http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/fashion/table-for-three-elizabeth-warren-tracee-ellis-ross.html 2016-09-17 12:26:13 Table for Three: Elizabeth Warren and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Road to Activism The senator and the actress reflect on the coming election, family dynamics and road maps for social change. === Tracee Ellis Ross may be working 14 hours a day in Los Angeles on her hit TV show, “ And from the moment Senator Warren entered the lobby, friendly to all but racewalking toward the elevator, she was happy to offer answers: breaking down complex problems into plain-spoken choices, engaging everyone in sight. When a woman on the elevator said, “You look familiar,” Ms. Warren introduced herself, shook her hand and asked how her evening was going. Of course, Ms. Warren, 67, comes by teaching naturally. A law professor for over 30 years, most recently at Harvard, she specialized in bankruptcy and commercial law. A strong advocate of consumer protection, she conceived and fought for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Two years later, the political novice was Ms. Ross, 43, has also established herself as a powerful advocate, particularly for self-esteem among black girls in a series of TV specials, “ But her greatest exposure and acclaim have come with her starring role on “black-ish,” about an extended African-American family, whose third season begins on Wednesday. For her performance, Ms. Ross was nominated for an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy. She is the Over dinner at the Hay-Adams last week, at a table overlooking the White House, a beet salad and risotto for Ms. Warren and a green salad and arctic char for Ms. Ross, the women spoke freely on a range of subjects: the coming election, their family dynamics and a plan for engaging discouraged fellow citizens. Philip Galanes: Tracee Ellis Ross: Elizabeth Warren: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: PG: EW: PG: EW: TER: PG: TER: PG: TER: EW: TER: PG: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: [They take a selfie on the senator’s phone.] PG: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: PG: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: TER: EW: