![]() ![]() However, four years later her younger cousin Ebony Armstrong ( Monica Calhoun) comes to live with her after leaving Florida. Her job initially goes well and she manages to stay drama free from the club. They convince Diana that is false she would make better money stripping, saying, "Use what you got to get what you want."ĭollar Bill gives Diana a job and the name Diamond. There she meets Ronnie (Chrystale Wilson) and Tricks ( Adele Givens), who work for Dollar Bill ( Bernie Mac) at The Players Club. Initially, Diana ends up working at a shoe store. She explains that she used to work at the club, beginning working there after getting pregnant with her son Jamal and getting into a heated argument with her father about wanting to go to a local historically black college (HBCU), prompting her to move out of her parents' home. ![]() The story is presented as a memory of Diana “Diamond” Armstrong ( LisaRaye) sparked by her arrival at the ruins of the raunchy, dysfunctional Players Club. Young people need to know they are worth protecting.Script error: No such module "Message box". ![]() Whether that means making PSAs or standing up and talking in front of a crowd, we’ve got to keep getting the information out there. It would be great if HIV awareness could be taught in every school, but until then we’ve got to do what we can to spread the word. That’s why the work you do as an HIV advocate is so important? Absolutely, as a celebrity I feel a responsibility to use my platform to help bring awareness to issues like this. That’s the first step in protecting yourself. Also, it’s not like it was before-young people today are more aware of the entire spectrum of the LGBT community, and that’s a good thing, because seeing others who are like them and knowing it’s OK to be who you are means more gay youth will realize their value. How can we change that? I think it’s changing now as more people are coming forward and being open about their sexuality. When it comes to young people, gay teens are at an even higher risk for contracting HIV than their heterosexual counterparts, yet they’re a minority that is often overlooked when it comes to sex education in schools. I think the message that sends is huge, and I applaud the writers for the way they handled that scene. After that, Keisha used the condoms to spell out something along the lines of “not yet,” and I thought that was such a great scene because it showed even though these two people were grown adults and they had been lovers in the past, they were still taking things slow, and when they did decide they wanted have sex it was going to be safe. Just last season there was a scene where my character, Keisha, is told by her boyfriend that she’s worth waiting for if she didn’t want to have sex right away and then he dumped all these condoms in the nightstand next to her bed. Is HIV a topic you’d like to see tackled in an episode of Single Ladies? Oh, yes, but I will say I am happy with the way the show has responsibly covered the topic of safe sex. We’ve got to really show young people what this disease looks like, how easily you can contract it, and how to protect yourself. As a mother and an HIV advocate, how do you speak to a generation that seems to have a more cavalier attitude toward the virus? I’ll tell you one thing, it’s our fault because we’ve glamorized the way looks, and we’ve got to take that back. HIV infection rates are rising in young people once again. But young people need to know using a condom doesn’t mean you don’t trust your partner, it means you respect them and yourself as well. So I worry because it seems like young people these days tend to think when they’ve had a boyfriend for longer than two months that it’s real and they’re going to live happily ever after and they can have sex without any protection. What motivated you to raise your voice? I have a 23-year-old daughter who is sexually active. You’ve made it a personal mission to raise HIV awareness.
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