Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick.

August 30, 2020

 

The Russo Brothers:

“He inspired an entire generation to stand up and be king. Honor him by emulating him…show kindness and love to others. Share your talents in ways that impact. Always strive to be a light in the darkness.”

President Barack Obama:

“To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain–what a use of his years.”

AP News

At the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards, “Black Panther” won best ensemble, electrifying the room. Before an auditorium full of actors, Chadwick Boseman stepped to the microphone. He quoted Nina Simone: “To be young, gifted and black,” and put the moment in context.

“We know what it’s like to be told there isn’t a screen for you to be featured on, a stage for you to be featured on. … We know what’s like to be beneath and not above. And that is what we went to work with every day,” said Boseman. “We knew that we could create a world that exemplified a world we wanted to see. We knew that we had something to give.”

NPR

Chadwick Boseman speaking at his alma mater, Howard University, to the class of 2018:

“Sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is and how you need to fight it. Whatever you choose for a career path, remember, the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose. When I dared to challenge the system that would relegate us to victims and stereotypes with no clear historical backgrounds, no hopes or talents, when I questioned that method of portrayal, a different path opened up for me, the path to my destiny.”

 

‘Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.’

-Ali ibn Abu Talib

 

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