Yara Shahidi Stuns On The November/December Cover Of Seventeen Magazine
Yara Shahidi is on the cover of the November/December issue of Seventeen magazine. The young actress is on the cover to chat about her new Freeform show Grown-ish. Highlights are below.
On her image: “I feel like my curls have always been a part of who I am. They are a very real representation of the mix of my two cultures. When you’re a part of a minority of any kind, you’re told not to take up much space, but my hair does that, so there’s nothing I can do except take up the space with it. It gives me confidence.”
On the importance of activism: “I love history, and activism is so engraved in history. So much had to have happened for me—and everybody—to come into this world. The women’s movement, the immigration movement…whatever it may be. As you learn about these, it’s hard not to be inspired. Our generation is a representation of all the great movements that have come before us. It’s all about paying it forward… What I’m seeing is basically a movement to be your true self. There are no criteria as to what it takes to be involved, protected and cared for.”
You can check out even more from her interview here. Her issue will hit stands on October 31. Grown-ish will premiere on Freeform in January.
