The One Sentence That Disarms People's Defenses On Race

At the 2025 Forbes Power Women's Summit, Yara Shahidi, Actress, Producer & Host of The Optimism Project joins Bethann Hardison, Fashion Activist & Model to speak on rewriting the rules of fashion. In 1980, Hardison joined the startup modeling agency Click as a booking agent, where she expanded her role to producing fashion shows, handling public relations for design houses, and contributing as an editor to several magazines. By 1981, driven by her concern for the politics of the fashion industry, Hardison shifted her focus from modeling to activism. Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?s... Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership... Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter:   / forbes   Forbes Video on Instagram:   / forbes   More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.