Tracee Ellis Ross On Playing A 'Thriving, Not Surviving' Character On 'Black-ish'

Tracee Ellis Ross won a Golden Globe in 2017 for her role on ABC's <em>Black-ish</em>. She's also been nominated five times for that role at the Emmys. In <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/06/09/873149945/tracee-ellis-ross-continues-to-hit-the-high-note-in-a-sexist-and-racist-world">this chat from July 2020</a>, she and Sam discuss her <em>Black-ish</em> role, sharing her singing from <em>The High Note</em> with mom Diana Ross, and portraying Black joy on screen. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org"><em>samsanders@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>