- Lawrencia Palmer is mostly known as the celebrity sister of the Hollywood actress, singer, and T.V personality, Keke Palmer
- She is not an actress like Keke. However, the sisters have other things in common and they further share a very tight and commendable family bond
- 23-year-old Lawrencia has enjoyed the support and prayers of her twin brother and other family members especially when health challenges tried to stop her from achieving her career dreams
Lawrencia Palmer is popularly known today as Keke Palmer’s sister. While it is true that Keke’s fame and successes have been the major illuminating element for the celebrity sister and indeed her entire family, Lawrencia is also a vocal, ambitious and talented personality.
The American-born was raised in a Catholic home and her father also volunteers as a Catholic deacon. She evolved to be a strong and confident woman who scaled through some of life’s rough edges as a teenager. At the moment, she is deeply involved in lending her voice against social injustice and equality given her professional training at Florida A&M University.
Lawrencia Palmer is not an Actress
Palmer comes from a family of actors but she is not one herself. Her parents Sharon Palmer and Larry Palmer met in drama school and were said to have both worked as professional actors before they decided to take full-time jobs. Her father took a job with a polyurethane company after vacating the screens, and her mother is a high school teacher who works with autistic children.
More so, Lawrencia’s eldest sister Loreal is also an actress who has featured in lead and supporting roles in movies and T.V series like Claim to Fame (2022). She is also said to be the set decorator for Akeelah and the Bee (2006) and Resident Evil: Ressurection (2012).
Furthermore, Lawrencia’s sister Akeelah is obviously a Hollywood star who had her first movie role in 2004 with Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Her major acting breakthrough was however in Akeelah and the Bee (2006) where she starred as Akeelah, a very bright 11-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood who was to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Palmer is More Interested in Politics and Law
While her parents and sisters have a niche for acting, Lawrencia is more interested in politics and social development. According to her college magazine, she has already made her mark by being elected as a freshman senator in the 49th Student Senate and serving on the Judicial and Rules Committee.
The celebrity sister said she wants the experience of government for career purposes. According to her, she is a political science scholar on track to becoming a lawyer and a future politician as well. More so, she has served as a member and community service chair for the international pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta.
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7 Interesting Facts about Keke Palmer’s Sister You Should Know
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1. Who is Lawrencia Palmer?
Lawrencia Palmer was born on the 3rd of March 2001 in the U.S.A to the family of Sharon Palmer and Larry Palmer. Her parents are both ardent Catholics, meaning she grew up in a catholic home. More so, she has a twin brother called Lawrence.
Even though there is not much information currently available on her twin brother the siblings have a very cordial relationship and enjoy family time together.
2. The 23-year-old Faced a Huge Tragedy when she Turned 18
Life generally has its highs and lows. Prior to starting college, Lawrencia will probably recall 2019 as the lowest of her life moments owing to the enormous tragedy that befell her. At the age of 18, which coincided to be the end of her senior year, she suffered complete kidney failure. This made her miss most of her celebratory senior year activities. She notably missed her last day of school, graduation night, and more. Because of her deteriorating health condition, she didn’t even know if she would be able to make it to Florida A&M University (FAMU) in the fall.
Her health challenge symptoms ranged from weight fluctuations and intense inflammation in her face because of the steroids to extreme joint and muscle pain. She said her growing back pains soon called for a kidney biopsy. For Lawrencia, going from never being sick in her life to being surrounded by six doctors each day was a drastic lifestyle transition that she had to go through.
Palmer also said she constantly reminded herself that her condition was only temporary and that just because you’re physically sick doesn’t mean you have to be mentally ill as well. This obviously kept her hopes alive until she was able to get better.
Similarly, Lawrencia’s celebrity sister Keke Palmer has previously struggled with anxiety and depression. During her #YouKnowMe campaign in 2019, she opened up about having an abortion. Keke also said in 2020 that she had had a long battle with Polycystic ovary syndrome all her life. PCOS happens to be the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age.
3. She Has a Very Supportive Family
Lawrencia has said she was able to get through her difficult moments with love, support, and prayers from her family. Her eldest sister is Loreal Palmer followed by Keke. Lawrencia has admitted that growing up with her big sister was an interesting experience for her. She said that people actually tried to take advantage of her, but she had to learn how to work out the real from the fake. Most of all, Lawrencia said she cherishes the wisdom that her older sister Keke instilled in her.
Apart from family support, she also attributed reading Michelle Obama’s Becoming and The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama to have been of great help to her in the past.
4. Her Parents were Instrumental in Making Her a Fearless and Confident Woman
Palmer gave a little insight into some of the morals that shaped her. According to her, her parents instilled confidence and fearlessness in all of her siblings. She said they always told them that everything will work out because God is with them. This made Lawren depend on God through every trial.
5. Both Lawrencia and Her Sister Keke have a thing for Activism
Lawrencia has over the years been able to lend her voice against numerous forms of social injustice. Her brother Lawrence has said that his sister loves activism and her strongest trait would be not giving up on what she feels is right.
Similarly, Keke Palmer is a strong supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. Keke joined the 2020 Hollywood match in Califonia which was held as part of George Floyd’s protests. She also addressed the movement during her opening monologue at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards that same year.
6. She has Great Leadership Instincts
Many people have attested to Palmer’s leadership instincts including her twin brother Lawrence who said that growing up, he fondly remembers Lawrencia always giving orders and trying to establish leadership. He also said his twin sister always loved service in the community, volunteering, and helping out around the school. It will be recalled that Lawrencia has said one of her life dreams is to become a politician.
7. The Activist Belongs to Several Advocacy Groups Including ‘Black is Gold’
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Palmer is a part of Black Is Gold, a non-profit peer mentoring organization that helps black girls achieve college readiness and professionalism through sisterhood. She said she also plans on chartering Black Is Gold on campus and hopefully even starting a debate team to that effect.
She further holds the position of Tallahassee chapter president and social media content creator for the national chapter. She has been awarded the title Miss Young, Gifted, and Black in the past.
While much information about Lawrencia’s life is mostly centered around her sister and her activities on social justice, she is also a warm and humorous person. She is very active on Twitter and is described by some media outfits as a social media influencer. Given her energy and passion, the world should hear more of 23-year-old in the coming years.
