YARA SHAHIDI: VARIETY’S POWER OF YOUTH 2011
Yara Shahidi,11, arrived at Variety’s 5th annual Power Of Youth event presented by The Hub at Paramount Studios on October 22, 2011 in Hollywood, California.
Yara was recognized at the event for her work with several charitable organizations, including NextAid.org:
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.
The pint-size star recently starred in film Butter.
More pictures below!
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sorry for the first comment you do know who amandla is. she just doesn’t get on bck as much
and both beautiful and talented none the less.
she’s not the girl from columbiana. that is Amandla Stenberg.born oct 23, 1998. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3964350/. i must say that thought yara was in that movie too cuz i’ve only seen the trailer and her and amandla look similar in the trailer.
SHE IS SO PRETTY. I LOVE HER NATURAL HAIR. CURLY AFRO’S ARE SO CUTE.
sooooooooo preeeetttttyyy!!!!
I am speechless.
This little girl is so gorgeous, she’s absolutely glowing.
Her pictures convey a kindness and an innocence seldom seen in today’s young actors.
I can see Yara hanging out wth Ms Ming Lee and Aoki Lee her and Ming would make cute best friends
and someone else I just cant remember who the third person would be.
Hmmmm…China Anne McClain, Willow Smith, Jadagrace, Deyjah Harris, Amandla Stenberg?
BCK START POSTING STUFF ON AMANDLA, which means power in Zulu, STENBERG, young Cataleya from the movie Columbiana. SHE’S DEFINITELY A RISING STAR. BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN (mother) AND DANISH (father) CHILD!
I see BCK has got my new favourite girl Amandla Stenberg, pictured at the side, with her hair in single braids —>
GORGEOUS girl and gorgeous dress!
That’s who that was from Colombiana? She was a good actress in that movie. She is pretty & talented.
Yes her too I love her in columbiana i think she played that character better than Zoe I couldve watched the whole movie and enjoyed it if she played during the whole movie.
She is beautiful I tell u her smile melts me so pretty!
Yara! One of my favourite female Black celebrity kids along with Deyjah Harris, Nahla Aubry, Ming Lee Simmons and Wynter P.
Oh yes and new addition Monroe Cannon.
Cute little girl
Yara is such a great actress for her age..I hope to see Butter when it comes to America.
Yara is GORGEOUS! She is so graceful and classy..I just love her.
with her cute little tiny self. looks like she trimmed her hair up a bit.
Simply adorable and I love her sandals!
just downright beatiful!
*Beautiful*
Yara is a cutie. That dress looks like a big t-shirt with a string tied around it though. Her hair is always cute.
I just think she’s the cutest thing. And I’m glad her parents keep her hair natural.
Such a pretty young lady. I’m loving how she’s make-up free & weave free.
LOL, SHERLEY, ALL KIDS ARE WEAVE FREE. RIGHT? I HAVE NEVER SEEN A KID WITH WEAVE IN THEIR HAIR. I LIKE HOW SHE IS PERM FREE. SHE IS NATURAL.
Unfortunately people are now putting weave, extensions, and hairpieces in our babies hair. I love what this little girl and her Mom stand for. Natural beauty. So funny that I use her (a child) for ideas as to how to style my hair. We can learn so much from our babies. Most of us have been using chemicals so long that we really don’t know what our natural hair texture is. Most would be surprised when the toxic chemicals are removed and that beautiful hair emerges. I’m inspired by her natural beauty and praise her mother for instilling a sense of pride in her. I only wish that my Mom would have recognized that curly, frizzy, thick hair was a gift rather than an inconvenient curse. Btw, I don’t think she cut it rather it was probably wet and air dried. This causes some serious shrinkgage(inches). A remedy for this is to twist it and put flex rods on the very ends to weigh it down as it dries.