“Our Hair Is a Portal into Our Souls” with Tracee Ellis Ross Podcast By Michelle Obama, Higher Ground, Tracee Ellis Ross cover art

“Our Hair Is a Portal into Our Souls” with Tracee Ellis Ross

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“Our Hair Is a Portal into Our Souls” with Tracee Ellis Ross

By: Michelle Obama, Higher Ground, Tracee Ellis Ross
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Michelle and Tracee Ellis Ross discuss their personal style, the power of self-expression, and finding self-worth outside of romantic relationships. (Plus: Sit-downs with Michelle’s personal stylists!)

Find the episode transcript here: audible.com/tlp/episode9

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About the Guest

Tracee Ellis Ross is an award-winning actress, producer, director and CEO. Ross won a Golden Globe Award for her role on ABC's black-ish which earned her five Emmy nominations. Ross starred on Girlfriends for eight seasons and has won nine NAACP Image Awards for black-ish, Girlfriends, and BET’s Reed Between The Lines. She starred in the 2020 feature film The High Note, for which she recorded five original songs. 
Ross recently starred opposite Bel Powley in the thriller, Cold Copy, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Later this year, Ross will star opposite Eddie Murphy in Amazon’s highly anticipated holiday film Candy Cane Lane. Ross recently completed production on writer and director Cord Jefferson’s drama feature, starring opposite Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown.
Ross recently signed a multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature under her production company, Joy Mill Entertainment. Additionally, she will star in and serve as executive producer of the adult animated comedy, Jodie, a series spinoff of MTV’s iconic Daria franchise. 
Ross is CEO and Founder of PATTERN —the award-winning haircare brand she created in 2019. It is the #1 BIPOC brand and #2 curl brand at ULTA Beauty and is also sold at Target and Sephora.
Ross advocates for joy, self-acceptance, inclusivity and equity. In 2018, she became the first Black woman to open the TED Conference. She also moderated a conversation with Michelle Obama for the Becoming book tour. As ULTA Beauty’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, Ross champions initiatives that reframe the narrative around Black women and Black consumers. 
Ross received honorary Doctorate degrees from Spelman College in 2023 and Brown University, her alma mater, in 2015.

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Hair/respectability politics impede on authentic expression. This episode is validating, informative and encouraging. A must listen to for anyone wanting to embrace natural hairstyles.

Validating & Encouraging

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I love this episode, I really hope it reaches a lot of parents that are confused and do not understand the changes. The kids are going through.

My role model

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Two of my favorite people! Michelle and Tracee. Beautiful message! Made my day. Going to share with many.

Absolutely love!

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It was the best ever. Would love to meet Mrs. Obama some day. I have MS. She could be a positive encouragement to me.

A Great Person

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I loved her, and I asked for her book for Christmas ( the second one, I have the first one!) Me encantó, siendo puertorriqueña y mi primer idioma no es el inglés (tengo acento al hablar el inglés) aunque lo entiendo perfectamente, su forma de ver la vida, ufff a otro nivel.

All of them

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Listening to them both is so uplifting and a pleasure. I could listen to them interview for hours and learn more about their friendship, life experiences, and beliefs. #friendshipgoals

We need more than 30 min!

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These short clips had key takeaways and inspirational insights about one’s personal and interpersonal connections. Thanks to all interviewers and the main attraction… First Lady Michelle Obama.

Inspirational

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