Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech

Who came to rewatch this after finding out he passed away??? I remember when I first watched this speech and was so amazed at how smart, humble and talented he was. RIP legend. 😭😭 #WakandaForever

“Your grades don’t give a real indication of what your greatness might be.” 💯 Wakanda Forever🙅🏽‍♂️

He isn't looking at a paper or anything so everything is coming straight from his heart he is a true king. Rest In Power

2023, and I still refer to this speech for encouragement, inspiration, and instruction. His purpose is timeless. What a beautiful soul...

He was diagnosed with cancer, but still visited and supported children with cancer. That's what heroes do. Rest in power King!

Who else noticed that Boseman prayed before he spoke, iconic

He don’t even look like he’s in 40s. He look like he’s in his 20s. RIP chad 😭

Lord, I can’t even watch this without crying. This man is the epitome of what a Black man is & should be. He is an example for not only black little boys but black men as well. This is black excellence. It’s so sad he died so soon.

The way I understand his death is, HE HAD A PURPOSE IN LIFE and he nailed it.

“Let he who has watered be watered.” Chadwick Boseman 🖤🖤🖤🖤💪🏿🤴🏿👑 💪🏿🙏🏿🖤🖤🖤🖤

The greatest thing about his life is his acknowledgment of God in his life. This is the greatest example and what we all should be doing in everything gives thanks. Knowing that God works all things for our good

Glad to see him living his last years up. His fight is truly an example to all of us.

I cannot believe this man is not on Earth anymore. I’m heartbroken.

His speech means more to me knowing that he was fighting cancer during this time❤. Rest Easy Chadwick!

Came back here after watching Wakanda Forever. Thank you, Chadwick! Rest in Power

I’m white male in my 60’s and thought this man glowed enlightenment He was evolved. I have two friends both colon cancer survivers and black under 40 and also both very special human beings ( as we all are) when I heard of chadwicks death from something so close to home it really shook me. It should not shock it’s extremely prevalent among black YOUNG males but rarely discussed . Chadwick saw it as personal issue which was his choice and right . Their was something about him you did not need to be black to feel most know him from black panther but he made other epics ( ie a message from the king ) where he through his talent portrayed a really important message consistently . That message well that’s yours to find . A great loss but a spirit like his does not just fade into the abiss . Awards trophies get dusty his memory will be fresh forever .

You never know what a person is dealing with. We should all be kind and respectful to people.

“You would rather find purpose than a job or career. Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you.” RIP Dr. Boseman.

I'm Guilty of Becoming Obsessed With Watching Clippings of The Honorable Dr. Chadwick A. Boseman. I will yell it from off the tallest mountain. I'm not a shamed. Chadwick demise was just two days after my Mom's demise August 26, 2007. My bornday is September 3, 1982. I saw my Mom dead on my birthday. And her funeral was just the day after that. So I have not celebrated my born day every since. I have became obsessed with Watching Clippings of Chadwick almost everyday on YouTube because it's still just to hard to believe that he has transitioned. I wish that when he was at HU even if I couldn't get in there that I would've stood on the outside of the fence to listen to his speech. Considering I live in Washington D.C. myself. IT WAS POWERFUL! Chadwick bought James Brown back to life when he did the movie, 'Get Up On It'! That's when my love for him blossomed because I could not believe how good he played that role! I'm a huge James Brown fan and I still play all his music to this day! Dr. Chadwick Boseman accomplished so much in such a short time. But he still was taking too soon. Honorable Dr. Chadwick A. Boseman I admired your strength and dignity.You are, will and forever would be my Black Hero of my Generation. You are Amazing, Intelligent, Influential and not to mention Handsome Black Man. Your strength and character has me starting today to work even harder and go for what God put me here for. I mean I work for D.C. government and I'm grateful. But this is not what God put me here for. You make an excellent role model for our Black Men.I'm going to end here because I'm beginning to cry. You will truly, truly be missed and I mean all of this from the top to the bottom of my heart 🖤🙏😥 Enjoy Your Spirit World. WAKANDA NOW AND FOREVER KING DR. CHADWICK AARON BOSEMAN 🖤🙅‍♀️🖤🙅‍♀️🖤🙅‍♀️🖤🙅‍♀️🖤🙅‍

I'm so torn apart by his death, every post triggers me. It's as if I've lost a brother. He lived. What a powerhouse.