Essence Now August 22: Yara Shahidi Talks "Grown-ish," Plus Tina Fey's "Sheetcake" Solution to Racism

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In this week's ESSENCE Now, our Slayed or Shade panelists take on Tina Fey's "Sheetcake" bit on SNL's "Weekend Update" and Yara Shahidi talks Harvard and her new "Black-ish" spinoff.
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