National Guard Deploys to Los Angeles as Protests Rage

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.

Kendall Jenner has been mocked by Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death. The model starred in an infamous 2017 Super Bowl Pepsi commercial — which was later revoked — in which she leaves a photoshoot to take part in a protest, ultimately offering a police officer a Pepsi as a peace offering. The ad was widely criticized for its tone-deaf message and gross oversimplification of activism.

By Erik Pedersen

The ACLU of Southern California on Wednesday filed suit against the city and county of Los Angeles and the city of San Bernadino over the curfews imposed in the areas in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. The suit was filed on behalf of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and four individual plaintiffs.

Twins John and Edward Grimes, better known by their stage name Jedward, have shown their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement by joining a protest in Los Angeles, America.The march was in response to the wrongful killing of George Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who was arrested, pinned to the ground and died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US.The Irish pop stars, 28, shared several videos on their Twitter account where they could be seen marching

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By Tom Tapp

Keke Palmer is inspiring people all over the country after convincing the National Guard to take a knee with protesters in Los Angeles on Tuesday. 

After riots in Los Angeles, Vanessa Bryant appreciated that murals of Kobe and Gigi were saved amid protests for George Floyd. Vanessa—who lost her husband and her 13-year-old daughter in a helicopter crash on January 26—took to her Instagram Stories on Monday, June 1, to share photos of several murals of Kobe and Gigi that went untouched by rioters.

Halsey and her ex Yungblud were two of the celebrities who took part in nationwide rallies over the weekend in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.

While the protests in Los Angeles escalated to violence and vandalism over the weekend, murals honoring Kobe Bryant and his late daughter, Gianna, have largely remained untouched. As Vanessa Bryant shared on social media on Monday, even the one mural that was threatened by fire was saved from damage.

Fiona Apple has joined the ongoing protests in Los Angeles to support justice for George Floyd, who was murdered at the hands of four Minnesota police officers.One officer, Derek Chauvin, has been arrested and charged with third degree murder and second degree manslaughter, but the three others on the scene have been fired but not yet taken into custody."Cops: Don't be white chauvinists.

As cities across the nation reel from the juxtaposition of events related to the brutal murder of George Floyd amind a global pandemic, more stay at home curfew orders have been issue and West Hollywood has led the way for Los Angeles.

Paris Jackson was caught up in the violent protests in Los Angeles on Saturday, which prompted city Mayor Eric Garcetti to call for an overnight curfew in an effort to keep people off the streets.

By Bruce Haring

Paris Jackson is joining the movement in solidarity.

Insecureactor Kendrick Sampson was hit by rubber bullets fired by LAPD while protesting George Floyd’s death in Los Angeles on Saturday. While live on his Instagram during the protest, officers could be seen firing rubber bullets at the actor and other protestors.