Billy Porter Speaks Out On Homophobia In The Black Community: ‘Sometimes My Trauma Shows’

The nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning (July 28) by former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones, who was joined, virtually, by Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.

Following the 2020 Emmy nominations, Billy Porter appeared virtually on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday night (July 28) to discuss the nomination for his performance in Pose and his grassroots campaign Be an Arts Hero. At the top of the show, the late-night host congratulated the actor on his second

coronavirus pandemic and continued fight for racial equality, mental health is more important than ever. ET is shining a light on stars trying to break the stigma. In a 2018 conversation with JAY-Z, CNN's Van Jones opened up about the lack of mental health support for Black Americans. «Mental health, trauma, PTSD is so rampant in our community,» he said. «As scared as Black folks are of the cops, we're even more scared of therapists,» he quipped. «Yeah, it's a stigma,» JAY-Z agreed.

There is almost no one happier than a major award show nominee. Most of the stress is over, especially for those who know the nomination is the win.

The 2020 Emmy nominations are in, and the stars are reacting on social media.

Diddy shared a post on his Twitter account regarding an important issue that should definitely be addressed these days. It’s about mental health in the black community, and you can check it out below.

Master P wants to inspire and encourage economic empowerment.

Master P wants to inspire and encourage economic empowerment. The music mogul’s rise to the top of the rap game is the focus of the BET docuseries , debuting Wednesday, July 29.The five-episode series features rare footage and dramatic recreations that follow Master P’s humble beginnings in New Orleans, to becoming a multimillionaire entrepreneur. The series features appearances from former No Limit artists Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal, Fiend, and Mr.

John Oliver used Last Week Tonight's first show back after a three-week hiatus to talk about the flood of dangerous conspiracy theories that have sprung up around the virus.Oliver took time to walk through some popular conspiracy theories — the JFK assassination, Princess Diana's death — as a way of explaining why and how people end up believing these things.

Billy Porter says that any push for total unity is incomplete if transgender people are left out of the conversation. "We can do it together, but we can't do it until we embrace and love each other through our differences, because of our differences," the Pose star said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On Thursday's episode, guest hosted by Billy Eichner, Porter brought attention to the homophobic and transphobic parts of the Black community.

Billy Porter says that any push for total unity is incomplete if transgender people are left out of the conversation. "We can do it together, but we can't do it until we embrace and love each other through our differences, because of our differe

Pose star Billy Porter has used the coronavirus isolation period to focus on writing his memoirs and start work on a musical.The actor had just completed shooting his scenes in the forthcoming live-action Cinderella movie before production in the U.K.

J.K. Rowling is once again speaking about the transgender community.

straight to your inboxAs Gary Neville tore into Manchester United's players in May 2019 in the aftermath of their dreadful 1-1 draw with already relegated Huddersfield, his mood may have been darkened by a bit of clock watching, desperate to depart his Sky Sports duties to get back down the M62 to Moor Lane and Salford City.That was the afternoon that the club Neville part-owns booked a Wembley date by beating Eastleigh on penalties in the National League play-off semi-final.

Just when we thought we couldn’t love him anymore, Billy Porter becomes the first openly gay man to cover Essence.The Pose star is featured on the front of the magazine’s July/August 2020 issue looking radiant in an Aliétte dress and Christian Siriano hat while discussing the current political climate and his coming-of-age struggle as a young gay black man from Pittsburgh.“My masculinity was in question from the moment I could comprehend thought.

Just as Pride month comes to a close, Billy Porter is making history with Essence as the magazine’s first-ever gay cover star.

iHeartMedia is launching the Black Information Network today (June 30), which it says is the "first and only 24/7 comprehensive national audio news service dedicated to providing an objective, accurate, and trusted source of news with a Black voice and perspective."