Yara Shahidi led the arrivals at TIME’s “Impact Family Dinner” in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The 23-year-old actress-turned-activist looked radiant as she hit the red carpet in a stylish beige string that hugged her slim body.
It consisted of a fitted beige top with frayed seams and a floor-length skirt with a modest train.
She looked radiant as she peered at photos before entering the event, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yara rocked a sleek black belt with a large gold buckle that was tight around her already petite waist.
Arrival: Yara Shahidi led the arrivals at TIME’s ‘Impact Family Dinner’ in honor of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
The natural beauty opted for minimal makeup and a dewy complexion.
The Blackish star’s coiled raven black hair was styled in a messy updo with bits left out to frame her face.
Her nails were painted a pale nude shade and she accessorized with a pair of shiny earrings.
The March on Washington was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and took place on August 28, 1963 in the nation’s capital.
This is where the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held. his impressive ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
The historic demonstration advocated for the civil and economic rights of African Americans in the United States.
The following year, the Senate passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It abolished segregation in public and private facilities and expanded civil, political, and legal rights and protections for African Americans.
Thursday’s celebration — dubbed the “Impact Family Dinner” — was hosted by TIME in partnership with American Family Insurance.
It honored Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights and those “who have fulfilled Dr. King to continue,” he said TIME.
Besides being a Hollywood starlet, Yara is a vocal activist and recently received the Youth Empowerment Award from the Cameron Boyce Foundation.
She accepted the honor last June at the Cam for a Cause Gala in Los Angeles.
Yara was recognized by the foundation – in honor of the late actor Cameron Boyce – for her “activism around STEM awareness, women’s rights and civil rights,” according to THR.
In a statement, Yara recalled meeting Boyce and how the award “means so much to her.”
“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the strength of his peers was evident,” the star began.
It means so much to be recognized for my advocacy and the work I continue to do to bring about change.
I am grateful to my friends and family at The Cameron Boyce Foundation for thinking of me as I will always be inspired and energized by their incredible work in the fight to end epilepsy,” she concluded.
The actress, 23, looked radiant as she hit the red carpet in a stylish beige string that hugged her slim body
Activism: Yara is not only a Hollywood starlet, but also a vocal activist
The Minneapolis-born star was only 6 years old when she started her acting career, appearing in several print and television advertisements.
She played major roles in movies like Salt, Butter, and Alex Cross before landing her breakout role in ABC’s Black-ish, which was turned into her Freeform series Grown-ish.
Yara recently opened up about taking on a fantasy role, such as playing Tinker Bell in the Disney Plus movie Peter Pan & Wendy in an interview with Net-A-Porter.
“I’ve always wanted to get into the fantasy world,” she explained. “As an actor, it’s a fun challenge to find a way to make something feel real when nothing around you is real.”
The actress added that she took inspiration from Josephine Baker’s “really exaggerated” but “effortless” moves to make this version of Tinker Bell her own.
“I mean, who knows when people see it if they’re going to (notice) all these little references,” she admitted.
“But for me, as an actor, it was helpful and exciting to be able to build all these references (for) Tinker Bell.”