Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that we are talking about a legend of cinema
Token
Boseman was the sole black actor to portray an Egyptian God in Gods of Egypt. The film received its fair share of criticism for its lack of quality, but also for its blatant whitewashing. Boseman wholeheartedly agrees with the whitewashing complaints, and later confirmed that he still starred in the film so that there would be at least some representation for black people. Boseman also stated that, “People don’t make $140 million movies starring black and brown people.” Two years later, he is the star of a $200 million movie with mostly black people.
Baller to Writer
Aside from being an actor, Boseman is also a writer. He wrote his first screenplay, Crossroads, after a teammate on his college basketball team was murdered. “I just had a feeling that this was something that was calling to me… Suddenly, playing basketball wasn’t as important.”
It takes a truly incredible person to respond to that kind of trauma with creativity and passion, rather than the (understandable) anger and/or hatred that might come up. Chadwick Boseman is just that kind of person.
Mecca
Boseman attended Howard University a.k.a. “The Mecca,” at the same time as author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who also became a writer for the Black Panther comics. Boseman credits the historically black college for introducing him to more black history, black writers such as James Baldwin, and the Black Panther comics.
What an incredible place for a young person to be.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking.
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