(CNN) Actor Jussie Smollett celebrated Pride month in his first Instagram post since January, when the "Empire" actor first said he was the victim of a hate crime, a claim later refuted by police.

Smollett broke his social media silence to share a video of a speech given by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney at Sunday night's Tony Awards

"The bodies that uphold the great legacy of spirituals are often Black and queer. When will we love all of them for who they are, not just for what they can do?" the "Choir Boy" playwright said.

Smollett captioned the video, "So much PRIDE."

Smollett's last post to Instagram was on January 28.