Arts May 26 Howard University names College of Fine Arts for Chadwick Boseman By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
Arts Mar 28 Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press
Arts Mar 15 Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Feb 02 Chadwick Boseman earns nominations for NAACP Image Awards Boseman scored nominations Tuesday for his work in the Netflix films "Da 5 Bloods" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." The actor died last year after he privately battled colon cancer. By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press
Arts Sep 15 Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometown Records show that Chadwick Boseman was buried in his home state of South Carolina six days after he died at his home in Los Angeles. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Sep 09 What Chadwick Boseman’s death means in a year marked by grief By Joshua Barajas Grieving for Chadwick Boseman and his family was, in a way, also grieving for everything that has happened this year. Continue reading
Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman and the changing landscape of who gets colon cancer By Lydia A. Flier, Gabriela Rico, Yamicia D. Connor, STAT News The death of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 is reinvigorating discussions about the rising incidence of colon cancer in young Black people. Continue reading
Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman honored as hometown hero in native South Carolina By Associated Press The actor, who became widely popular through “Black Panther,” was honored after he shockingly died last week at the age of 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Continue reading
Aug 30 Chadwick Boseman’s death leaves saddening mark on rough 2020 By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The deaths of Chadwick Boseman, Rep. John Lewis and Kobe Bryant have left saddening marks in a year marred with deaths of popular Black icons. Their deaths have come at a time filled with racial tension and protests against the… Continue reading
Aug 28 Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer By Ryan Pearson, Associated Press First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect. When the former playwright suited up as Black Panther, he brought… Continue reading