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Yara Shahidi Gets Tearful During Pre-Graduation Celebration by Her Black-ish Crew (photo cred: Facebook) Last week, Black-ish star Yara Shahidi was surprised with a pre-graduation celebration from her Black-ish crew. The 17-year-old was all tears and smiles for the celebration, and she was presented with a mock diploma. In a heartfelt post, Yara Shahidi shared her exciting moment: I'll be graduating before we come back to shoot season 4 (I'm just speaking that into existence) so my fam+ blackish fam put together a beautiful pre-graduation graduation. I'm not a crier but needless to say tears of joy were streaming. To know that everybody on set is invested in my well-being and future is surreal. They have watched me grow and helped me thrive. Thank you to everyone who orchestrated and celebrated this huge milestone in my life.  Shahidi plans to graduate this year from the Dwight School in New York, NY. Two weeks ago, the actress revealed that Michelle...

1BlessedNatural: Breaking Down the "Emotional Half-fro" on Black-ish" -picture of Diane on Black-ish with her half fro (photo courtesy of @ tvtagBlackish ) Last night's episode "Oedipal Triangle" of the new hit comedy Black-ish on ABC dealt with the idea of the "emotional half-fro." Dre's mother, Ruby (played by Jenifer Lewis) comes to visit the family, and Rainbow is not happy about it because she knows that she questions her parenting. She also judges her "blackness" or ability to relate to Black life. Rainbow is bi-racial. When Ruby takes it upon herself to give Diane an Afro, she makes it clear to Rainbow that she feels she is not in touch with her Black side. I think the "emotional half-fro" represents this idea  Dre lays out rose petals and the works for his mom Ruby, but Rainbow is not trying to hear it. Ruby puts on an elaborate display to show that she is in touch with her roots. This includes cookin...