DUBAI: Part Middle-Eastern actress Yara Shahidi this week attended TIME’s “Impact Family Dinner,” an event that honors the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
The star and activist wore a beige set from Italian luxury label Ferragamo’s pre-fall 2023 collection. The figure-hugging co-ord featured a long-sleeve top and a floor-length skirt.
The “Grown-ish” actress, who is Iranian-American, accessorized her look with a chunky black-and-gold statement belt clinched at the waist.
The actress wore a beige set from Italian luxury label Ferragamo. (Getty Images)
Shahidi took to Instagram to share pictures from the event and wrote: “Sitting in gratitude for the opportunity to host the @time 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.”
The dinner, held at Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights, was hosted by TIME in partnership with American Family Insurance.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963.
The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African-Americans.
The dinner was held at Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights. (Instagram)
At the march, King Jr. — standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial — delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech in which he called for an end to racism.
In her speech, Shahidi said: “I cannot think of a better way to celebrate the momentous anniversary than sharing space with three generations of awe-inspiring Black women whose commitments to equality have allowed us to all join in the dream.”
According to TIME, guests at the dinner were greeted with toasts by various notable speakers — from Dr. Bernice A. King, King’s youngest child and the CEO of nonprofit The King Center, to voting rights activist and author Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia house.
Shahidi (L) was joined by actress Odessa A’zion (R) at the strike. (Instagram)
This is not Shahidi’s only humanitarian act this month.
Last week, she was spotted on the picket lines of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ strike.
The SAG-AFTRA labor action, which started in mid-July, is being taken by Hollywood actors and screenwriters who are protesting about pay and working conditions.
“I stand alongside my peers in SAG who hold a deep belief that more equitable solutions must be created to continue on,” she previously wrote on Instagram.
