Naomi Osaka hit us with a hard pass and Yara Shahidi is following suit by mastering the art of “Nah, I’m good." The 21-year old Grown-ish star and Harvard student joined Jemele Hill on Jemele Hill Is Unbothered on August 23 to chop it up about all things “What we’re not gonna do," setting clear boundaries, and the wild balance of stardom and studenthood. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yara (يارا) Shahidi (@yarashahidi) “I became unbothered three years ago. That’s when I learned the phrase ‘What we’re not going to do’ in my ‘year of no’.” She continues, “My year of no became my next decade ” Known for her outspoken activism, Black joy enthusiasm, and her iconic, larger-than-life, fly-as-ever college character Zoey, on Grown-ish , it’s safe to say, Yara Shahidi can’t go outside without someone noticing her. For Shahidi, life has been a balancing act and walking on what Janelle Monae calls the “tightrope." Shahidi confesses that school for her has always been a grind....
