08/29/2020 - 15:37
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The death of Chadwick Boseman , the star actor of "Black Panther", generated huge repercussions on social networks. Boseman died on Friday, August 28, of colon cancer, a disease she has kept secret since she was diagnosed in 2016.
A fervent defender of the rights of African Americans, the figure of Black Panther marked a before and after. Former US President Barack Obama today recalled the work Boseman did for children.
Obama tweeted: "Chadwick came to the White House to work with children while playing Jackie Robinson. You could tell right away that he was blessed. Being young, talented and black; he used that power to give them heroes to look up to."
Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson. You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain - what a use of his years. https://t.co/KazXV1e7l7
- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 29, 2020Obama wrote the message with a retweet of the actor, in which the latter thanked him for his service and advice. Boseman played baseball player Jackie Robinson in the movie "42," which was released in 2013. The actor's death came on the day that all MLB organizations commemorated 'Jackie Robinson Day.'
Chadwick Boseman and Barack Obama.
The film chronicled Robinson's battle to successfully break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947, portraying not only Robinson's career in the Negro Leagues and the process by which he was selected by the Dodgers general manager. of Brooklyn, Branch Rickey, but also the racism, abuse, relentless threats, and anguish that Robinson experienced during his historic professional career.
Chadwick Boseman playing Jackie Robinson.
Boseman, 43, star of "Black Panther", died of colon cancer. He had not spoken publicly about his disease, first diagnosed in 2016, and continued to work primarily on Hollywood films between multiple operations and chemotherapies, his family said in a statement.
Boseman became the first black superhero to land his own independent film at Marvel, breaking records with "Black Panther" in 2018.