After making her TV debut at just four years old, Raven-Symoné has been a persistent presence in kids and family entertainment for more than three decades, particularly on the Disney Channel, where…
In dedicating herself to this genre, first as an actor and now an executive producer and director, Raven-Symoné has inspired a generation of women — especially young Black girls — who’ve followed in her footsteps. Whenasked what it means when she hears young people refer to her that way, she replied: “I mean, I am honored, I’m quieted, and I’m like, ‘Let me work a little bit harder.'”
It’s her focus on being “the best me that I can be” that fuels her fight to make a difference in the business. “I don’t wake up saying I have to fight for everyone in the world, but I do wake up saying I need to fight for myself,” she clarified. “And hopefully someone else can take my journey from where I lay it and go to the next level… It’s about commitment. It’s about professionalism. And it’s about leading the way for the next one.
Raven pointed to her young “Raven’s Home”co-star Mykal-Michelle Harris, who also joined her at the special event, as a prime example of that next one up. “I’m just like, ‘You could have it girl, here’s my torch.’ Just pay attention and always know it’s not just you out there – it’s hair, makeup, lights, writing – it takes a village.
“I’m in an industry where we have eyes and ears of millions, whether we want to or not. We’re in the homes of many people’s lives, whether we want to be or not. And if I have any chance of making a difference in this world, it’s going to be within that 30 minutes,” she said, reflecting on the “Raven’s Home’s” cast protest of Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed in March by participating in a walk-out, which she posted to social media.
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