Black-ish is really a show about an American family and these are some of the topics that come up – for all of us, in different ways – and we get to see how this family is walking through it.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.
![Tracee Ellis Ross Quote - The two things that I thought were really interesting about this character [Bow] for me were that she actually loved her husband, and he loved her. The comedy was not coming from the fact that they hated each other. Which is what television couples are usually based on.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/the-two-things-that-i-thought-were-really-interest-683x1024.jpg)
![Tracee Ellis Ross Quote - This woman [Bow] was not simply a reflection of who her husband was. She was her own whole self. And even if we weren’t exploring life through her eyes, when we did see her it was clear that she had a full life.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/this-woman-bow-was-not-simply-a-reflection-of-who--683x1024.jpg)
![Tracee Ellis Ross Quote - The clothing, the makeup, the freedom of expression in [the models’] bodies. It was Linda and Christy and Naomi at the time. So I modeled before college.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/the-clothing-the-makeup-the-freedom-of-expression--683x1024.jpg)
![Tracee Ellis Ross Quote - [Black-ish creator] Kenya Bariss wrote on Girlfriends. We’ve been friendly since then. He sent me [the pilot] and said, “I wrote it for you.” But I know what that means in this industry.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/black-ish-creator-kenya-bariss-wrote-on-girlfriend-683x1024.jpg)
