Chadwick Boseman died on August 28th
The actor who embodied the character of Black Panther was 43
AS HE SLIPPED into each role, studiously, scene by scene, Chadwick Boseman kept one thought in mind. His character was a strong black man in a world that conflicted with his strength. It didn’t want him to be great; it tried to keep him down. But there was something in him, some particular talent, or obsession, or part of his past, that made him stand tall. That made him say, “No.”
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline “To be a king”
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