Honoring The King: The BNP Family’s Tribute Piece Celebrating Chadwick Boseman

We mourn. We Grieve, We Celebrate.  Chadwick Boseman’s recent passing shocked fans the world over–in a year where we have been given all the L’s possible–from COVID-19 to white supremacy and police brutality rearing their ugly heads– it is hard to smile as this one hurts. A lot. The BNP family wanted to share some of our favorite memories through the work and legacy of one very special man who captured our hearts, commanded the attention of audiences everywhere, lastly, who walked in life with a quiet, air of dignity. We bring our flowers for a Black hero who portrayed so many of our Black heroes, both fictional and real on the big screen. We bring our flowers for Chadwick. AISHA   The T’Challa of our time was a true hero, the one who was given everything before he was even ready and stepped to the task like a true king. He knew Bast had a plan and did not shy away. His vengeance fueled the beginning of his rise and Chadwick showed this with more grace than we could have even known to ask for. How someone make vengeance look like the electric slide? And you can’t help but jump in. He walked through Civil War like the rightful judge, jury, and executioner and you didn’t stop to ask no questions. Instead, you said – where is the lie?

Chadwick, as many of his colleagues and loved ones have been posting, just made everything look so cool. His real-life morals made it easy to be king. He operated with a poise worthy of followers. Because his people knew he had…