Marsai Martin Stuns On The Cover Of EBONY, Alongside Tracee Ellis Ross

The end of an era, but more HERSTORY is being made. We're celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with two powerhouses that embody all things #BlackGirlMagic for our March 2022 cover— @TraceeEllisRoss & @MarsaiMartin. Read the full cover story now. https://t.co/GXBnj781G4 pic.twitter.com/GqIKi1q4by

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) March 16, 2022

Marsai Martin is on the cover of the new issue of EBONY magazine. The young actress is joined on the cover by her black-ish costar, Tracee Ellis Ross, to celebrate the final season of their hit comedy. Highlights from their interview are below.

Marsai on growing up on television: “It’s just blessings all around to be a part of an amazing family that truly cares and supports me and will ride for me in any shape or form. To have so many brilliant, legendary leaders that just organically become your family like Tracee, Anthony, Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis—it’s one of the best things to ever happen to me. I’m beyond grateful. I’ve learned so many things from them. I’m not really a person that asked for advice often; I’m more of an observer. To watch people’s craft, and just see how they work and their work ethic, I absorb it and take it in.”

Tracee on becoming a Mama bear to the kids on set: “Let me tell you something: I am a mama f**king bear. Particularly in those first few years, I was extremely protective of them as children, not as actors but as children. I advocated at many different moments and spoke up and took up arms as “Mama T” in places and in ways that I was like, “This does not feel right.” Their childhood and their souls are 10 times more important than this job and this show. Those were conversations I had with their parents, and I made myself very available to their parents. I think they all knew they could come to me if they didn’t know how to handle a situation that felt uncomfortable for them—that it was work but it was never at the expense of their souls and their hearts.”

You can check out even more from their interview here.