Growing up, it’s every girl’s dream to be a Disney princess and meet their prince charming, and live happily every after.

There’s that princess phase you go through while growing up, where you just want to be adored and treated like royalty all the time. Dressing up makes you feel beautiful, and like the royalty you were truly meant to be. Although you may not grow up to be a princess, if you chase your dreams, you can have your happily ever after just like a princess.

For one actress, her dreams have come true, and that is the star Keke Palmer. She has been selected to play the role of Cinderella in the Broadway musical. This is a big deal, because she will be the first African American to play Cinderella on Broadway. It is no surprise she has been selected, because she is such a talented and beautiful actress, and she fits the role perfectly for Cinderella.

Some people may disagree that she isn’t the right fit for the role, but we are living in times where your skin color or race should not matter. The fact that Keke Palmer can play Cinderella on Broadway, makes her that much more of a role model for younger girls. She’s showing them that dreams do come true, and you can achieve anything you set your mind too. 

Keke Palmer is not the first African American to play the role of Cinderella though. In the 1997 TV movie of "Cinderella," the actress, Brandy played Cinderella as the first African American to play Cinderella. Because of her groundbreaking performance, she helped paved the way for Keke to play this role. 

As a little girl, Cinderella was always my favorite Disney Princess, and my favorite movie to watch. I’d watch it over and over and over again, and I’ll still watch it from time to time now. Personally, I think it’s great that Keke Palmer got the role, and I know she is going to do a fantastic job as Cinderella. She is really paving the way here for African American females in acting, and is a great role model in general. 

This is not the only thing that makes Palmer such a great role model and actress. She will be the youngest woman to host her very own TV talk show on the network "BET" called "Just Keke." She is also an advocate against bullying through association with the non-profit organization, "Saving Our Daughters."