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

- Jay Ellis

Ghana is one of the countries in Western Africa that still has quite a few of their slave castles still standing.

- Jay Ellis

I try to be as realistic as possible.

- Jay Ellis

We think that if we get tested, that means you have to have HIV. Or we think that just by knowing someone with HIV, we're going to get HIV or because…

- Jay Ellis

You have to believe in yourself and you have to take risks. You know how people say 30 is new 20 and 40 is new 30? Well I think essentially what that…

- Jay Ellis

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 yoursel…

- Jay Ellis

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'r…

- Jay Ellis

We [African-Americans] are nearly half of all of the new cases of HIV every year, but we only represent 13 percent of the [U.S.] population. So, this…

- Jay Ellis

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

- Jay Ellis