Tracee Ellis Ross Pledges to Lift Up Black Female Voices with PushBlack Partnership

From Harper's BAZAAR

• Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated two-time Tony-nominated actress, Josephine Premice, in an Instagram post.

• Ross revealed that she is "partnering with @wearepushblack to share stories of Black female excellence through the years!"

• PushBlack is a Black-led non-profit focused on raising up Black voices.

Tracee Ellis Ross took to Instagram this weekend to share her new partnership with PushBlack.

Posting a photo of two-time Tony-nominated actress, Josephine Premice, Ross revealed, "I’m excited to be partnering with @wearepushblack to share stories of Black female excellence through the years! Above is the dazzling Josephine Premice, whom I discovered through my friend, the extraordinary writer and glorious human, Susan Fales-Hill (her daughter)."

Ross continued, "A triple threat with a career on the stage, TV & film, Ms. Premice was at once dressed by Givenchy, sculpted by Alexander Calder and was one of the reigning queens of Manhattan society (unheard of for a Black woman at that time)—yet rejected by casting agents time and time again because of her dark skin."

The Black-Ish star explained, "Her story is just like many Black actresses of her day: supremely talented, multifaceted and complex, but either pigeonholed into maid roles or just plain overlooked by mainstream Hollywood. So let’s uplift her! To learn more about this incredible woman and her many accomplishments, go to my Story. And follow @wearepushblack for more daily Black history stories!"

The PushBlack Instagram account also celebrated Premice's achievements. "There was nothing about Josephine Premice that could be put into a box—although the world tried," the caption explained. "The two-time Tony-nominated actress performed in many all-Black casted productions like 1969's Black Electra and A Hand On The Gate, an evening of Black Poetry, defying society's expectations of a Black woman with every performance."

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