Tracee Ellis Ross
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45-year-old Emmy nominated actress Tracee Ellis Ross is currently portraying the mother of five Dr. Rainbow Johnson on black-ish, but her talent doesn’t start and end on the screen. Ross is all about empowering women of color.
“I didn’t see textured hair like mine in the media, so I didn’t think it was beautiful,” she said, talking about her self-esteem as a child. “I spent years trying to beat it into submission – to get it to be silky and straight. But as soon as I started to nurse my hair back to health, I started to nurse my soul back to health too.” The star now publicly speaks at events like Beautycon to help other women feel comfortable in their own skin.
The next woman used her fame as a platform to educate others about mental health issues.
