Keke Palmer Emotionally Pleads With National Guardsmen To ‘March Beside via @keke/Instagram
Protests have erupted all over the country in response to the recent viral video of a white police officer suffocating George Floyd, an unarmed black man, and other black lives lost at the hands of police and vigilantes in recent weeks leading to a public outcry for justice.
Recently, actress Keke Palmer was seen on the front lines of the protest in Hollywood on Tuesday.
In a now-viral video on Twitter, Palmer is seen confronting several members of the National Guard who were also at the scene.
In a passionate speech, she tells the men to march alongside the protesters, telling them to be examples in the fight against racial injustice
“We have people here that need your help,” Palmer said in a video tweeted by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz.
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— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) June 2, 2020
Palmer also went on Instagram to share her thoughts on the recent events and speak out against systemic racism and its effects on the black community.
