viamadamenoire: Anyone who’s heard of Yara Shahidi or read any of the actress’s interviews knows that she is wise beyond her years. From the outset, the 19-year-old star of Black-ish, Grown-ish, and now The Sun Is Also a Star, has used her celebrity to shed light on issues related to diversity and inclusion, feminism, and other social inequities […]
via GetUpMornings: Yara Shahidi has been prepping for the release of her new film The Sun Is Also A Star, due in theaters May 17, but she’s still got time to be a great big sister. Much like her scenes in black-ish, Yara took some time out to help her little brother Sayeed with his dating life this week. Back […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Yara Shahidi, Naomi Osaka and Adwoa Aboah are among the 20 new faces in Barbie’s “Sheroes” collection of dolls honoring inspiring women between the ages of 19 and 85. The collection is a part of a campaign celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary. “I’m honored to be repping all the young ones as a Barbie Role Model,” Shahidi wrote […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Yara Shahidi brought the crowd to its feet at the GLSEN Respect Awards as she warned against an “identity blind narrative” in the struggle for acceptance of all. “We should all feel deserved and supported in expressing our right to being our whole selves, limited by nothing regardless of ethnicity, gender, identity, sexuality, ability, […]
via essence: Yara Shahidi might be one of the most recognizable young Hollywood stars, but the grounded and newly-minted 18 year old isn’t letting fame change the fact that she’s still a teenager learning and growing in the world. The Grown-ish actress spoke candidly with writer Zeba Blay for ESSENCE’s April 2018 issue, discussing everything from identity, race, handling fame, […]
via FirstLadyB: Grown-ish starring, Yara Shahidi has been renewed for a second season by Freeform. According to Deadline, Grown-ish has received a 20-episode second season order. The Black-ish spin-off premiered January 3rd as Freeform’s highest-rated comedy debut in nearly six years. The half-hour college comedy tackles current social issues and complexities facing both students and administrators. It follows Zoey (Shahidi), Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s […]
via FirsrtLadyB: On Saturday the first ever Teen Vogue Summit L.A. brought together over 500 young activists and leaders from across the country for two-days of inspiring talks and workshops with top business, tech, entertainment and civic leaders. Grown-ish star, Yara Shahidi was joined on stage by former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. CLICK HERE to read story
via FirstLadyB: Yara Shahidi makes Time Magazine’s list of the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017! From Time: Most network TV stars tend to avoid talking politics, so as to appeal to the widest possible demographic. But as the child of an Iranian father and an African-American mother, Shahidi, who plays Zoe on popular ABC sitcom Black-ish, has […]
via FirstLadyB: Grown-ish the upcoming Black-ish spin-off starring Yara Shahidi has gotten a premiere date! Freeform announced that the family comedy, is set to kick off with a two-episode season premiere on Jan. 3. Grown-ish follows Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) daughter Zoey as she starts college at Southern California University. The series centers around the popular, stylish, and socially […]
Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]
