KWESI BOAKYE AND YARA SHAHIDI TEAM UP FOR NEXTAID FOUNDATION
Child actors Kwesi Boakye,12, and Yara Shahidi,11, have teamed up to bring awareness to “NextAid” Foundation and to encourage other young people to believe in themselves, as is depicted by Kwesi’s “Born a Star Always a Star” tshirt.
NextAid is a highly respected non-profit organization in Los Angeles and creates projects that serve needy children, youth, and women in Africa. As the great grandson of a Ghana West African King, Kwesi was thrilled to find out that the money raised thus far from the sale of the t-shirts has been used to support the construction of an ecological business facility located in Nairobi slum ,the Kawangware Vision Centre. The centre is locally created and managed by former street children to provide positive opportunities to get kids off the streets. To make a donation, go to NextAid.org.
Kwesi has starred in blockbuster films such as Disney’s “The Princess and The Frog”, Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself”, and has appeared on television shows which include “Men of a Certain Age”, “The Mentalist”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “Southland”, “The Amazing World of Gumball” and many more.
Meanwhile, Yara Shahidi has been busy with commercial work, auditions, and a bit of voice work for her next movie, Butter.
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Yet another disappering comment. Whatever.
‘Born A Star, Always A Star’ describes these two very well. What gorgeous children.
Wow, Kwesi is very handsome to be so dark! (please do not take this offensive)
You qualified it it with “dont take this offensive” knowing that what you were saying was ignorant.
As cliche as this might be… beauty is beauty. Color doesn’t dictate beauty. And you my friend are a sad little person.
omg i actually cant believe kwesi is on this website, they’re my family, we know they act in america but i didnt know he was this big, they should be known more here in the UK, do his brothers also usually get featured on this site?
Yes they all are always featured on thi site..he is big in the Black community here. Him and his brothers are very handsome and cute and great actors. We love them all here
thats so cool he called me to tell me to watch hawaii 5-0 when he was on it, he was so excited, he is way too sweet
Yara is just stunning yet she seems so grounded!
Those kids r beautiful I love to see kids especially black kids doing something constructive with their lives it truly warms heart.
Cute little ones!
If those two don’t have the most gorgeous skin! I just love our wonderful, various skin-tones that glow so beautifully in the sun.
Look at these two beautiful children representing a wonderful cause. I love to see the children involved. Yara is so stunning …. With her thick beautiful curls.
It’s so encouraging to see young kids, especially those in Hollywood, get involved in charitable organizations. At least they aren’t self-centered and want to do something for others. It’s a good looks, and both of these youngin’s are cuties.