to move on and prosper economically and socially. It's never about the complicated and embarrassing things.… We’re kind of like a shame, like something you hide in the closet and don't want to talk about. So it’s a reminder that we’re still here, and that’s powerful. We’re still smiling, we’re still laughing, we have some of the strongest languages. I’m able to go back home to my village to fish and be with my grandmother and my cousins. [But this anniversary is] a reminder that this country still continues to serve white audiences.Yara Shahidi, actor and civil rights activist who ran for positions on their local board of education and school board, respectively. Charged up by the political excitement of the midterms, you can think of doingthe sameGet the Teen Vogue Take.Sign up for theTeen Vogueweekly emailRelated: I am going to vote because I believe that harm reduction does still matter, but I do understand why there are people who put more energy into other ways of organizing and transforming our country. Electoral power is just one type of power that we have and can aspire to in this country. I'm more interested in a holistic conversation that focuses on a variety of ways people can organize and impact change. I have to call into account a lot of our politicians; I think aboutformer president Barack Obama