She plays a coming-of-age character on 'Grown-ish,' but activist and actress Yara Shahidi knows exactly who she is and what she wants.
It’s only been three years since Yara Shahidi, 21, officially began “adulting,” but the preternaturally poised actress is already tiring of being responsible for her own life day in and day out. “The worst part is that it’s constant,” Shahidi says jokingly. “This should be a once-a-week activity, friends.
Shahidi’s mission to ensure a more equitable distribution of power, resources and opportunities in her industry—and throughout the world, ultimately—is reflected in the projects she chooses, the products she endorses, the people she hires, and the brands with which she aligns. And over the years there have been no shortage of companies eager to attach themselves to the woke wunderkind. Chanel, Adidas, Tory Burch, and Bobbi Brown, just to name a few.
Getting off of Twitter has done wonders for me. It’s allowed me the peace of mind to think through what matters to me and why. Peace of mind. It’s been the subject of vigorous debate in recent months, spurred in part by the decisions of several black female athletes to put their emotional well-being before sports. Naomi Osaka kicked off the conversation earlier this year when she withdrew from the French Open to focus on her mental health. Simone Biles sat out most of the Tokyo Summer Olympics for similar reasons.
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