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Yara Shahidi Is Officially Joining Malia Obama At Harvard University
These young women are unstoppable.
Yara Shahidi, the bright and beautiful actress from ABC’s hit show “black-ish,” is officially heading to Harvard University.
The 18-year-old star, who was accepted into every college and university she applied to, posted a picture to Instagram on Wednesday proudly sporting a Harvard University sweatshirt.
It came with a caption that included a moving quote from a black literary legend: “The paradox of education is precisely this ― that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. ~ James Baldwin #CrimsonPride,” Shahidi wrote.
Shahidi, who is effortlessly dope at almost everything she does, revealed in March that former first lady Michelle Obama wrote four college recommendation letters for her, including for her application to Harvard. Obama once attended the Ivy League institution…