Tag: Chadwick Boseman

  • Chadwick Boseman fought to reestablish a fine arts department. It’s now named after him

    Chadwick Boseman fought to reestablish a fine arts department. It’s now named after him

    Howard University placed the late actor’s name over its fine arts building, a year after he died of colon cancer at age 43.The historically Black university released a statement and posted a time lapse video of the letters going up on the building. “The letters were installed over the now official Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts,” the university tweeted. “An icon in his own right who has left an immeasurable legacy for the next generation.”Boseman graduated from Howard with a degree from the College of Fine Arts two decades ago. The school folded the College of Fine Arts into the College of Arts & Sciences, a move Boseman and other students campaigned against.

    In 2018, the university announced plans to reestablish the school.”Chadwick’s love for Howard University was sincere, and although he did not live to see those plans through to fruition, it is my honor to ensure his legacy lives on through the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts,” Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick said in a statement earlier this year.Boseman starred in several major movies, including King T’Challa in Disney’s “Black Panther” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”His family applauded the building’s renaming.”Chad fought to preserve the College of Fine Arts during his matriculation at Howard and remained dedicated to the fight throughout his career, and he would be overjoyed by this development,” Boseman’s family said in a statement in May. “His time at Howard University helped shape both the man and the artist that he became, committed to truth, integrity, and a determination to transform the world through the power of storytelling.”Actress and singer Phylicia Rashad is the dean of the reestalished College of Fine Arts. She mentored Boseman when he was a student at the university.

  • The world reacts to the death of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman

    The world reacts to the death of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman

    The world woke up this morning to the devastating news of Hollywood star, Chadwick Boseman’s death.

    Chadwick Boseman, a black actor best known for his star role in the movie, Black Panther, died aged 43 on Friday night August 28, after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

     

    He passed away at his Los Angeles home with his wife, Taylor Simone, and other family members by his side.

     

    Fans, celebrities and the world have now taken to social media to react to the news of his death.

    May his soul rest in peace.

    See reactions below.

     

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  • ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43

    ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43

    American actor, Chadwick Boseman, 43, star of “Black Panther,” has died of cancer on Friday after battling colon cancer for four years.

    According to reports, Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The New York post.

    “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more – all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.” His family said in a statement.

    Although, Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis. He is said to have survived by his wife and a parent and had no children.