'I Have Waited for a Revolution My Entire Life' Keke Palmer

Actor and activist Keke Palmer, who we saw in a video from recent protests that went viral, has an amazing guest column in Variety today: I Have Waited for a Revolution My Entire Life.

In the video, we see Keke confronting heavily armed members of the National Guard, and peacefully imploring them to March with us.

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They didnt march with us, and while one offered to for a short stretch, he also said he had to protect the businesses and buildings in the area, Keke writes:

White supremacy is the longest-lasting oppression in America, but it is not the only one. We may not all share in the Black experience of this, but I can guarantee you, almost everyone in this country has been oppressed in some form or another. Its the reality of what happens when the illness of racism becomes validated through the system. It creates even more division, desensitizes us to the humanity of others to the point that so many can be easily blind to sweeping social injustices.

I dont know everything, but I know how to speak from my heart at least I try to every day. I know there are others who are just like me. They dont have the answers, but they are present and they know they cant do it alone. They ignite the little fires everywhere that shine a light that casts out the darkness.