Actress Tracee Ellis Ross recently opened up about being a Black Hollywood icon in a moving interview with Kerry Washington for ELLE magazine.The Black-ish star said,"It takes a lot of courage to advocate for yourself.
As a woman, and as a Black woman, advocating for yourself is actually a form of resistance." Tracee Ellis Ross understands the difficulties of advocating for oneself as a marginalized person in a predominantly white, male industry.
Speaking with Kerry Washington for ELLE, Ross empathized with the struggle and also celebrated self-advocacy for Black women as its own act of resistance."Sometimes we can feel like speaking up on our own behalf looks like ego," said Washington. "But asking for what we need—whether it's a friend at.
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