Tracee Ellis Ross, The Queen of Natural Chic, Is Living Her Juiciest Life and Reflects on Her Fame During "Girlfriends"

Yes, Girl!

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🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Hey boos! Before this month wraps up, we wanted to share a special bonus episode with our Yes, Girl! fam. Earlier this month, ESSENCE's Global Beauty Director, Julee Wilson (@missjulee), sat down with our October 2019 cover star (and birthday girl 😉 10/29), Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) for an episode of The Color Files podcast! Don't worry, we'll be back with a new episode of Yes,Girl! on Thursday. In the meantime, get into this conversation with a legend, a mood, and the BFF in all of our heads.

Check out more of this conversation in the October 2019 ESSENCE magazine.

16:20 - Tracee talks how late-night shows ignored her while on Girlfriends

30:04 - Tracee shares her Hair Story and gets passionate about the beauty of Black hair

Be sure to share your thoughts with The Color Files host, Julee Wilson (IG: @MissJulee) using #TheColorFiles to let her know your thoughts…anytime, anywhere!

This episode is sponsored by Ulta Beauty.

Yes, Girl! Hosts: Cori Murray (@corimurray) Charli Penn (IG = @charlipenn / Twitter = @manwifedog)
Executive Producer: Tiffany Ashitey (@misstiffsays)
Producers: Ashley Hobbs (@ashleylatruly) + Shantel Holder (@shadesofshan_)
Bookings: Cori Murray, Charli Penn, and Tiffany Ashitey
Audio: Josh Gwynn (@regardingjosh) + Anthony Frasier (@anthonyfrasier)
Music: Gold Standard Creative (@gscdotnyc)

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0:00.0	Mentorship is important to everyone and especially crucial for our next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
0:07.0	That's why essence in Ulta Beauty are helping young entrepreneurial girls break into the beauty industry through a special
0:14.8	mentoring initiative. Girls United beautiful possibilities. For the past six
0:19.5	months we follow the journey of six young black women eager to make their mark on the beauty industry.
0:25.7	These young women express their creativity and share their magic with the world as they
0:30.7	created a capsule collection for Ulta Beauty that's available in stores and at
0:35.7	Alta.com now. Beauty is limitless and we are committed to making sure that we share that
0:42.4	through the Girls United
0:43.9	Initiative. Shop the collection powered by possibilities today at
0:48.3	Ulta.com or at your local Ulta Beauty store. I don't know about you, but I see women
0:54.8	and black women being the leads in their lives
0:57.4	all over the place.
0:59.2	Hey all it's Julie Global Wilson and you are tuned into the color files.
1:09.0	Y'all, I mean I'm just speechless right now.
1:13.7	Now you know I adore every person I interview.
1:17.2	Of course they're all amazing people,
1:19.0	talented in their own right, and absolutely phenomenal. But today's guest, I mean she isn't a class of her own
1:27.0	are essence October 2019 cover star and a true queen my guess today is Miss Tracy Ellis Ross I mean it gives
1:38.7	me chills just saying her name I don't even know what words I could use to describe this special soul.
1:45.6	There truly aren't enough. I mean, she is everything y'all. I can't even begin to tell you
1:51.9	how blown away I was to have her on this show.
1:55.8	I mean, come on, she's an actress, a style icon, a comedian, and she has Diana Ross's DNA,
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