The star found fame on ‘Black-ish’ and its spinoff, and she’s finding her voice as the unofficial spokesperson for the Gen Z and woke: “If Yara wants to be president one day, she will be.” But first, Shahidi is gearing up for a major transition as she reveals what her college essays were about and her plan to launch a podcast with the Pod Save America team.
Walk a New York City block with Yara Shahidi, and you too will find yourself questioning how she expects to blend in when her freshman year at Harvard begins in a matter of weeks.
As we cross 4th Avenue, where the breakout of ABC’s Black-ish and star of its spinoff, Grown-ish, has been staying while she films the feature adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s best-seller The Sun Is Also a Star, she’s stopped by starry- eyed fans six separate times. She doles out selfies, bear hugs and effusive “thank-yous” — and, in one instance, engages in a conversation that ends with the 18-year-old invited to a happy hour drink. (Per her…
