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Howard University will pay tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman by renaming its performing and visual arts school after him. The school will instead be called The Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The name change comes on the heels of a Change.org petition that gained traction amongst students …

Thousands of Marvel fans have signed a Change.org petition demanding Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa be recast in the upcoming Black Panther sequel. The petition, created by E-Man’s Movie Reviews, has garnered more than 5,700 signatures. The petition asks for signatures to be shared and to use the #RecastTChalla hashtag on social media …

Chadwick Boseman is raking in awards in Hollywood. The late actor’s wife, Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted his 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” “If you see the world unbalanced, be a crusader …

On Sunday, the Golden Globes virtually awarded its winners, and Black excellence brought home a few of those awards. John Boyega won Best Performance by an Actor in a television supporting role for his role as Leroy Logan in Amazon’s anthology series, Small Axe. He accepted his award at his …

The 78th Golden Globe Award nominees have been released, and some of our favorite Black celebs are getting their flowers. These award shows still need to work on their diversity and inclusion, but Black excellence still showed out this year in Hollywood. The late and forever great Chadwick Boseman was …

“Black Panther” writer and director Ryan Coogler is making a Wakanda TV series for Disney+. It truly is Wakanda Forever! Coogler, 34, is bringing back our fictional Black Mecca in a new TV series. On Monday, The Walt Disney Co. announced the project in addition to Coogler’s Proximity Media singing …

Michael B. Jordan says he would be down to come back for Black Panther 2 if requested. Jordan, 33, sat down for an interview with People and discussed his partnership with International WELL Building Institute and its WELL Health-Safety Rating. While chatting, he also opened up about Joe Biden’s administration …

Chadwick Boseman lost his fight with cancer on August 28, 2020. The actor is best know for his role in “ Black Panther.”  Although he is no longer here, his legacy will continue.  The Gotham Awards honored him with the Actor Tribute Award. His wife, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted …

Twenty-twenty was truly nothing to play with. This year we lost beloved celebs, Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman. We were spun into a pandemic that has wiped out millions and sent people home without a way to pay their mortgages and rent. While there have been several stressful events in …

Barack Obama recently shared the annual list of his favorite TV shows and movies. The former president began the tradition while he was still in the White House. The 2020 list mentioned many critically acclaimed projects including, Better Call Saul and The Queen’s Gambit. “Like everyone else, we were stuck …

Marvel will continue the Black Panther character’s legacy but will not recast someone new to play the iconic role. According to CNN, the studio announced that it will not recast the role that was played by Chadwick Boseman. “(Boseman’s) portrayal of T’Challa the Black Panther is iconic and transcends any …

Following the death of beloved star Chadwick Boseman, Marvel Studios confirms they will not digitally recreate the actor for any subsequent Black Panther films. Executive Vice President Victoria Alonso told Clarin, “No. There’s only one Chadwick, and he’s no longer with us. Sadly, our king has died in real life, not only in …

Taylor Simone Ledward, the widow of Chadwick Boseman, is asking a judge to make her an administrator with limited authority of his estate. According to Entertainment Tonight, Ledward filed a probate case in Los Angeles on Thursday to handle the Black Panther actor’s estate valued at an estimated $938,500, according …

Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee opened up about Chadwick Boseman, Donald Trump and the circumstances of Black and Brown people in America. Lee, 63, is the epitome of Black film, from “Do The Right Thing,” to “Malcolm X,” to “BlacKkKlansman,” to his latest film “Da 5 Bloods.” Lee has not only …

In an interview with the New York Times, Chadwick Boseman’s brother, Derrick, spoke about the last conversation he had with his brother before he died from colon cancer. “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game,” Derrick remembered his brother saying …

A month after the world learned of the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman, Ta-Nehisi Coates paid tribute to the “Black Panther” star in Wednesday’s Marvel Comics. He began his eulogy with a quote from T’Challa from 2015’s Secret Wars #7. “Death is just a different kind of journey…to the land …

Empire is paying tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman in their latest issue by speaking with those who worked with him over the years. One of the actresses Empire spoke with was Sienna Miller, and she had a never before told story about the actor to share with the publication. …

Costume designer Ruth Carter is reflecting on a few moments she shared with Actor Chadwick Boseman while preparing for the history-making and 2019 Oscar award-winning film, Black Panther, and 2017’s Marshall. “I started to work on Marshall with Chadwick and didn’t even think about Black Panther,” Carter told PEOPLE, adding …

ABC Network will air a special Sunday evening commercial-free broadcast of Marvel Studios “Back Panther” tonight, paying special tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, followed by a special on his life and work. Boseman, 43, passed away at home on Friday after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman’s played …

Netflix has chosen to delay a virtual preview event that was originally scheduled for Monday for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” after the loss of Chadwick Boseman on Friday. After a 4-year battle with colon cancer, Boseman,43, passed away on Friday. The marvel superhero kept his diagnosis entirely private, which added …