silence after she was accused by a black Glee co-star of “traumatic microaggressions”, saying she has used the past few months to “reflect on my own shortcomings”.

Jedward have joined the Black Lives Matter protests in Hollywood.