LOS ANGELES โ Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award-winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, hosted the Sixth Annual Truth Awards on the evening of Saturday, March 7.
Among the attendees were Gabrielle Union (โL.Aโs Finest,โ โBeing Mary Janeโ), Dwyane Wade (Former NBA player), Zaya Wade (Transgender Activist), Angelica Ross (โPose,โ โAHS 1984โ), Simone Missick (โAll Riseโ), Renee Lawless (โTyler Perryโs The Haves and The Have Notsโ), Keith Boykin (CNN Contributor) writer/producer Ben Cory Jones (โBoomerang,โ โInsecureโ) Jason Bolden & Adair Curtis (Fashion and Home Stylists and stars of Netflixโs โStyling Hollywoodโ) and Kalen Allen (Ellen Show Contributor).
The Wade Family presented โStyling Hollywoodโ stars and their dear friends Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis with the Business Leadership Award. Union said, โIt was important for Zayaโs first red carpet to be with her community [Black LGBTQIA+]!โ
โJason and Adair were the first people we called to discuss Zaya coming out to us and theyโve helped guide us through the process,โ said Dwyane Wade.
Angelica Ross received the Arts & Culture Award alongside celebrity stylist and interior designer power couple Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis, stars of Netflixโs โStyling Hollywood,โ and owners of JSN Studio who received the Business Leadership Award; producer/director Cheryl Dunye of OWNโs โQueen Sugarโ with a Media & Arts Award; CNN political commentator and New York Times best-selling author Keith Boykin with the Advocate Award; Dr. Shaun Harper, director of USC Race & Equity Center, with the Excellence in Education Award, and finally, Jeffery Wallace, president and CEO of LeadersUp with the Passing the Torch Award and Brian Henry, DJ and entertainer with the Influencer Award.
The Truth Awards will benefit the DIVA Foundation and its partnership with BBLA, which has initiated several initiatives aimed at affirming and strengthening the African American LGBTQ+ community educationally, financially, physically and socially. For more information about the organization and its scholarship program, visit www.BetterBrothersLA.com
For more information about the Truth Awards and its honorees, visit www.BetterBrothersLA.com/truthawards.