The message simply read, “Beware Of Willow.” No context, no clues. Smith’s big brother Jaden said it best in an April 26 tweet, which we now know was the eve of the release of his sister’s debut single and video for her latest musical project. This time around, however, she’s not asking for permission. Even though she’s been there and done that, as they say, she’s only just getting started on this nuanced journey. So here she is, a nouveau punk, if you will, unleashing a musical prowess that, frankly, she didn’t know she had. “When you really just let go of all your inhibitions and can truly be honest with yourself, beautiful things can happen,” she tells me with a hopeful smile that I could just feel, even through the screen. But she’s forging ahead-boundaries be damned.
“A lot of the time, Black people, in general, are shunned from rock spaces or metal spaces,” she says of this invisible boundary that feels all too familiar. And now, Smith is finally ready to embody a version of her musical self that’s always felt kind of off-limits: rock. After that whirlwind experience, the youngest member of the Smith brood took some time away from the musical limelight to reset before delving deep into a creative exploration to the tune of five albums and EPs spanning R&B, neo-soul, alternative, and an eclectic mix of just about every genre in between. “I think being exposed to so much at a young age and having to make really difficult decisions at a young age kind of bestowed me with this feeling of ‘You can't trust anybody,’” she shares. But the singer has been candid about how tumultuous a time that was for her, despite it looking like every kid’s fantasy. We’re now more than a decade removed from “Whip My Hair,” the ubiquitous platinum single that turned Smith into a bona fide pop star at the tender age of 10. So many negative feelings stem from feeling like you’re the only one who is experiencing these emotions, and that’s just never the case,” she says. No one is exempt from feeling like they’re being drowned by their emotions or feeling like they’re being drowned by their confusion or their sadness or their external circumstances, whatever they may be. “If I can do anything, I want to show that we’re all going through it. That creates more problems in the future and more problems for our children and their children and their children,” she explains of RTT’s impact, especially where conversations surrounding mental health in the Black community are concerned. “We can have these conversations where we can process emotions together, and we don’t have to suppress them or push them under the rug. We’re starting locally, with the Knowsley Youth Partnership along with our partners, Centre63 and Halewood Youth and Community Centre.Smith has made her own foray into the talk-show space, co-hosting Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk alongside her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris (more affectionately known as Gammy), and providing a Gen Z take on topics from love and relationships to race, privilege, and, perhaps the most salient topic for Smith personally, mental health. Our ambition is to continue to build the National Network for Teenage Relationships – by working in partnership, we know we can support more young people together than we could alone. We believe in a collaborative approach – sharing our learnings and best practice across areas such as research and insights, curriculum and programme design, evaluation, and staff training. We show young people the impact they can have on the world – building their self-esteem, confidence, and aspirations for the future. Our expert staff are trusted adults who help young people make effective decisions and to choose a positive path.
We are here to change the story for young people.Īt Vibe, we offer great programmes and services that support young people to build positive relationships with themselves and others, and play a central role in creating vibrant communities. We know that too often, young people start their lives at a disadvantage. Relationships affect everything from health and emotional wellbeing, to employment prospects and social mobility. We believe in the importance of relationships. As well as all these new skills they will also beĭeveloping their collaboration and teamwork skills. They will also learn the skill of archery.
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