In Memoriam 2020: Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020) Tribute List

The film actor Chadwick Boseman played three giants in Black American history — Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, and Jackie Robinson — before achieving superstardom as King T'Challa in Black Panther. Widely praised and universally beloved for his talent, dignity, and the moral authority he brought to all the characters he inhabited, Boseman died of cancer at the age of 43. This list includes lines from his movies, as well as quotes from interviews he gave.
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  1. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
    "But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers."
    – Black Panther
  2. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
    He later found out his "benefactor was none other than the dopest actor on the planet," Denzel Washington.
    – NPR (2018)
  3. conform
    be similar, be in line with
    "Women don't have to conform in any sort of way."
    – Interview with Hip Hollywood (2018)
  4. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
    "This experience is an opening for people’s consciousness."
    – USA Today interview, 2018
  5. exemplify
    be characteristic of
    "...We knew that we had something special that we wanted to give the world. That we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing. That we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see."
    – Howard University commencement speech, 2018
  6. funk
    an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul
    "Mister President, I want to go to Vietnam. We've got to bring the super heavy funk to the cats over there."
    – Get On Up
  7. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    "You have to do [conditioning and fight training] either before a 5am pick-up... or you have to do it after you've been on set for 12, 13, 14 hours. So it's grueling."
    – Interview with Hip Hollywood (2018)
  8. hectic
    marked by intense activity or agitation
    “'Black Panther' was a hectic, rigorous set with literally no breath of fresh air ever.”
    – USA Today interview, 2018
  9. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
    "As actors, we were visiting. It was that weird juxtaposition. We are new on the (Avengers) set. But at the same time, this is our territory.”
    – USA Today interview, 2018
  10. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
    "You see Africans viewing African-Americans in a different way, and African-Americans viewing themselves and Africa in a different way, and everyone else is privy to that conversation."
    – Tonight Show Interview with Jimmy Fallon (2018)
  11. relegate
    assign to a lower position
    "When I dared to challenge the system that would relegate us to victims and stereotypes with no clear historical backgrounds, no hopes or talents, when I questioned that method of portrayal, a different path opened up for me, the path to my destiny."
    – Howard University commencement speech, 2018
  12. veld
    elevated open grassland in southern Africa
    “In my culture, death is not the end. It’s more of a stepping off point. You reach out with both hands and Bast and Sekhmet, they lead you into a green veld where you can run forever.”
    – Captain America: Civil War
  13. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
    "Vengeance has consumed you. It's consuming them. I'm done letting it consume me."
    – Black Panther
Created on Mon Aug 31 15:51:55 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Sep 01 12:09:12 EDT 2020)

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