This made me cry. My son’s favorite superhero is Black Panther - and he only knows Chadwick Boseman’s MCU performances (he’s 7 & not into comic books - yet.) What an incredible soul he had.

I loved rewatching this video of Chadwick surprising Black fans as they talk about what Black Panther means to them. And now it hurts a lot 

He lived his life to the fullest with the last moments he had to change the world and be remembered for the rest of our lives of what he contributed to history of change and I commend him the most because when you think about it in that perspective, he was suffering but has to power through to get to peoples hearts…

Do yourself a favour and watch it. It’s actually a really good film!

All I got in answer to your question is only the good die young.

Last night, I literally jumped out of bed and screamed when I saw the terrible news. I kept checking The Root cos I knew there’d be a loving tribute soon. I’m thankful for this forum where we celebrate and commiserate and mourn. This one is extremely painful. This cuts deeply on a personal and communal level. I am…

I had a longer post, but I deleted it. To me, what amazes me is that he got into Marvel shape with the chemo involved.

He was the perfect T’Challa.

He was a King among King’s. He worked through Black Panther Shoot and Avengers shoot while undergoing chemo and never complained, may we all have the strength and dignity of Chadwick. He is home now among the stars.

I am gutted.

This has been all I could think about. He was diagnosed 4 years ago with stage THREE cancer. And he still found the strength to give us all that he has.

I did the exact same thing last night. Denial, excessive googling, then uncharacteristic crying over a celebrity that I didn’t personally know. It was such a gut punch.

MCU casting has been top notch, but he was a particularly excellent choice as Black Panther. The combination of intelligence, charm, calm, humor, and strength captured the character perfectly.

I found an interview he did a few years ago:

I said the same last night when I heard about his death. 2020 is the shittiest of shitshows.

I’m watching 42 today. It’s such a good movie. 

Amidst the beautiful and heartfelt tributes to this man, I hope I’m not spoiling the mood when I say- 2020, go fuck yourself you monstrous piece of shit.

Life is so brutally unfair.

I cried like I lost a family member

Normally, I don’t get to choked up about celebrity deaths. I definitely feel bad about them, but I feel I have an appropriate emotional distance. Hearing about Chadwick Boseman though was met with immediate denial and bargaining, followed by frantic goolging and hoping that it either someone with a similar name had…