The dead can still live but only in the heart and mind of the living. A man who short-lived, yet left incredible memories on the wall. Chadwick will still live in the heart of generations to come, with his archives on many screenplays. I questioned my self, what footprint are we leaving behind?
King T'Challa as he was known in the movie "Black Panther" died at the age of 43, leaving traces of ingenuity and aptitude in the heart and mind of those still living.
Chadwick Aaron Boseman as formally called by his parents Carolyn and Leroy Boseman, both African-American. According to Boseman DNA testing shows that his ancestors were Krio people from Sierra Leone, Yoruba people from Nigeria, and Limba people from Sierra Leone. He is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina.
Boseman graduated from T. L. Hanna High School in 1995. In his junior year, He wrote his first play in his junior year, Crossroads, and staged it at the school after a classmate was shot and killed.
Boseman attended college at Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in directing.
Denzel Washington, a friend to his mentor (Phylicia Rashad), helped with funds that support Boseman and some classmates to attend Oxford Mid-Summer Program of the British American Drama Academy in London.
He started his career leaving in Brooklyn. He was a drama instructor in Schomburg Junior Scholars Program, a Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.
Personal life
Chadwick was raised as a Christian and was baptized. He joined the church choir, including the youth group and his former pastor said, "he still kept his faith".
He was a vegetarian.
Boseman became engaged to singer Taylor Simone Ledward in 2019, and they later married.
Death
Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, which eventually progressed to stage IV before 2020. The outcry of his death shook the world. He had not spoken publicly about his cancer diagnosis. He never disclosed his health condition publicly for four years, which means he acted several films, including Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and others with the occurrence of this cancer fulfilling his purpose on earth. Boseman died at his home of complications related to colon cancer on August 28, 2020, with his wife and family by his side.
May he rest in the bosom of the lord. Amen!
