Make no mistake, whether she’s the new face of Cover Girl, appearing in the next Spider-Man film or ultimately slaying the red carpet, Zendaya Coleman is a powerful influencer that cannot be ignored. In the July issue of Cosmopolitan, the 19-year-old star and co-producer of K.C. Undercover explains why she returned to Disney to be a part of the series.
“The only way I was going to come back to the Disney Channel was if I was in a position of more power”, she told the magazine.”One thing that is really important to me is diversity on the channel. It’s hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important.”
We all know Zendaya has no problem standing against racial criticism and injustice, but she also told Cosmopolitan how she handled racial insensitivity on set, telling them, “I didn’t like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, ‘You should just be happy with it — they haven’t had a black girl on the cover since forever.’ She’s no longer my publicist.”
In case you needed more proof of Zendaya’s #BlackGirlBadassery, then there you have it. She’s confident, she knows what she wants and she’s goes after it!
