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.
Keke Palmer
I love @KekePalmer. Sheās out in the streets of LA talking with the National Guard. pic.twitter.com/7iZ2tvubXn
ā Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) June 2, 2020
On June 2, Hustlers actress Keke Palmer was not only seen protesting in Los Angeles, but having an open dialogue with members of the National Guard. She entreated the men in uniform, carrying weapons, to join her and fellow protestors in their march. āWe need you. March beside us. March beside us. Let the revolution be televised. Weāll start marching and you march with us. Please,ā she pleaded with the men. Hesitant to leave their posts, the men did not march with Keke and protestors but they did take a knee with them.
Camila Cabello
@Camila_Cabello and @ShawnMendes in #MIAMIPROTEST for #blm right now pic.twitter.com/wEjjTiWAdH
ā #BLM, PhD (@petterpettygrew) May 31, 2020
Shawn Mendes, 21, and Camila Cabello, 22, joined protestors in Miami, Florida on Sunday, May 31. The couple were both seen holding home made cardboard signs as they braved the crowds with protective black face masks in videos captured by fans also protesting. The couple have been quarantined with Camilaās parents in the area since March.
Madison Beer
MADISON BEER LIVE JUST NOW!!! IF YOU ARE AT SANTA MONICA LEAVE NOW THEY HAVE TEAR GASSED EVERYONE. MADISON HAS BEEN TEARGASSED pic.twitter.com/QfuUgxha2u
ā lucy (@selgzmez) May 31, 2020
LEAVE SANTA MONICA NOW IF YOU CAN I WAS JUST TEAR GASSED THEY ARE ARRESTING EVERYONE AND TEAR GASSING ALL CROWDS
ā madison beer (@madisonbeer) May 31, 2020
Madison Beer, 21, has tweeted that she was tear gassed at protests in Santa Monica, California. āLEAVE SANTA MONICA NOW IF YOU CAN I WAS JUST TEAR GASSED THEY ARE ARRESTING EVERYONE AND TEAR GASSING ALL CROWDS,ā she posted on the social media platform. āIf youāre in Santa Monica, please leave now. Theyāre tear gassing everything everywhere. I was just tear gassed and I canāt breathe,ā she said in an Instagram live video. Earlier in the day, the star shared that she was looking for a āpeacefulā protest to attend. ājust trying to find a good one to go to, if anyone hears of another peaceful protest in LA today let me know,ā she tweeted just hours before.
Paris Jackson
Paris joined a protest by walking and holding a sign that read, āPEACE, LOVE, JUSTICE,ā along with a heart drawn on it and she shared a photo of her posing alongside someone else holding a sign that read, āINDIGENOUS PEOPLE FOR BLACK LIVES.ā She also posted a video of people peacefully drumming and dancing with the signs. ātoday started out so beautifully, seeing people come together with peace and harmony in their hearts,ā she wrote in the caption for the post before admitting the violence that happened later ābroke my heart.āEmily Ratajkowski
Emily shared several pics and videos that showed the peaceful and violent part of the protests, including one pic of her walking and holding a sign that read, āDISMANTLE POWER STRUCTURES OF OPPRESSIONā and a video that showed a car on fire. She also shared a photo of a wall that had āArrest Killer Copsā written on it in graffiti. Another showed several protesters sitting on the ground.
Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande also joined in the same protest. She walked and held a āBlack Lives Matterā sign while also stopping to take photos with fans. She shared videos of her walking on the streets with honking cars signaling their support. Machine Gun Kelly was another star at the L.A. protest and he shared a black and white photo of himself holding a sign that read āSilence is betrayalā while standing near Mod Sun.
John Cusack
Cops didnāt like me filming the burning car so they came at me with batons. Hitting my bike.
Ahhm hereās the audio pic.twitter.com/tfaOoVCw5vāā John Cusack (@johncusack) May 31, 2020
John Cusack also spoke out about being involved in a protest in Chicago, IL and even claimed cops in the area hit his bike with batons after he tried filming video of a burning car. He took to Twitter to share a video that had audio of the incident in which voices, most likely cops, were telling him to āGet out of here!ā to which he responded with, āAlright, Iām going.ā
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly has taken to the streets of Los Angeles and Hollywood for a number of days. Heās stood in solidarity with protestors and on May 30, a photo of the rapper carrying a sign was shared on Instagram. The caption read, ājustice soonā and featured a heart emoji and solidarity fists.
Halsey & Yungblud
Halsey and her ex Yungblud were also spotted at the Los Angeles, CA protest. They walked alongside others while wearing face masks to stay safe from the COVID-19 pandemic and the āWithout Youā singer took to her Instagram story to share photos and captions that claimed she witnessed cops āopen fire with rubber bullets and tear gas multiple times.āNick Cannon
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Nick Cannon also shared a photo of himself at a Minneapolis protest holding a black and white poster of George with the words āJUSTICE FOR FLOYDā on it. He wore a black hoodie that had Georgeās words to cops, āPlease I canāt breatheā, written on it in white text. He also shared an image of himself in front of a stop sign, with the caption āStop Killing Us!ā