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Despite the recent controversy over the fact that the Golden Globes’ voting body has no Black members, African American actors nevertheless won big when the awards ceremony were given out Sunday night, Feb. 28, 2021. The Los Angeles Times published a damning report stating that no Black person is among the Golden Globe’s 87-member Hollywood…

Chadwick Boseman departed the earth far too prematurely, but not before leaving a succession of spectacular portrayals and performances in his final films. He is finally getting the credit that’s commensurate with someone of his prodigious skillset, even if the recognition comes posthumously. The Black Panther star made history with the 2021 Screen Actors Guild…

Ryan Coogler just tightened his grip even harder on Hollywood and signed a five-year overall exclusive television deal with his company, Proximity Media, and The Walt Disney Company. The Black Panther director will develop new television shows for the studio and the first project will be a drama based in the Kingdom of Wakanda for…

Chadwick Boseman’s widow delivered a powerful and teary-eyed tribute to the late superstar during the 30th annual IFP Gotham Awards. Simone Ledward Boseman accepted the Gotham Awards Tribute prize on Monday night, Jan. 11, 2021, saying it was an “honor to receive this award on behalf of my husband,” and that it was an “acknowledgement…

New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration and hope. But it is also a time of quiet introspection and mourning for the invaluable treasures we lost in the past 12 months. As we thankfully close the book on the year 2020, we also commemorate the ones we lost. Congressman John Lewis: The venerated civil…

Chadwick Boseman will posthumously make a number of appearances as his Black Panther character T’Challa in Disney’s “What If…?” Marvel boss Kevin Feige has revealed the late actor — who passed away in August at 43 following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer — recorded “numerous episodes” of the Disney+ show, and said they…

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington saw in Chadwick Boseman and kindred spirit with a tireless devotion to his craft. Washington also noticed something else about the late Black Panther star: Boseman’s girlfriend, Taylor Simone Ledward, was definitely marriage material. Washington, 65, was completely unaware that Boseman, 43, was even sick while they filmed Ma Rainey’s Black…

1. Kobe Bryant The world was stunned by the deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Many children lost their hero, idol, and favorite player. Kobe Bryant left a massive legacy for the world always to know the “Black Mamba.” 2. Chadwick Boseman Anybody, young or old, felt the pain and sadness of losing…

While prepping his debut EP, which he expects to drop sometime in the first quarter of 2021, Chris Blue, season 12 winner of “The Voice,” got a premonition as he completed his sizzling new track, “Back 2 The Future.” Fortunately for his adoring fans, that omen, which pays due homage to Chadwick Boseman and the…

Chadwick Boseman‘s Black Panther performance was too “iconic” to be recast. The 43-year-old actor tragically passed away in August 2020 following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer, and Marvel boss Kevin Feige has insisted the “immensely talented” star will not be replaced as King T’Challa in the upcoming Black Panther sequel because his performance in…

Robert Downey Jr. says Chadwick Boseman “truly embodied what it meant to be a superhero.” The Black Panther star passed away in August 2020 at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, and on Sunday, Dec. 12, he was posthumously honored with the Hero of the Ages award at the…

Viola Davis is starring in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Ma Rainey, an African American singer who was known as “Mother of the Blues.” Rainey was one of the first blues artists to record and has been credited as one who helped evolve the genre and bring about popularity. Rainey died in 1936 at the…

Chadwick Boseman has been remembered on what would have been his 44th birthday. Marvel has changed the opening credits for Black Panther on Disney+ to honor the late actor, who passed away earlier this year after a secret battle with colon cancer. Bob Iger wrote on Twitter: “To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film…

Black Panther 2 is set to begin shooting in July 2021. The much-anticipated Marvel movie is poised to start shooting in Atlanta in July and will last for upwards of six months. The upcoming film — which will see Tenoch Huerta star as one of the antagonists — has been delayed because of the sudden…

Chadwick Boseman‘s widow has been appointed administrator of the late actor’s estate. The Black Panther actor died from cancer at the age of 43 without leaving a will, prompting Simone Ledward to file a petition to be appointed administrator last month, and a court has now granted her that authority. According to a court order…

Marvel has confirmed a digital double of the late Chadwick Boseman will not be used in Black Panther 2. The actor, who passed away from cancer in August at the age of 43, played the titular superhero in 2018’s Black Panther, but he will not make a digital appearance in the sequel. Marvel Studios’ Executive…

Anthony Mackie “cared deeply” about Chadwick Boseman. The Marvel star has recalled his fond memories of the late Black Panther actor, who passed away after a secret battle with colon cancer earlier this year, and remembered their funny first encounter together. Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight,” he said: “I have a lot of memories of Chadwick.…

The nation was shocked at the untimely passing of actor Chadwick Boseman. On Aug. 28, it was announced that the Howard University graduate had died at the age of 43. During his illustrious career, Boseman starred in films that included 42, Get On Up, Marshall, Black Panther, and Da 5 Bloods. Boseman reportedly died of…

Chadwick Boseman‘s widow has asked a judge to make her executor of his estate after he died without a will. The Black Panther actor passed away in August at 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, and he “died intestate,” which means he did not have a legal will. As a result, his wife…

Chadwick Boseman was ready to die. The Black Panther actor died in August following a four-year battle with colon cancer, and his brother, Pastor Derrick Boseman, revealed their final conversation the night before his younger sibling passed caused him to change his prayers for his sick relative. In the conversation, Chadwick told his brother: “Man,…