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Tagged Yara Shahidi

Ava Duvernay, Yara Shahidi, Tiffany Haddish & More Win Big at BET Awards 2018

HBR Media Team
June 25, 2018
Awards/Events
The winners of the 2018 BET Awards were announced Sunday night. Ava DuVernay took the award for video director of the year award for her striking f... Read More

Yara Shahidi Talks About the Parallel Journey Between Herself and ‘Grown-Ish’ Character Zoey

HBR Media Team
June 14, 2018
TV
Yara Shahidi has just come off her first season of the black-ish spinoff, ­grown-ish, where she stars as Zoey who is matriculating through her first y... Read More

Yara Shahidi in Negotiations to Star in Adaptation of YA novel “The Sun Is Also a Star”

K. Nicole Mills
February 22, 2018
Film
Black-ish and Grown-ish actress Yara Shahidi  currently in negotiations to star in the movie adaptation of the bestselling YA novel “The Sun Is Also a... Read More

Yara Shahidi, Janine Sherman Barrios & More to Direct Season 2 of Refinery29’s “Shatterbox Anthology”

HBR Media Team
January 25, 2018
Uncategorized
Refinery29 has tapped Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish), Janine Sherman Barrois (Claws) and more for season two of Shatterbox Anthology, which will consist of ... Read More

WATCH: Yara Shahidi in Freeform’s New ‘grown-ish’ Teaser

HBR Media Team
December 6, 2017
TV
Freeform has released another promo video for its upcoming black-ish spin-off, grown-ish. The trailer, titled "Frat parties," opens with a fami... Read More

‘Black-ish’ Spinoff ‘College-ish’ Starring Yara Shahidi Receives Series Order

Tonja Stidhum
May 23, 2017
TV
Zoey is off to college! Yara Shahidi (Black-ish) will be starring in her own spin-off show, College-ish! Freeform has ordered the spin-off from the hi... Read More

‘Black-Ish’ Spinoff Starring Yara Shahidi Heads to Freeform

HBR Media Team
May 11, 2017
TV
The spinoff of ABC’s acclaimed family comedy Black-ish, starring Yara Shahidi, is close to receiveing a series order; however, the series would not be... Read More

Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, Ava DuVernay & More Honored in Essence’s #Woke100 List

Tonja Stidhum
April 17, 2017
Awards/Events
Essence Magazine debuted their first ever Woke 100 list, celebrating women who are blazing trails for equal rights and inclusion for Black people acro... Read More

Yara Shahidi In Talks To Star In ‘Black-Ish’ Spinoff

Tonja Stidhum
January 23, 2017
TV
It’s about to be “Zoey-ish!” ABC is gearing up to create a spinoff of its hit series, Black-ish, starring Yara Shahidi!  The network is working with s... Read More

WATCH: Yara Shahidi Gives Empowering Speech on Racism in Hollywood

K. Nicole Mills
July 21, 2016
Video
Yara Shahidi, the costar of the award winning series Black-ish is making a name for herself not only as an actress, but also as a humanitarian, sc... Read More

Yara Shahidi Signs with CAA

HBR Media Team
June 1, 2016
TV
Black-ish star Yara Shahidi has signed with CAA.  She began her career in entertainment at 6 years old, being featured in television and print adverti... Read More
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