She’s happy that other kids who are into education and learning have reached out to her via her website and social media accounts to tell her they share her nerdy fascination with learning. Through her character on the show, she may do more for making education cool than any PSA or PBS show has in the past.
“I’ve been inspired that other kids have reached out both who love the show and love education and are ambassadors for what they really believe in. That’s inspiring. I’m looking at colleges soon and to see I have a community of kids my age that are focused on education is great.”
Her favorite episode thus far is “Gift of Hunger” the one where her character, Zoey, and her brother, Junior, have to get a job. She says she enjoyed seeing Zoey become a young entrepreneur and that the episode allowed her character to show a side of herself beyond a social media-obsessed teen.
Shahidi will join her black-ish co-stars Miles Brown and Marsai Martin who play Jack and Diane at the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion September 3-7th in Orlando, Florida.
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