chadwick boseman

Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College For Chadwick Boseman

2:18pm May 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The university announced Wednesday that it is naming its newly reestablished college for performing and visual arts after the late, beloved actor and Howard alumnus.

Howard University has prompted an outcry from students and scholars over its decision to dissolve its classics department, the only such program at a historically Black college or university in the nation.

Education

Howard University's Decision To Cut Classics Department Prompts An Outcry

1:53pm May 10, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Howard is the nation's only historically Black university with a classics department, but it is now moving to dissolve the program after a three-year review of the school's curriculum.

Queue Listen Now

Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Colman Domingo as Cutler, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, Michael Potts as Slow Drag, and Glynn Turman as Toledeo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Arts

Reclaiming Black Culture in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

5:00am December 18, 2020

by Aisha Harris

George C. Wolfe's adaptation of the classic August Wilson play features electrifying performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

Africans Mourn Chadwick Boseman: 'A Great Tree Has Fallen'

5:51pm September 01, 2020

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

For many Africans, Boseman's role as King T'Challa in 'Black Panther' was a powerful reminder of what is possible on the continent.

'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Cancer At Age 43

11:37pm August 28, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

A statement on posted to the actor's Twitter on Friday said Boseman had battled colon cancer for the last four years.