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Abraham Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation, a law that was meant to free all slaves in America. However, Texas decided to ignore the new law and kept Black Americans enslaved for two more years.On Monday, June 19, 1965, General Gordon Granger and 2,000 troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that all slaves had been free for two years.

Ryan Coogler has signed a five-year TV deal with Disney.The director has penned an exclusive agreement with the media giant, which will include developing a Black Panther-inspired series for Disney+, as well as working on shows for other divisions of the company.Bob Iger, the executive chairman of Disney, said in a statement: “Ryan Coogler is a singular storyteller whose vision and range have made him one of the standout filmmakers of his generation.”Ryan helmed 2018’s Black Panther – which

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman cried his eyes out on the set of his last film.The actor, who lost his battle with cancer in August (2020), filmed Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, about a group of black jazz musicians, in the summer of 2019, and co-star Colman Domingo has shared an incredibly emotional moment with the actor during one scene.“No one knew (he was ill),” Colman told U.S.

Chadwick Boseman’s fans got a poignant glimpse of the late Black Panther star in his final film role as a trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was released on Monday (October 19, 2020).The movie, which Chadwick filmed before his death from colon cancer in August (2020), debuts on Netflix in December – and bosses at the streaming service released a powerful early glimpse of the star alongside Viola Davis, who plays pioneering blues bandleader Ma Rainey.Scenes of the actor playing her ambitious

Black Panther star Letitia Wright is to star in critically acclaimed British anthology drama I Am.The show debuted last year (2019), with a trilogy of episodes each focusing on one woman’s story, with Samantha Morton, Gemma Chan, and Vicky McClure starring.Letitia has now filmed an episode of a new three-part series from creator Dominic Savage, I Am Danielle – playing the title character.She says in a press release: “Collaborating with Dominic Savage has been an amazing experience.

Letitia Wright has made a vow to “keep building a wall” and make space for Black women to succeed.The Black Panther actress tells Elle U.K. magazine it “hurts” her that Black women have been sidelined historically, but she’s called on her peers to alter their mindset and accept that there’s “space for all of us”.“If you actually step aside from that mentality and go, no, there’s space for all of us (to succeed),” she says, adding, “we just have to keep building a wall.“The bricks at the bottom

Chadwick Boseman was laid to rest near his South Carolina hometown on September 3 (2020).The Black Panther star passed away on August 28 after a secret battle with colon cancer and was buried at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in the town of Belton – 11 miles from his hometown of Anderson in the state.According to Boseman’s death certificate, obtained by the Associated Press, the 43-year-old passed away at his home in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park neighborhood.His cause of death was listed as

Michael B. Jordan, Winston Duke, and Lupita Nyong’o joined the wife of their Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman for a beach memorial to the actor on Saturday (September 5, 2020).Boseman died at his home in Los Angeles on August 28, 2020, following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.

Letitia Wright has paid tribute to her Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman by emotionally reciting a spoken word piece.The actress starred in the film as Boseman’s character’s younger sister Shuri, and admitted she’s been struggling to cope following news of the actor’s tragic death on Friday (August 28, 2020) at the age of 43.Alongside a video of sunsets and other moments of natural beauty, Letitia remembered Chadwick as a “beautiful soul”, adding: “When you walked into a room, there was

Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey, Jr., and Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman during a new ABC special on Sunday (August 30, 2020).The stars were among those who shared heartfelt dedications during Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King, which followed a commercial-free screening of his film Black Panther.“I think that he not only played a superhero, but the way he handled his life and managing cancer with such humility and grace and dignity lets all know that he truly was a

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.The actor passed away at his Los Angeles home on Friday (August 28, 2020), which marked Jackie Robinson Day – named after the groundbreaking baseball icon Boseman portrayed onscreen in 2013 biopic 42.A statement issued by his representatives via social media reads: “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.“Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016,

Lupita Nyong’o has admitted acting can be an “isolating” profession without a strong support network.