Dwayne Johnson Gave a Passionate Speech About Black Lives Matter

Dwayne Johnson is imploring our leaders to act with compassion as protests continue across the country against police brutality and systemic racism.

After the three remaining officers responsible for George Floyd’s death were finally charged along with Derek Chauvin on June 3, Johnson posted a video addressing the protests and lack of a “compassionate leader.”

“Where are you? Where is our leader?” Johnson, aka The Rock, said. “Where is our leader at this time when our country is down on its knees, begging, pleading, hurt, angry, frustrated, in pain, begging and pleading with its arms out, just wanting to be heard? Begging and pleading and praying for change. Where are you?

“Where is our compassionate leader who’s going to step up to our country who’s down on its knees and extend a hand and say, ‘You stand up. Stand up with me. Stand up with me, because I got you,’” the Fast & Furious actor asked. “‘I got you. I hear you. I’m listening to you. And you have my word that I’m going to do everything in my power, until my dying day, my last breath, to do everything I can to create the change that is needed, to normalize equality because black lives matter.’ Where are you?

“In this moment, this defining, pivotal, explosive moment where our country is down on its knees,” he said. “The floorboards of this country are becoming unhinged. In this moment, we must say the words black lives matter.

“Where are you?” he asks once again, though he never mentions President Donald Trump by name. “Because here’s what happens when you extend a hand and you reach out to Americans who are in pain and they stand with you. Here’s what happens: The entire country stands and rises, as well.”

Johnson finishes his eight-minute address by asking his question again. “Where are you? I’ll tell you what: We’re here. We’re all here. The process to change has already begun. You can feel it across our country. Change is happening. It’s going to take time. We’re going to get beat up. We’re going to take our lumps. There’s gonna be blood, but the process of change has already begun.”

Watch Dwayne Johnson’s entire, powerful statement in the video, above.

Originally Appeared on Glamour