YARA SHAHIDI IS A NEW KIND OF YOUNG HOLLYWOOD MOGUL. Ask Yara Shahidi how she self-identifies and she will reply that she is not an activist but “a creative and socially engaged human.” … For the past few years, Shahidi headed a youth vote initiative called Eighteen x 18 and worked alongside progressive news site NowThis… For the 2020 election, she and the initiative, now going by WeVoteNext, are working to provide accurate candidate information to first-time voters.