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2025 Truth Awards Ceremony Starring NLE Choppa, Sheryl Lee Ralph & More to Air on KTLA
UPDATE (June 2): The Truth Awards and its organizers Better Brothers Los Angeles announced Monday (June 2) that the annual ceremony would earn its television debut on Saturday, June 7. A full taping of the March 15 ceremony will broadcast on Los Angeles' KTLA at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. PT, while the ceremony will also stream on the news channel's KTLA+ app starting at 8 p.m. PT.
In a statement shared with the news, BBLA co-founder Scott V. Hamilton called the 2025 Truth Awards 'a testament to the indomitable spirit of individuals who dare to be authentic in a world often resistant to change.'
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PREVIOUSLY (March 13): Awards season might be over, but a number of A-list stars are ready to keep the celebrations going on Saturday (March 15) at the 2025 Truth Awards.
On Thursday (March 13), the show's organizers Better Brothers Los Angeles and The DIVA Foundation announced the official slate of performers and presenters for the annual awards ceremony celebrating Black LGBTQ+ creatives, including NLE Choppa, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Coleman Domingo, Ava DuVernay and Tamar Braxton.
While most of the newly announced attendees will serve as presenters and special guests at the ceremony, Choppa will offer his debut performance during the ceremony. 'True progress requires us all to lean into discomfort and emerge stronger,' BBLA co-founder Scott V. Hamilton said in a statement. 'The presence of allies like NLE Choppa underscores that our stories resonate beyond boundaries.'
This won't be the rapper's first time celebrating the LGBTQ+ community during his career: When he thanked the community in 2024 for their support of his song 'Slut Me Out 2,' Choppa made his position on acceptance clear in a post to X. 'IDC what's normalized as a rapper, I was raised to F— with who f— with you! So thank y'all for appreciating my craft,' he wrote. 'My music For ALL we do NO Discrimination.'
The new slate of stars will join in celebrating the evening's honorees, including filmmaker Lee Daniels, who is set to receive the event's lifetime achievement award. 'Visibility transforms lives; it disrupts outdated scripts and writes new ones where love conquers fear,' Ralph, who also serves as founder of the Diva Foundation, said in a statement about the Truth Awards. 'This celebration serves as a mirror reflecting our truth and a window into what lies ahead.'
The 2025 Truth Awards will take place Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Tickets for the event are currently available at the Truth Awards' website.
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