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I haven’t been on here in a MINUTE. I’ve been busy with life 🤦🏾‍♀️ but Chadwick’s Birthday is tomorrow. I’ll be active then 💕

I hope all of y’all are doing fine!

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He’s been laid to rest you guys 🥺 I’m so happy his family got to do it privately without the media trying to get involved 🤍

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Welp 😭 y’all heard the man! 💀

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I’m praying for Chris Evans. The internet is truly a scary place and I hope he’ll be okay. I’d hate to see him suffering from major anxiety with this 💔😞

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Let’s not forget how his stylist, Ashley P Weston, had people breaking they necks for Chadwick’s Iconic Met Gala 2018 look 😍🔥

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If y’all wanna join 🖤 this chat is all about the love we all have for Chadwick. Nothing BUT positivity here.

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I’m not anywhere near ready to accept that fact that Chadwick isn’t with us anymore 💔 I don’t think I’ll EVER be ready for that day. I had plans to meet him and thank him for everything he’s taught me. Thank him for being such a great role model. Thank him for being such a positive and caring human being. We don’t have many people like that and I wanted to hold onto him FOREVER 🥺💔

I’m emotional again.

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Chadwick Boseman and Black Representation in Film

Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer at the young age of 43 is an inconceivable tragedy, and my full sympathies go out to his fans, friends, and especially his family during this time. Although his career was only at the cusp of superstardom, what a career it was, especially with regards to how the media represents Black people.

Outside of Black-created films, Black people are often reduced to either criminals or servile roles. Even Black characters who are both noble and nominally on the same level or higher hierarchically than their White counterparts are used mainly to further the latter’s character development, having none of their own (e.g. best friend, goofy teacher, hardnosed boss, etc.).

Most of Boseman’s roles reject those racial dichotomies. Whether a soldier, a god, a detective, or more, his career illustrated how infinite Black stories can be if only given the chance.

Having a Black man in these roles would be one thing, but Boseman’s characters often celebrated Blackness, either in real life or fiction. He was able to bring to life musical innovator James Brown in Get on Up, Major League Baseball barrier-breaker Jackie Robinson in 42, first African-American Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall in Marshall, and King T’Challa/Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first African American hero created by a major comic book company. These movies both prioritized and exalted Black people, Black culture, and Black stories in ways rarely seen in most mainstream media. Because of this, Black audiences resonated with these roles.

Black Panther, Boseman’s most well-known movie, is the highest grossing non-Avengers film in the MCU. Black audiences encouraged others to go see the movie and even dressed in their Sunday Best for the movie, treating it like a big social event. Moviegoers, especially Black ones, went to see Black Panther multiple times, such that Avengers: Infinity War, rather than decreasing ticket sales for Black Panther, increased tickets sales as people went to see both.

In a world characterized by uninhibited police brutality and social, economic, and judicial inequality, Black people resonated with seeing themselves as royalty and heroes, with seeing their histories and cultures presented as beautiful and worthwhile rather than scorned or appropriated. After decades of identifying with heroes like Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, Black children finally got the chance to identify with a hero that looks like them.

Chadwick Boseman filmed seven movies, including all of his MCU appearances, while battling the cancer that would ultimately take his life. He was just as extraordinary as the real-life men he portrayed, and even more extraordinary than his fictional characters, even the renowned Black Panther. Thank you, Mr. Boseman, for bringing a broader and deeper representation of the Black experience while you were here. Rest in Power. Rest in Peace. Rest in Paradise.

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I made this petition to have all movie theaters and streaming services show all of Chadwick’s movies the week of his birthday, and have them donate ALL proceeds to Colon Cancer organizations & even organizations he might’ve started himself. To help bring awareness and to help them get the help they really need ❤️

I honestly just wanna make him proud now, and have him know we can all make the world a better place like he did for us. Show him, his impact meant so much to us and that we will NEVER let him down. This man was and forever will be my idol. He was the light to many dark nights for me. Lets make him proud you guys ❤️

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If anyone cares... 👉🏾👈🏾 I made a public Groupchat called “All Things Chadwick”

There we can all talk and bond about different things we adored about him, share ideas on maybe doing some projects / stories, etc.

It’s mostly for all of us to meet, and chat about our king. Everyone is welcome, but hate won’t be tolerated. You’ll get kicked out and blocked w/ the quickness.

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Chadwick’s workshop performance for the musical “Holla If Ya Hear Me” honestly... what couldn’t he do? This man had RANGE 😭

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I LOVE THIS VIDEO 😭 the way she embraced him. How he didn’t flinch or anything. His SMILE. 🥺

Chadwick on The View [x]

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THIS RIGHT HERE‼️ I mean this in the rudest way possible..... FUCK ALL OF THEM. Fuck they apologies, fuck it ALL.

These folks were deadass Kiki-ing about Chadwick’s weight, now these hoes “sorry” . Nah stfu and suck a dick bitch

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Just some Chadwick Boseman appreciation 🖤 Rest in Heaven you beautiful soul.... I miss you so much 🥺

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CUE THE TEARS 😭💔 just when I thought I was done crying.... I see this.

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to my fellow black folk: we lost an actual superhero, and it feels like it. It's perfectly okay to feel distraught, sadness, emotional at that loss. I know being black is hard when it comes to what feels like consistent, communal trauma. it's okay to take a breather and feel- you don't have to always feel "strong". We're all here. ✊🏾❤️

(you can, and please, share if you're not black, but don't dare start no discourse in my comments)