Tracee Ellis Ross Radiates Empowerment Through Social Media

Tracee Ellis Ross’ role as Rainbow Johnson on “black-ish” empowers her.

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She displays this positivity on her social media pages.

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Her social media success comes from her showing her actual personality and not hiding who she is.

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Ellis Ross frequently uses Throwback Thursday posts on Instagram – sharing photos from her early childhood and her 20s.

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At 49 years old, Ellis Ross feels the best she’s ever felt.

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She struggled for years with self-confidence, but finally was able to love herself.

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Her journey of self-discovery took more years after that – to live her confident persona.

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Ellis Ross is emotional about the departure of her hit show “black-ish” after eight years.

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She is sad to say goodbye to her character and her on-set family.

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