STEPHAN JAMES

Actor and co-founder of The Black Academy, which showcases Black talent in arts and entertainment, speaking from Los Angeles

My heart goes out to those people who have either lost loved ones or have become stricken by this virus. It was American Thanksgiving, I'm Canadian, but I took a moment the other day, being out here in Los Angeles, just to really be grateful — grateful for life, grateful for the opportunities that we have before ourselves, grateful for The Black Academy, knowing the opportunities we're about to be able to present other people with. When you're able to stand for something that's bigger than yourself, I think that's when you get the most joy out of life.