a well-intentioned mess

LEE PACE 2022 | Clement Pascal ph. for Mr Porter

KEKE PALMER ━ Photographed by Djeneba Aduayom for Women’s Health (September 2022)

ZENDAYA © Michael Bailey Gates // Valentino’s PP Pink Campaign Fall 2022

ZENDAYA Time 100

DYLAN O'BRIEN Interview Magazine — Aidan Cullen (2022)

JONATHAN BAILEY Photographed by Claire Harrison for Attitude Magazine, December 2020.

ZENDAYA CFDA Fashion Awards — November 10, 2021

KEKE PALMER for New York Times

✧ SYDNEY SWEENEY Cotton On - Outtakes (June, 2022)

CHLOE BAILEY Surprise (2022)

AYO EDEBIRI for Bustle

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ZENDAYA attends the premiere of Warner Bros “Space Jam: A New Legacy” at Regal LA Live on July 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photos by Getty Images)

Before I am an athlete, I am a Black woman. And as a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis … if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I consider that a step in the right direction. — Naomi Osaka