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On Nov. 4 at the EBONY<\/em> Power 100 Gala<\/a> held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Tracee Ellis Ross<\/strong> was honored as Pathbreaker of the Year\u2014a recognition of her trail\u2010blazing work in entertainment, beauty, travel and representation.<\/p>\n The gala also coincides with the 80th anniversary of EBONY<\/em> Media Group, reinforcing the evening\u2019s emphasis on celebrating longstanding impact.<\/p>\n But the night held another special note: the on-the-carpet and backstage photography captured Ross reconnecting with her former cast-mates from the groundbreaking sitcom Girlfriends<\/em>, making this moment a full quarter-century milestone.<\/p>\n Fans were quick to respond online, applauding the reunion and celebrating the timeless elegance of Ross and the cast.<\/p>\n Social media users hopped into the comments section of a post on Instagram, gushing over the ladies’ ageless appearances, and calling for an on-screen reboot.<\/p>\n “Stop teasing us \ud83d\ude29make this new girlfriends series happen already! All the girls are still looking amazing \u2728,” one begged, while another was amazed at how little they look like they’ve aged in over two decades: “The fact that they look like they just left the set last week is so dope! \ud83d\udd25\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe”<\/p>\n More commenters swooned, adding sweet notes like, “Omg! My girrrrrrrrrlfrennnnns \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udd25! Each of you look AMAZING!!! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d,” “They STILL look the same! \ud83d\ude0d\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffd,” “Looking STUNNING \ud83d\ude0d,” and “Looking absolutely beautiful girl friends\ud83d\ude0d.”<\/p>\n “Let\u2019s get the band back together,” some else joked, with an additional person agreeing: “They need to do a movie… or a limited series on @netflix<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Show creator\u00a0Mara Brock Akil<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0Girlfriends<\/em>\u00a0premiered on Sept. 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN\u2019s successor network, The CW. It ran for eight seasons before being canceled in 2008, and was followed by spin-off\u00a0The Game<\/em>,\u00a0starring\u00a0Tia Mowry<\/strong>\u00a0(Joan\u2019s cousin, Melanie Barnett).<\/p>\n