Chadwick Boseman’s acting resume could be your black history class
Virtual teachers, here’s your opportunity to teach what history books leave out
There is something comforting (to me anyway) about seeing a list of celebs and everyday fans type the phrase “Rest in power, King” in reference to the late actor Chadwick Boseman. It is fitting to read Angela Bassett’s post referring to him as a “sweet prince” (obviously considering her “husband” was King T’Chaka). I also co-sign with the daughter of Dr. King referring to Boseman as a “brilliant, influential human.” He is indeed all of the above.
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While teachers are still struggling to decide whether to return to physical schools or continue with virtual teaching during the COVID-19 health crisis, Boseman is quite possibly one of the most (if not the most) beneficial reference in anybody’s history class. On Insecure’s HBO, the character Tiffany said, “We have to do better. We can’t just leave it all up to Chadwick Boseman.”
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True. We can’t. But we can damn sure enjoy Boseman representing some of America’s legends.
From a child actor on “All My Children” to a few other TV and movie shorts, he grew up and found his groove. And with that, his fans got a flood of memorable and historical films. Here is a list.