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Chadwick Boseman Dies of Colon Cancer
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That’s called being emotional for no reason
Look y'all could sleep if y'all want to..
He was murdered ...
So while we focused on our good bruh..
They going to be trying to sneak something by us....
When you peep the news don't listen to the talking heads
Read the shit scrolling by...
And we have to CELEBRATE his life and passing on
That's OUR
culture this mourning bullshit is cac culture
And we are
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassyyy to fuckin
Embedded in it
He was murdered ...
So while we focused on our good bruh..
They going to be trying to sneak something by us....
When you peep the news don't listen to the talking heads
Read the shit scrolling by...
And we have to CELEBRATE his life and passing on
That's OUR
culture this mourning bullshit is cac culture
And we are
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassyyy to fuckin
Embedded in it
Chadwick Boseman visited young patients at St. Jude's hospital
Despite carrying on a private cancer battle, Chadwick Boseman delighted children with terminal illness at St. Jude Hospital in 2018 by visiting them and sharing toys from Black Panther.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Pays Tribute “Incredible Role Model” Chadwick Boseman
On Saturday, the children's research hospital posted to Instagram posted a tribute to the 'Get on Up' actor.
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Chadwick Boseman visited children at St. Jude while dealing with his own cancer diagnosis
Chadwick Boseman visited children at St. Jude in 2018. At the time, he was ill with colon cancer. Boseman, known for his role in Black Panther and other films, died this week.
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Chadwick Boseman tears up as he recalls meeting young fans with cancer
Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman recounted meeting two young fans with terminal cancer in a moving 2018 video, two years after he had gotten his own secret cancer diagnosis.
LeBron James honors Chadwick Boseman with aWakanda Forever salute
LeBron James paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman by doing the Wakanda Forever salute before the LA Lakers playoff game on Saturday.
Chadwick Boseman previously spoken about bond with Kobe Bryant
Chadwick Boseman had previously opened up about his special bond with the late Kobe Bryant: 'He is who they say he is,' the Black Panther star said in an interview in March.
Chadwick Boseman Previously Reflected on His Connection with Kobe Bryant: 'He Is Who They Say He Is'
Chadwick Boseman died Friday at the age of 43
NBA Honors Chadwick Boseman, Cliff Robinson and Lute Olson with a Special Tribute - E! Online
The NBA honored Chadwick Boseman, Cliff Robinson and Lute Olson before Orlando Magic faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, Aug. 29.
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Chadwick Boseman fans urge Marvel not to recast Black Panther role
'Please retire the character out of respect, and have him live as a legend within the world. Like Universal did with Paul Walker in Fast & Furious. Please please please, don't recast this icon.'
The Black Panther movie is the only reason I'm aware of Robert Storm's channel. That's when he hit my radar. He was still a noob at that point, I think.
yea and he keeps saying it. withoutblack panther he would be nowhere. he cant stop crying.
2 brothers on the show met him because of black panther and now they al friends.
murdered for what?
symbolic reasons by the dracons
of society, that the masses sleep on..
and why they have been able to run shit for far too long,
but we are in a different time now and they are fucked....
they try to keep the negative energy going by, by doing
demonic shit like this and waging
biological warfare on the people but thats another topic
for another thread....
#ChadwickBoseman made millions of people feel immense pride in their heritage and legacy, not least of all children all over who can envision themselves as superheroes because of him.
We are eternally grateful
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Art by Kiara Amaris Sánchez (@ kiartist on Instagram)
We are eternally grateful
John Lewis and now him, I know whites like to put the most toxic cancer causing industries next to the black community.
You see a heroin dealer walk out of prison with almost no time, it means he snitched on 10 people and got them locked up.
I apply the same principle to somebody getting major deals with whites in the entertainment industry, athletes (Lebron James), and others; they expect something additional in return, they want 10 people in the black community to go down for the money they are giving you. I am speaking from experience, after seeing all kinds of black coons coming at me, sent by whites repeating their talking points and being approach myself when I was younger and not knowing the game.
You see a heroin dealer walk out of prison with almost no time, it means he snitched on 10 people and got them locked up.
I apply the same principle to somebody getting major deals with whites in the entertainment industry, athletes (Lebron James), and others; they expect something additional in return, they want 10 people in the black community to go down for the money they are giving you. I am speaking from experience, after seeing all kinds of black coons coming at me, sent by whites repeating their talking points and being approach myself when I was younger and not knowing the game.
Read the tribute from Coogler below.
I inherited Marvel and the Russo Brothers’ casting choice of T’Challa. It is something that I will forever be grateful for. The first time I saw Chad’s performance as T’Challa, it was in an unfinished cut of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. I was deciding whether or not directing BLACK PANTHER was the right choice for me. I’ll never forget, sitting in an editorial suite on the Disney Lot and watching his scenes. His first with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, then, with the South African cinema titan, John Kani as T’Challa’s father, King T’Chaka. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to make this movie. After Scarlett’s character leaves them, Chad and John began conversing in a language I had never heard before. It sounded familiar, full of the same clicks and smacks that young black children would make in the States. The same clicks that we would often be chided for being disrespectful or improper. But, it had a musicality to it that felt ancient, powerful, and African.
In my meeting after watching the film, I asked Nate Moore, one of the producers of the film, about the language. “Did you guys make it up?” Nate replied, “that’s Xhosa, John Kani’s native language. He and Chad decided to do the scene like that on set, and we rolled with it.” I thought to myself. “He just learned lines in another language, that day?” I couldn’t conceive how difficult that must have been, and even though I hadn’t met Chad, I was already in awe of his capacity as actor.
I learned later that there was much conversation over how T’Challa would sound in the film. The decision to have Xhosa be the official language of Wakanda was solidified by Chad, a native of South Carolina, because he was able to learn his lines in Xhosa, there on the spot. He also advocated for his character to speak with an African accent, so that he could present T’Challa to audiences as an African king, whose dialect had not been conquered by the West.
I finally met Chad in person in early 2016, once I signed onto the film. He snuck past journalists that were congregated for a press junket I was doing for CREED, and met with me in the green room. We talked about our lives, my time playing football in college, and his time at Howard studying to be a director, about our collective vision for T’Challa and Wakanda. We spoke about the irony of how his former Howard classmate Ta-Nehisi Coates was writing T’Challa’s current arc with Marvel Comics. And how Chad knew Howard student Prince Jones, who’s murder by a police officer inspired Coates’ memoir Between The World and Me.
I noticed then that Chad was an anomaly. He was calm. Assured. Constantly studying. But also kind, comforting, had the warmest laugh in the world, and eyes that seen much beyond his years, but could still sparkle like a child seeing something for the first time.
That was the first of many conversations. He was a special person. We would often speak about heritage and what it means to be African. When preparing for the film, he would ponder every decision, every choice, not just for how it would reflect on himself, but how those choices could reverberate. “They not ready for this, what we are doing…” “This is Star Wars, this is Lord of the Rings, but for us… and bigger!” He would say this to me while we were struggling to finish a dramatic scene, stretching into double overtime. Or while he was covered in body paint, doing his own stunts. Or crashing into frigid water, and foam landing pads. I would nod and smile, but I didn’t believe him. I had no idea if the film would work. I wasn’t sure I knew what I was doing. But I look back and realize that Chad knew something we all didn’t. He was playing the long game. All while putting in the work. And work he did.
He would come to auditions for supporting roles, which is not common for lead actors in big budget movies. He was there for several M’Baku auditions. In Winston Duke’s, he turned a chemistry read into a wrestling match. Winston broke his bracelet. In Letitia Wright’s audition for Shuri, she pierced his royal poise with her signature humor, and would bring about a smile to T’Challa’s face that was 100% Chad.
While filming the movie, we would meet at the office or at my rental home in Atlanta, to discuss lines and different ways to add depth to each scene. We talked costumes, military practices. He said to me “Wakandans have to dance during the coronations. If they just stand there with spears, what separates them from Romans?” In early drafts of the script. Eric Killmonger’s character would ask T’Challa to be buried in Wakanda. Chad challenged that and asked, what if Killmonger asked to be buried somewhere else?
Chad deeply valued his privacy, and I wasn’t privy to the details of his illness. After his family released their statement, I realized that he was living with his illness the entire time I knew him. Because he was a caretaker, a leader, and a man of faith, dignity and pride, he shielded his collaborators from his suffering. He lived a beautiful life. And he made great art. Day after day, year after year. That was who he was. He was an epic firework display. I will tell stories about being there for some of the brilliant sparks till the end of my days. What an incredible mark he’s left for us.
I haven’t grieved a loss this acute before. I spent the last year preparing, imagining and writing words for him to say, that we weren’t destined to see. It leaves me broken knowing that I won’t be able to watch another close-up of him in the monitor again or walk up to him and ask for another take.
It hurts more to know that we can’t have another conversation, or facetime, or text message exchange. He would send vegetarian recipes and eating regimens for my family and me to follow during the pandemic. He would check in on me and my loved ones, even as he dealt with the scourge of cancer.
In African cultures we often refer to loved ones that have passed on as ancestors. Sometimes you are genetically related. Sometimes you are not. I had the privilege of directing scenes of Chad’s character, T’Challa, communicating with the ancestors of Wakanda. We were in Atlanta, in an abandoned warehouse, with bluescreens, and massive movie lights, but Chad’s performance made it feel real. I think it was because from the time that I met him, the ancestors spoke through him. It’s no secret to me now how he was able to skillfully portray some of our most notable ones. I had no doubt that he would live on and continue to bless us with more. But it is with a heavy heart and a sense of deep gratitude to have ever been in his presence, that I have to reckon with the fact that Chad is an ancestor now. And I know that he will watch over us, until we meet again.
I only just stumbled this now while on Youtube in the firestick. I am not used to seeing white folks this fucked up about a black person's death. Especially one they didn't know personally.
Sites do the same thing with pornstars Chocolate and Mocha. While IMDb has them being born in 1978, Chocolate follows me on IG and she's 43, born March 20th the same year I was born, 1977
The Amazing Atheist is another one. I saw his vid pop up last night. He wasn't a big fan of Black Panther nor Chadwick's performance, but he was so blown away at the reaction to his passing by so many, it even moved him.
He went and actually took a look at Chadwick's body of work and had to make a reevaluation of sorts...he had no clue and he came to see why people are beside themselves over this.
He doesn't believe in religion or an afterlife, but it made the dude utter "Respect In Power" which he doesn't believe in. He was awkward in his delivery, but I tip my hat to the CAC for paying his respects.
Hell.
I know quite a few Whites who are choking up right now.
One of my White Comic Book Friends in Portland had to see "BLACK PANTHER" at least three times.
Because that's all his 9-year son wanted to see.
He kept laughing to me about it.
Because his kid wouldn't stop talking about it.
He said that film was like "FROZEN" was to his daughter.
Who his ex-wife took to see.
Dude had no desire to see that one.
I was going to tease him about his kid practicing Cultural Appropriation.
But in a situation based on a Comic Book character,
Sometimes You just have to let Kids be Kids.
Especially when it comes to Comic Books.
I bet you there are going to be a lot of (little) White Kids wearing BLACK PANTHER costumes this Halloween.
I would have no problem with that.
Would be The Ultimate Sign Of Respect.
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Imagine if we moved like this, especially in the social media world....R.I.P.
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ABC and Marvel Studios will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman tonight with a commercial-free airing of "Black Panther" and a tribute special.
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Ryan Coogler Pays Emotional Tribute to Chadwick Boseman: ‘What an Incredible Mark He’s Left for Us’
Ryan Coogler paid tribute to his "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman.
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What Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Black Panther’ Legacy Means
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