To try and properly express the overwhelming grief and shock we’ve been feeling for the last 12 hours seems an impossible task, but one thing for certain is that we are deeply heartbroken at the sudden and terrible loss of Mr. Chadwick Boseman.
An exceptional actor and an inspiration to many, Chadwick had cemented himself as one of the greats through his illustrious career and relentless activism. His portrayals of various complex black figures have allowed us the audience to, in his own words, see black people in ways we have not seen them before, and his body of work helped and will continue to pave the way for diversity and black representation both on and off-screen in mainstream media. The impact he has made on not only his own community but also our society as a whole was nothing short of tremendous, something we believe will live on for a long time to come.
Let us honor his legacy by remembering him as the incredible artist, person, and beautiful soul he was.
Rest In Peace, CHADWICK AARON BOSEMAN (November 27th, 1976 — August 28th, 2020)
Chadwick knew he had a limited amount of time left on this earth so he lived every single day to the fullest. He made five fantastic movies, brought a king to life on our screens, marched in the streets for the rights of so many people, and married the woman he loved.
Don’t just remember Chadwick for the movies he made. Remember him for the incredible man that he was. Because he lived. He lived.
Gertrude “Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.” Robinson
Gertrude after doing a bit of unethical necromancy on Gerry:
Right? Absolutely. And the hints she knew he was dying and would never make it back to England and just didn’t tell him are so excruciating, he still respected her in some capacity after all she had done to him. She’s totally a badass and I love her but that episode is so hard to listen too.
NYT ad 3/29/1960 signed by Poitier and others calling for broader support for the civil rights movement, from landmark USSC case Abernathy v Patterson involving Martin Luther King, Jr. , NARA ID 2641477.
President and “Lady Bird” Johnson greet Poitier at the White House, 12/13/1966. Johnson Library image.
