you wonder why black girls rock, here you go. >> tracee ellis ross, the daughter of diana ross, stars as joan carol clayton on "girlfriends," which a lot of us miss. >> still young and cute. since then, she's been in her the hit comedy series "blackish." check it out. >> i'm not clueless here. the twins are still so little. i'm not ready for them to think and see the world the way you do. come on, jack thinks when you swallow gum, it grows a gum tree in your stomach. >> gum tree. >> yeah. >> kids. but it does take seven years for it to digest, right? >> oh, my god. >> love this show. >> isn't it a good one? >> i mean, because -- here's this great family that addresses issues. >> yeah. >> but yet, doesn't hit you over the head with it. >> yeah, you noy, the know, the writing is fantastic. in essence, at the core, we are a multi-generational, character-driven comedy. the focus isn't on the issues. it's a family living in current times. these are thins we run into. as a result, i don't feel it's heavy handed. the focus, because it's it's all about sort of how this family is dealing with

we have tracee ellis ross. she's in "blackish."he has that project, what is it called, a great organization. >> of course, the daughter happens to be the daughter of diana ross. >> i've been watching the show "billions" lately. >> everybody is talking about this show. great cast. >> we have one of the actresses. paul giamatti is in it. >> she was in "mad men." terrific there. >> we'll talk to her. if you want to sell your home or fix it up, we'll give you help. >> the "listed sisters." >> are they twins? >> if they're not, they look a lot of like. >> then we'll have music. singer/songwriter matt simons will sing for us later. solo, it was hosting the rose parade. >> you're right. that was our last one. >> memorable because you didn't remember. >> we did. >> that's right. >> we sat here together before, too. >> it's been a while. >> when we did, people start -- there were rumors flying. >> we had people -- after the rose parade, they were wondering were we married to each other. >> that's how we talked, like a married couple. >> i d

tracy ellis ross was free to be here in the city this week. we met up with her in the meat packing distr near the exhibit of photographs featuring women just like her. >> this captures so much of who i am. >> tracy ellis ross is the picture of strength at an exhibit which defines beauty as being yourself, 100 %. and each image has a quote from those depicted. >> sam is my 8th grandchild, the gift of sam has put me much more is. parker is a return of sorts to tracy's routes as a model. >> i personally chose to move out of modelling because i had such a voice and i don't mean a singing voice. i had things i wanted to say. >> in abc's blackish, she gets to say plenty of. >> we explore all different topics and pull them apart. that is what this campaign and project is about. >> the exhibit is part of the launch of a new cereal. >> it is a new easy and fit one for me. this message of recognizing and celebrating women in our fullness. >> her mother is, of course, one of the most celebrated women of motown. it is no surprise that diana ross inspired

it features our new friend tracee ellis ross. where is she? >> are you going to drop names? she is coming up. that is laurence fishburne. i can't tell. >> let it go. >> she is here off the set. [laughter] >> trust us. she has a big role on that show. diana ross. >> for the kids today, you never know. welcome. sorry about the introduction. it is great to have you here. >> i am like every other mom doing all of these things. >> this is a comedy based around a couple that loves each other. the subject matter of the show. the subject matter. into these things happening in our world. the black family in this country today. it is how we deal with all of the stuff that comes out. >> not rolling the eyes at the husbands. >> the theme of this is not that. we are a couple that loves each other. the name of the show was blackish. >> yes. what is in our country today and how this family is dealing with it. is a great. is it cold church? how do you pass on what you want to to your children? what is important about tradition for your children? >> i know recently that you gave a talk. i wa

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: tracy ellis ross defines beauty as being yourself, 100%. each image has a quote from these depicted. >> the gift of sam has put me much more in touch with where photos are. >> this is a return of sorts to tracy's roots as a model. >> i personal a chose to be proceed of modeling because i had such a voice. i don't mean a sinning voice. i had -- a singing voice. i had things i wanted to say. >> reporter: in blackish, she gets to say plenty. >> we explore all different topics and pull them apart. i a that's what this campaign >> it was a wonderful fit for me. really this message of recognizing and celebrating women in our fullness. >> reporter: her mother is, of course, one of the most celebrated women of motown. so it's no surprise that diana ross inspired her children to trust their instincts and -- >> no what your dreams are. identify those for yourself and keep moving on that path towards those things. i was very blessed to have a mother who not just spoke those things to us as her kids, but she also lived them. >> reporter: the daughter h

i also wanna thank timothy olyphant, tracee ellis ross, and run river north. they were supposed to be our guests last night. we'll have them back on. also, to our audience that had tickets for last night's s w. obviously we had to cancel last minute. we apologize. please, we'll figure out a time for you to come back. but last, but not least, i wanna thank my incredible wife, alexi for the incredible work she did this weekend. i'm so lucky. and thank you all. and i can't think of a better person to talk to about all this than our first guest tonight. we'll be right back with tracy morgan. he's asleep. i've got the gelato. is that ice cream? no, it's, uh breyers gelato indulgences. it looks like ice cream. it's not. can i have some? you really wouldn't like it. it's got caramel and crunchy stuff. i like caramel and crunchy stuff. it's not for kids. i'm a grown-up. breyers gelato indulgences. u creamy gelato, rich caramel, topped with crunchy curls it's way beyond ice cream. what's it gonna be? an oven-baked digiorno? or waiting for delivery? did you have that be

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