Tracee Ellis Ross is featured in the April edition of Essence magazine. The 35 year-old actress shares her beauty secrets that make her a fashion and hair icon.“I have a great closet of clothes, including some of my mom’s old pieces,” says Ross, who often styles herself and does her own hair and makeup, both on and off the set. “I’ve had pretty consistent taste since I was young, and my body hasn’t changed much, so a lot of things that worked on me back then still work on me now.”

After 8 successful seasons on UPN and now The CW, the network has abruptly decided to cancel "Girlfriends" leaving all the storylines hanging in the balance, and without letting it have a proper series finale. It has been a positive show that has touched the African-American community. We all know that everything will come to end, but we ask that the CW gives us closure by having a proper series finale. So sign the petition and hopefully the CW will see that the fans do care. Here is the info also to contact the network executives listed below: