Chadwick Boseman Portrayed Black Heroes Like Black Panther, Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, Jackie Robinson

Ao continuar com a navegação em nosso site, você aceita o uso de cookies."Chadwick Boseman is a big reason why our kids don’t have to wonder about what a Black superhero is."By Chadwick Boseman is photographed in New York on Nov. 20, 2019, for BuzzFeed News and AM2DM.Actor Chadwick Boseman's career was defined by his portrayal of Black legends — both real and fictional — on screen, including the first Black mainstream superhero Black Panther, soul singer James Brown, baseball player Jackie Robinson and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall.Fans posted tributes to Boseman's notable body of work after his death Friday following a colon cancer diagnosis four years ago, which he kept private, and stories of his real-life generosity to other young creatives.Many shared a video from The Tonight Show in 2018, where Black fans stood in front of a poster of Boseman's Black Panther character King T'Challa and shared what his performance meant to them. @chadwickboseman surprises #BlackPanther fans while they say what the movie means to them."I can't express how much it means to me and the community and my family," said one man, who then repeated "my king, my king" when Boseman came out from behind the curtain."My son's childhood has been defined by Barack Obama and now Black Panther, so thank you," said a mother, who stood next to her son."As a creator and an entrepreneur of color, just seeing this movie made me realize that our stories need to be told," said another woman.Several fans shared stories on Twitter of what Boseman's portrayal of Black Panther meant to their older Black fathers.Chadwick and Black Panther mean so much to Black kids today, but let me tell you. They saw who they aspired to be.Chadwick Boseman is a big reason why our kids don't have to wonder about what a Black superhero is.Another fan noted how Boseman fought for the Black Panther cast to speak in African accents instead of American or British accents, to highlight that Wakanda was not touched by Western colonial powers.I will never forget how Chadwick Boseman fought for the Black Panther cast to play their characters with African accents. His transcendent performance in “42” will stand the test of time and serve as a powerful vehicle to tell Jackie’s story to audiences for generations to come.Many noted that Boseman's powerful filmography — even more poignant when knowing many of the films were shot after his 2016 cancer diagnosis — focused on positive stories of Black heroes and legends.Chadwick Boseman‘s filmography was defined by playing Black heroes. i'm gutted at that man's strength and what we lose without it.Chadwick Boseman played Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Floyd Little and T’Challa.