BCK Online

BCK Online

  • YOUNG STARS
    • Big Kids
    • Viral Kids
    • Upcoming
  • PARENTING
    • The Gurus
    • Parenting News
    • Hot Topic
  • STYLE
  • PHOTOS
  • VIDEOS
  • MORE
    • NEWS
    • Exclusives
    • Gossip
    • Bump Watch
    • Births
  • BCKCutie
  • TALENT SUBMISSION
BCK Online

Home » NEWS » YARA SHAHIDI SAYS THE WORLD IS ON THE VERGE OF CHANGING

YARA SHAHIDI SAYS THE WORLD IS ON THE VERGE OF CHANGING

Kotey Ashie by Kotey Ashie
Jun 26, 2020
in NEWS
0
Yara Shahidi
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on Whatsapp

Actress Yara Shahidi, known for her starring roles on ABC’s Black-ish, its spinoff Grown-ish, and her activism, believes that the world is on the verge of change.

In an essay written for NET-A-PORTER, Yara Shahidi wrote about the significance of being born in the year 2000, which she calls “a paradox in and of itself,” as the 2000s “marked a turning point” where digital technology started becoming ever-present in daily life. However, Shahidi noted that the technologies meant to connect people sometimes negatively affected attempts at progress. “My peers and I grew up alongside the digital world – a double-edged sword that, at times affecting positive change, inherently changed the way we relate to one another,” said Shahidi.

RelatedPosts

TICHINA ARNOLD’S DAUGHTER, ALIJAH KAI, SANG THE HOUSE DOWN AT CHARITY EVENT

May 18, 2022

MOM OF BIRACIAL SON SUES SCHOOL OVER CRT CURRICULUM: ‘HE IS SEEING HIMSELF AS A BLACK MAN”

May 18, 2022

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Yara (يارا) Shahidi (@yarashahidi)

20-year-old Yara Shahidi explained that while the world was moving in the direction of change and progress, people around her age were still unsure of their place in the world. “Here we stand on the precipice of progress and possibility,” said Shahidi. “My generation proudly takes ownership of our identities and revels in our intersections. So why, at 20, do I feel as though we are looking for a home?”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Yara (يارا) Shahidi (@yarashahidi)

Yara Shahidi spoke on the answer to that question. “I was born into a perceived ‘post-racial’ world with smartphones – undermined by the fact that our societal fates are predetermined based on our ethnicities – and the same technologies that have connected us also surveille our Black and Brown communities,” explained Shahidi.

“Global protests against oppressive governments, coupled with constant national police terrorism claiming the lives of my community, should serve as a stark reminder of the collision of the forward movement of 2020 and the hate and discrimination that chain us. It is because of this conundrum that it feels as though we are never quite at home in the world,” she said.

Despite that, Yara Shahidi is hopeful for the future and expressed pride in her generation for not being “complacent” with the world as it is and striving to improve it. “We are, in fact, going through the necessary, revolutionary, and often uncomfortable process of dismantling,” says Shahidi. “Rather than being complacent with the world we’ve inherited, we have taken on the project of constructing a new home, built on a foundation of inclusivity.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Yara (يارا) Shahidi (@yarashahidi)

Post Views: 2,062
Tags: Yara Shahidi
ShareTweetShareSend
Previous Post

KENYA MOORE CELEBRATES DAUGHTER FOR LATEST DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE

Next Post

KANDI BURRUSS CELEBRATES DAUGHTER'S HALF BIRTHDAY WITH ADORABLE PHOTOSHOOT

Don’t miss out on BCK’s newsletter to get breaking celebrity news, hot pics and more delivered straight to your inbox!

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Kotey Ashie

Kotey Ashie

This is test author description

Related Posts

TICHINA ARNOLD’S DAUGHTER, ALIJAH KAI, SANG THE HOUSE DOWN AT CHARITY EVENT

by Sarie
3 hours ago
0

Tichina Arnold's daughter, Alijah Kai, is making moves and music. The teen recently stopped by...

MOM OF BIRACIAL SON SUES SCHOOL OVER CRT CURRICULUM: ‘HE IS SEEING HIMSELF AS A BLACK MAN”

by Tiffany Silva
12 hours ago
0

Critical Race Theory is a hot button topic nationwide. Now, one Virginia mom is taking...

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE JOINS SAVANNAH JAMES AND ERICA REID IN SENDING KIDS OFF TO PROM

by Sarie
13 hours ago
0

Prom season is in full swing and Holly Robinson Peete is among those celebrity parents...

GUCCI MANE, KEYSHIA KA’OIR, AND THEIR SON JETSET TO JAMAICA IN STYLE

by Sarie
13 hours ago
0

Gucci Mane, Keyshia Ka'oir, and their son, Ice Davis, are spending time in Jamaica. Keyshia...

Load More
Next Post

KANDI BURRUSS CELEBRATES DAUGHTER'S HALF BIRTHDAY WITH ADORABLE PHOTOSHOOT

Newsletter

Don’t miss out on BCK’s newsletter to get breaking celebrity news, hot pics and more delivered straight to your inbox!

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise On BCK
  • Talent Submissions

© 2018 BCK Online.

  • YOUNG STARS
    • Big Kids
    • Viral Kids
    • Upcoming
  • PARENTING
    • The Gurus
    • Parenting News
    • Hot Topic
  • STYLE
  • PHOTOS
  • VIDEOS
  • MORE
    • NEWS
    • Exclusives
    • Gossip
    • Bump Watch
    • Births
  • BCKCutie
  • TALENT SUBMISSION

© 2018 BCK Online.