Appreciation: Chadwick Boseman was more than an actor to Black audiences — he helped us breathe
LA TimesGenerally speaking, when Black people move to a new city there are two locations of the utmost importance — the new church home and the barbershop/hair salon. After the release of “Black Panther,” I nicknamed that salon “Wakanda,” the fictional African nation in which Boseman’s T’Challa served as king. Obituaries ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43 Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played real-life icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal “Black Panther” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died of cancer. At one point “Black Panther” was one of the 10 highest-grossing films of all time, serving as the final death knell to the antiquated belief a predominately Black cast wasn’t marketable globally. Movies Appreciation: Chadwick Boseman held the screen with power and unerring purpose As Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and King T’Challa, Chadwick Boseman commanded the screen with charm, skill and uncommon grace.