Yara Shahidi Speaks at Points of Light Conference & Honored w/ the Daily Point of Light Award

Yara Shahidi gave the closing plenary at the Points of Light’s 2016 Conference on Volunteering and Service today, June 30 in Detroit. During her speech, Yara talked about how art plus activism can bring people together and how it can create change.

After her speech, Points of Light honored Yara with the Daily Point of Light Award for engaging in social change and for lending her voice to issues that are close to her heart.

Congrats to Yara on the award and make sure to listen to her closing plenary above. Points of Light also wrote a fantastic article on the star, which you can check out here.

I am in awe with everything Yara does. She truly is wise beyond her years!