Yara Encourages Black girls To Love Their Hair
Yara Shahidi is total #blackgirlmagic. The sixteen-year-old actress who plays Zoey on ABC's show Black-ish, is intelligent and so not full-of-herself like her character is on the show. She enlightens her millions of followers of her quick and clever responses to social issues and events.
She has been very responsive to politically regarding Donald Trump's candidacy. In a paradox, Trump has instilled a divide in people based on religion and race that only unites half of this country during his speeches and alleged plans. Yara is one of the many people whose influence in people especially young people is unobtrusive. She is very candid about her stressful educational journey with finals, exams and homework. She is an advocate for every black girl before her and after her generation. Yara's honest views of what its like being a black girl in today's society is beyond inspiring for young girls. She talks about black hair, melanin and other facets that makes being a black girl so real that's political.
Everything a girl contributes and stands out in the society will always be political in itself. Use your magic in what you want to see in the world. Watch the video below and go to 1:03 seconds as Yara discusses when she first fell in love with her hair with Teen Vogue. Black girls everywhere can always break that glass ceiling and love their hair too.
Advice of The Day:
My identity exists without labels. It's already there-- a label is just a name for it."-Lupita Nyong'o