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As a young, Black man in America, I look out and (realize) that our community is the most affected by HIV.


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I try to be as realistic as possible.



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When you go out and audition, you're going to hear a lot of 'No's.' As weird as it may sound, you almost have to love hearing 'no' because you're going to hear it way more than you hear 'yes'.



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As long as you're consistently working on your craft, your heart is in the right place, and you pair that with being smart on how you present yourself to people, opportunities will appear.



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If you have HIV, I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of. Get treatment and don't think that you're out of options or resources because you're not.



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Knowing your HIV status is such an easy thing to do, but again, we've created this stigma around even going to get tested.



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HIV is not a death sentence. It doesn't mean life's over. It means that life's going to be different, but you still get to have those moments that people who don't have HIV experience.





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