history is our latest cover star. In an interview penned by award-winning journalist Sylvia Obell (with photography by AB+DM and creative direction and fashion styling by Law Roach), Zendaya helps us with our ongoing celebrations for our 50th anniversary year by being as fabulous as ever — and of course, we’re just here to soak up all the gems.Excerpts from the interview are below.On championing for young people:“It just feels like a lot of the time, especially for young Black people, you’re birthed into a system that’s not built for you.
It’s on us to take it from here and hopefully make it better. But it doesn’t really look like that right now—and the people in charge don’t like to listen to us.
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