Tracee Ellis Ross is revealing why she thinks Hollywood didn't open what she called its "pearly gates" for her after 7 seasons of "Girlfriends." "You spend so much time trying to explain why this is good, why this is important, why this is the thing, we don't always get enough time to get to the making of the thing. And you get home, and you're tired because you've had to prove that you're worth something." The actor and entrepreneur produced a six-part Hulu docuseries alongside icons Oprah Winfrey and Michaela Angela Davis this year called "The Hair Tales," but she noted that when pitching the show, most people weren't finding Black women's stories "sexy or interesting." Read more on the importance of visibility for Black actors, and watch the sneak peek of her interview, at the 🔗 in our bio.