Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer

late Chadwick Boseman’s cancer diagnosis was kept a close secret, with not even his directors Spike Lee and Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler aware that the 43-year-old had terminal colon cancer.Boseman, who passed away on August 28, only told a handful of people comprising of his close friends and family - as well as his longtime agent Michael Greene, who explained why Boseman decided to keep his four-year illness a secret.According to Greene, the decision was strongly influenced by his mother

Chadwick Boseman's death and private cancer battle came as a shock to many of his fans, friends, and co-stars last month.

The tragic, surprising passing of Chadwick Boseman has turned into one of the biggest news stories of a year filled with pretty horrible things. It’s one of those times when an actor’s passing not only hits everyone hard but also shows that no one really knew just how brave and strong the person was, compounding the sense of loss.

It felt as if the world stopped spinning when Chadwick Boseman died.I had just spent my Friday evening watching Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, in which Boseman plays Stormin’ Norman, the courageous leader of a team of Black soldiers in the 1st Infantry Division who was killed during the Vietnam War, when I heard the news. My friend, with whom I had discussed the film earlier that day, called and told me she didn’t know Boseman had really died.

Chadwick Boseman, the electric young actor who projected so much vitality as the star of such films asBlack Panther,Get on Upand42, died Friday. He was 43.

Social media has been flooded with tributes to Chadwick Boseman in the wake of his sudden passing on Friday — and many of them display just how compassionate and resilient he was while privately fighting for his own life.

Ellise Shafer editorThe world knew star Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the fearless king of Wakanda who would do anything to protect his people.But the actor — who tragically died after a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday — was not only a hero on-screen, but off, as well.Though Boseman played other major roles, such as Jackie Robinson in “42” and James Brown in “Get on Up,” he left a legacy with “Black Panther,” giving countless children a superhero to look up to.

Wakanda forever. Chadwick Boseman cried while discussing the impact the blockbuster “Black Panther” had on two young boys with cancer in a resurfaced 2018 clip that has gone viral after he passed away on Friday.

The image that keeps replaying in my head since the death of Chadwick Boseman is from early 2018. It was just days before “Black Panther” would open in theaters and the exhilaration aroused by this long-in-coming cultural event was everywhere around Boseman.

Chadwick Boseman returned to his alma mater Howard University in 2018 to deliver an empowering commencement speech amid his cancer battle.The late actor — who passed away on Friday, August 28, after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer — graduated from Howard University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in directing.

Chadwick Boseman broke down in tears talking about young Black Panther fans with terminal cancer in a clip that resurfaced in the wake of the late actor’s death on Friday, August 28.The clip is from Boseman’s 2018 SiriusXM interview with Sway Calloway where he described his relationship with two young boys named Ian and Taylor, who had been diagnosed with cancer.

Holywood star Chadwick Boseman married his partner in secret months before his death. It's been reported that the actor married Taylor Simone Ledward in October.

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a four year-long battle with cancer.