Chadwick Boseman’s widow discusses the late ‘Black Panther’ star’s legacy

Black Panther in search of wakanda continues as the

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of the king is defined he is a king he is real and a leader and t'challa is lucky and blessed to have Chadwick Boseman represent him as a character because Chadwick Boseman was everything and everything to show him the boy into the world he had no excuses when you had to work hard there were no excuses when you looked at him you wanted to stand up straight you want to get there earlier work harder and harder and you refuse to make excuses yourself Chadwick was the only actor we talked about, he was the The only actor we talked about because of almost everything we'd seen of him in 42.

His portrayal of Jackie Robinson was so powerful because of the restraint which is something I think T'Challa exhibits well. There is a dignity to him, Black Panther, he just had a spiritual practice that made him more than just an actor, he was very involved in the advancement of humanity and sought to do so through the roles he played. Mr. Brock I'm just a baseball player oh no no tell that to all the colored kids playing baseball in Florida today for them you're a hero actor Chadwick Boseman being a real life hero for the kids at St Jude's Hospital fighting cancer, hey, how are you okay?

I loved your movie in this Serious when I found out that they are foreigners, yes it means a lot, but he was privately fighting the same illness. Now let's move on to the tributes coming after Black Panther

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Chadwick Boseman's death, and at just 43 years old, new details about Chadwick Boseman's private battle with colon cancer. I received that diagnosis, he was being treated while filming several movies. Bozeman's

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, Simone, carried her torch and is now speaking publicly for the first time. Let me

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t by saying how good it is to see you in the sun. I'm sure it can't be easy.

It's been the most challenging two years I've ever had in my life, we don't have kids and we're really dealing with this Legacy issue. We sat down and he said, "You know, I was thinking about a foundation." Arts, will you do that for me? Of course, I'll do anything for you and you know, and very, very shortly after that, he transitioned. Bozeman's alma mater. Howard University named the college of fine arts in his honor. It was a full circle moment because he was able to go back to Howard for the commencement address in 2018 and at that time they announced that the university would be reestablished.

Bozeman would tell the graduates about the adversity he faced early in his career playing a role with

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stereotypes. He was conflicted because this role seemed to be wrapped up in assumptions about us as

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people, how would it instill a certain amount of pride in me, and to my taste, this path didn't live up to those standards. He was playing a character that, you know, didn't deliver. I really have a great backstory, one of the questions was where is my father, where is my mother and his experience with those producers was that, well, obviously your mother is addicted to drugs and obviously your father abandoned you when I questioned that method of betrayal.

A different path paved the way for me to my destiny if he wasn't that person, the person who would stand up for what he believed in, he wouldn't have been right for the role of t'challa, he wouldn't have been right to play it. that mantle, did you ever think you would fall in love with an actor? No, he was nowhere in my competition. Know. I grew up in a small town in the Bay Area and just wanted to work gigs. I was working at the Hollywood Bowl and we did it. a James Brown tribute concert, right, and he came as a special guest and we met there, it was shortly after he did Get on Up.

I still can't believe it, uh, wait a minute, what do you mean you can't believe it? ? I just can't believe I was so lucky to love this person and also get them to love me. Sure he was an actor but he was an artist, he was an artist and he was a leader and he was a king and he chose me to be at his side because that's just an ancestor now he is and he will never leave me no, never, queen, never queen, now you are queen and leader Simone worked with Howard to establish Chadwick, a Bozeman Memorial Scholarship that covers four years of tuition for black artists at the school of fine arts.

You said you didn't have children, but you know you have millions of children around the world. The

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you are sharing by doing. This is huge because it's not just little boys, but all these girls who now don't necessarily have to be princesses, they can be warriors. Being a Bozeman Scholar is an honor and also gives me opportunities to be in spaces where I would be. Having been there reminds me every day of the things I must do to be able to follow in his footsteps and replicate his Excellence. The only reason I came to Howard was because of Chadwick Boseman.

I want to be an actor and actor. The legacy of the artist and Chadwick Boseman has paved the way for me in the sense that he opened doors. He was so connected to God knowing that he had a job to do. I had to do his job. Yes, and nothing was more important than that purpose. Is essential. element of you is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history remember that the struggles along the way are only meant to mold you for your purpose rise up you are a king I know that when people fall in love with that character they are falling in love with that character. falling in love with Chad, that love resonates in theaters around the world in what would be the last time he suits up as T'Challa in the 2019 Avengers finale, oh, for the hero who never needed recognition, for the king who didn't.

I want a crown, who are you to the man who shaped Wakanda forever? Please know who you are. The legacy will live forever. Our thanks to Whoopi Goldberg. The Chadwick Boseman Foundation for the Arts is raising money for causes that will empower people of the African diaspora when we return. show you for the first time anywhere an exclusive scene from black

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wakanda forever finally tonight as promised first time anywhere our exclusive look at black

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wakanda forever opening on november 11 jordan where are you headed to town right now? Are you breaking up? We can't hear you.

Jordan I love you. You just hung up on the queen. I just hung up on my mom. There is a difference. Come, let's go. Hello everyone. George Stephanopoulos, thank you for visiting the ABC News YouTube channel. For more videos, highlights and live event coverage, click right here to subscribe to our channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app to receive breaking news alerts. Thanks for watching.