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Chadwick Boseman's last tweet (Original Post) mcar Aug 2020 OP
RIP brother! Vinnie From Indy Aug 2020 #1
he looks so healthy, Thank you Chadwick! Demonaut Aug 2020 #2
Continued working for 4 years while battling cancer mcar Aug 2020 #3
it is, and testament to his strength and his courage Demonaut Aug 2020 #4
Yes. This year totally sucks mcar Aug 2020 #6
So was Sparkly when she learned of his death. Stinky The Clown Aug 2020 #13
Even his last words were gifts of inspiration & motivation. FM123 Aug 2020 #5
Oh man. I really loved him in "42". skylucy Aug 2020 #7
I only saw him in Black Panther and Da 5 Bloods mcar Aug 2020 #8
If you have HBO, "Get On Up" is on demand, mcar Leghorn21 Aug 2020 #14
Reading that he managed to keep on working mcar Aug 2020 #16
Oh man, RIP to your dear father, m, you know better than most what Chadwick was up against Leghorn21 Aug 2020 #21
A hero portraying a hero RVN VET71 Aug 2020 #41
He had the same post on his Instagram JI7 Aug 2020 #9
Fck them mcar Aug 2020 #10
Oh yeah I've been seeing lots of just absolutely batshit nasty posts on Twitter lately. Initech Aug 2020 #22
They come in waves. Most bots ands trolls. John Fante Aug 2020 #23
RIP, Mr. Boseman. spicysista Aug 2020 #11
How tragic. He was far too young. crickets Aug 2020 #12
TY, mcar.. Rt Cha Aug 2020 #15
So sad, Cha mcar Aug 2020 #18
R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman gademocrat7 Aug 2020 #17
America: You know what to do.......... Takket Aug 2020 #19
Peace world wide wally Aug 2020 #20
RIP Chadwick. I am watching "Get On Up" on HBO Zone right now. muntrv Aug 2020 #24
Way too young IcyPeas Aug 2020 #25
So admired his acting. Duppers Aug 2020 #26
Wakanda Forever IronLionZion Aug 2020 #27
😢😭😭 seta1950 Aug 2020 #28
So young full of life and has to go mshasta Aug 2020 #29
I thought he was the coolest guy kimbutgar Aug 2020 #30
A shame he didn't live to see then end of all this Dukkha Aug 2020 #31
Rest in Peace, Chadwick Boseman. Kind of Blue Aug 2020 #32
This is shocking and hurtful 😢😢😢 live love laugh Aug 2020 #33
Omg...what a shock. PunkinPi Aug 2020 #34
I like Joe's statement Gothmog Aug 2020 #35
So terribly sad! RIP Mr. Chadwick Boseman! denvine Aug 2020 #36
RIP. Your life mattered, matters. RIP SayItLoud Aug 2020 #37
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Aug 2020 #38
Wow Snackshack Aug 2020 #39
So Sad.. Keth Aug 2020 #40
His loss is so heart-breaking BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #42
We haven't watched 42 yet. Or Marshall mcar Aug 2020 #44
I hadn't known. What a loss! 😪 BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2020 #43

mcar

(46,056 posts)
6. Yes. This year totally sucks
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:45 PM
Aug 2020

I'm more emotional about this than I would have thought.

FM123

(10,372 posts)
5. Even his last words were gifts of inspiration & motivation.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:42 PM
Aug 2020

I am so sad this talented young man passed

mcar

(46,056 posts)
8. I only saw him in Black Panther and Da 5 Bloods
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:46 PM
Aug 2020

We have to watch 42 and the Thurgood Marshall movie.

Leghorn21

(14,090 posts)
14. If you have HBO, "Get On Up" is on demand, mcar
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:56 PM
Aug 2020

I just turned it on...highly recommend

Stunned along with the rest of the world, wow, how did he keep such a terrible condition under wraps all this time????



mcar

(46,056 posts)
16. Reading that he managed to keep on working
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:58 PM
Aug 2020

through chemo and endless treatments.

My father died of colon cancer at age 62. I saw what he went through. It was 1987 so I'm sure the treatments have improved but still.

I cannot even imagine working at that pace through all of that.

Leghorn21

(14,090 posts)
21. Oh man, RIP to your dear father, m, you know better than most what Chadwick was up against
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:10 PM
Aug 2020

And yeah, “but still”: look at all this work he was doing!!! - this was a busy BUSY young actor!!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1569276/




RVN VET71

(3,192 posts)
41. A hero portraying a hero
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 04:09 PM
Aug 2020

I loved the movie. I idolized Jackie and thought his portrait was spot on and remarkable.

But here's a young man (yes, young!) posing with the future Vice President, encouraging Americans, black and white and looking forward to working on the dream, on the vision, once again (after 4 years of horrendous back pedaling) knowing that his cancer was not retreating, but still smiling! That says more than a million words about this man's character.

(A picture, I am certain, Ms. Harris will keep and cherish forever.)

JI7

(93,615 posts)
9. He had the same post on his Instagram
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:46 PM
Aug 2020

with a bunch of hateful replies . Im sure most are trolls but I think there are also a lot of shitty people .

mcar

(46,056 posts)
10. Fck them
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 10:47 PM
Aug 2020

I honor the man and his talent and mourn his loss at such a young age.

Initech

(108,782 posts)
22. Oh yeah I've been seeing lots of just absolutely batshit nasty posts on Twitter lately.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:15 PM
Aug 2020

They're cranking the hate up way past 11.

IcyPeas

(25,475 posts)
25. Way too young
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:31 PM
Aug 2020

The movie "42" is awesome if you havent seen it. The prejudice still exists today, unfortunately.

RIP

Duppers

(28,469 posts)
26. So admired his acting.
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:43 PM
Aug 2020


So sad to hear this beautiful young man has passed.
(42 is one of my favorite movies.)



kimbutgar

(27,248 posts)
30. I thought he was the coolest guy
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:02 AM
Aug 2020

And looked forward to the black panther franchise.

He was so friggin cooooooooooooool!



Sad

Dukkha

(7,341 posts)
31. A shame he didn't live to see then end of all this
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:07 AM
Aug 2020

But at least his suffering is over. We will continue the fight for you.

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
32. Rest in Peace, Chadwick Boseman.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:16 AM
Aug 2020

Wow, this kicked me in the gut. Thanks for posting because I had no idea.

Snackshack

(2,587 posts)
39. Wow
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:24 PM
Aug 2020

I did not know about this till I saw this post. How incredibly sad.

R.I.P. Mr. Boseman 🕯

Keth

(184 posts)
40. So Sad..
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:50 PM
Aug 2020

I was writing on my computer and I get a news update and did a double take when I read that Chadwick Boseman had passed. I didn't want to believe it. So young and so talented. Thanks for sharing the Tweet.

I still don't know how I feel about the afterlife, but if there is something more, I hope Mr. Boseman is up there with a big smile on his face when Biden/Harris wins the White House.

This is a sad day.

BumRushDaShow

(169,746 posts)
42. His loss is so heart-breaking
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 05:50 PM
Aug 2020

and it is good to know that he was politically-active right to the end. His roles have really become iconic. I remember watching him in "42" with my mom (who had always been a baseball fan) back when it came on cable since she lived through that era of Jackie Robinson and the "Brooklyn Dodgers" (where also during the time we had the American League "Philadelphia Athletics" and National League Philadelphia Phillies, with the latter headed up by racist idiots and was one of the last teams to hire any black players). He was absolutely fantastic as T'Challa and really made that character his own.

R.I.P. to him.

mcar

(46,056 posts)
44. We haven't watched 42 yet. Or Marshall
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:43 PM
Aug 2020

We watched Da 5 Bloods when it streamed on Netflix and, of course, Black Panther, which is my favorite of the Marvel Universe.

He really did play iconic roles.

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