Viola Davis' 55th Birthday Message Is All About Owning Your Story

In the wake of Black Pantherstar Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who died at age 43 after a four year struggle with the disease. According to an official statement from the actor's representatives, Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016.The actor died at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his wife and other family members.

death of the talented actor, Deadline reported.Boseman stars alongside Viola Davis and Colman Domingo in the film, which is based on August Wilson’s play.A new date has not been set.The “Back Panther” star died Friday at the age of 43 after a four-year, private fight with colon cancer, which had him in an out of surgeries and chemotherapy while filming some of his most iconic performances.“We are heartbroken over today’s news of the passing of Chadwick Boseman, a ‘true fighter’ as his family

Former US president Barack Obama is among those to have paid tribute to “blessed” actor Chadwick Boseman, who has died aged 43 after a battle with cancer.

Angelique Jackson Kenya Barris and Janet Mock were among the special honorees at Saturday’s 2020 AAFCA TV Honors ceremony, which celebrated the best in entertainment on the small screen. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African American Film Critics Association’s second annual celebration was held virtually, with stars like Sterling K. Brown, Viola Davis, John Legend and Mindy Kaling accepting their awards from home.Barris picked up the Icon Award, presented by his “#Black-AF” co-star Rashi

New reports indicated that Viola Davis had purchased an old plantation home for herself, but Viola came out on her Instagram account to deny the reports. Hot New Hip Hop picked up on a social media post from Davis in which she clarified her situation with just a few words.

Update, 7:13 PM: Viola Davis returned to Instagram to clarify her post about owning all of the former plantation where she was born. She did not literally buy it, she said.

Porsha Williams wished a Happy Birthday to a queen as you will see in the message below. Check out her post for Viola Davis: ‘Today we salute a QUEEN! Happy belated birthday! We love you and congratulations! @violadavis #Inspiration #Legacy,’ Porsha captioned her post.

Viola Davis has celebrated her birthday by reflecting on her life story with a photo of her childhood home. On Tuesday, the 55-year-old actress shared a photo of the South Carolina home where she was born, which is located on a former plantation, explaining that it is the “birthplace of my story”.“The above is the house where I was born August 11, 1965," she captioned the photo of the rundown house.

Viola Davis celebrated her 55th birthday by making one of the most powerful purchases in her life: She bought Singleton Plantation, a former plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina and the place where she was born.

The Help actress Viola Davis recently bought the house she was born in and the surrounding land, the veteran star announced this news on her 55th birthday. If you don’t know, Viola was born on a former plantation in South Carolina.

Viola Davis is celebrating her 55th birthday by looking back to the place of her birth.

Anthony Madu shows how passion and doing what you love the most --no matter the circumstances-- can be the first step to make your dreams a reality. Madu went viral after his dance teacher at the Leap of Dance Academy shared the impressive video of his pirouette technique on social media.

Viola Davis just celebrated her 55th birthday on Tuesday in the most special way.

Viola Davis gave herself a particularly meaningful present to celebrate her 55th birthday.

"May you live long enough to know why you were born."-Cherokee Birth Blessing- pic.twitter.com/CatJK405BLBack in 2016, Viola spoke about the home and the slave-linked land in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "For me, I wasn't on [the land] long," she said.

Viola Davis has bought the house she was born in and the surrounding land, and she has announced this news on her 55th birthday. If you don’t know, Viola was born on a former plantation in South Carolina.