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What Now? with Trevor Noah

Tracee Ellis Ross Isn’t Waiting to Be Chosen

Aug 13, 2026 · 01:38:38

Tracee Ellis Ross has spent a lifetime forging an independent identity. She regales Trevor and Eugene with stories of growing up in the embrace of her iconic mother, Diana Ross, building her own beauty empire with Pattern and starring on Broadway. Together, the three candidly dissect the societal pressures women face to be "chosen," the racial biases of '90s television, and how to reclaim your age…