Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Selena Gomez Explains Why It’s So Important To Amplify Black Voices
etcanada.comSelena Gomez wants to use her platform to bring Black voices to a bigger audience. Over the last two weeks, the singer has handed they keys to her Instagram account over to Black activists and community leaders to share their experiences and perspectives with her 180 million followers.
RELATED: Ruby Bridges Takes Over Selena Gomez’s Instagram, Shares Never Seen Before Footage From The Day She Integrated To An All-White School In a post on Thursday, Gomez thanked all 12 people who took part, writing, “I am blown away with your knowledge, eagerness to teach and commitment to ensuring Black voices are not silenced.” “As much as one might want to believe things have gotten better we cannot deny any longer that they have not,” Gomez continued.
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