he brought real heroes and revered legends to life on the big screen, from thurgood marshall in reggie hudlin's "marshall" -- >> i'm mr. spell's attorney, thurgood marshall. >> reporter: to the godfather of soul, as james brown in "get on up." ♪ >> reporter: to baseball icon jackie robinson in "42." >> robinson up. >> reporter: chadwick boseman commanded the screen -- >> wakanda forever! >> reporter: and helped change the culture in his most famous role as black panther. >> what happens now determines what happens to the rest of the world. >> reporter: boseman as king t'challa transformed hollywood. for many black americans offering representation long overdue and an unmatched sense of pride. >> to be young, gifted and, black, we all know what it's like to be told that there is not a place for you to be featured. we can create a world that exemplified a world that we >> reporter: accomplishi s much in all while waging a personal and private battle. a statement on instagram revealing the star, just 43, had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2016, making movies during and between

friend joy reid in 2017 to talk about what drew him to play the first african-american justice thurgood marshall in the film "marshal." >> when i read the script, the main thing about it is i knew you didn't have to know who thurgood marshall was in order to watch this movie, and i think that's a great thing for an audience member, i can come into this without any prior idea of who this man is, and enjoy the movie, and later on have a greater appreciation for him, you know, knowing all of the stuff that he did. >> tributes are pouring in for the late actor. democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris tweeting quote heartbroken, my friend and fellow bison, chadwick boseman was brilliant, kind, learned and humble. he left too early. his life made a difference. sending my sincere condolences to his family. >> go back to the kamala photo. boseman's last tweet was that photo, once kamala harris was named to the democratic ticket, he sent out his praises because as a fellow howard alum. actor chris evans who captain america alongside boseman's black panther in multiple marvel movies. beyondhear

year battle with cancer he was $43.00 and played black icons jackie robinson james brown and thurgood marshall before winning international acclaim as the character king to charla in black panther that's a statement on his twitter account says he died at his home in los angeles surrounded by his family. and from los angeles i'm now joined by a correspondent k.j. matthews hello to you k j tell us what does the lost of chadwick boseman mean for the film community you know it's so heartbreaking and it's a huge loss here in hollywood i think many people are still in shock because they did not know that chadwick when suffering from calling cancer because it says in his latest release from his as a publicist that he actually was diagnosed back in 2016 so that means for the last 4 years he's been going to said and filming movies and even doing saturday night live on television suffering from colon cancer and receiving chemotherapy so he was just a tireless worker and i think so many people here are just surprised i mean you've got people tweeting like the director ava du vernay you have been as a was

that he had done a lot of biopics he was a did a biopic as you guys mentioned earlier about thurgood marshall the 1st black u.s. supreme court justice he did a biopic about jackie robinson the 1st black person to be allowed to play baseball in major league baseball and then he did a biopic about the great legends fingered james brown so he's done really great needy roles but they hadn't really crossed over to an international audience and he never had that kind of international success until he took on the role of black panther and that's what he'll be best remembered for so will be very interesting to see what they do in the sequel to to honor him. all those and was also not just respected as an actor and he was also a role model can you tell us a bit of bounce that what kind of a role model was he off screen you know he was that i think was a radio interview a couple of years ago around the time that black panther was released and she talked about receiving letters from kids with cancer one to meet him and talking about how it was so exciting to see a black superhero on the screen and he wr

. >> in 2017, boseman again portrayed an american legend, thurgood marshall. >> the naacp is not taking any deals. >> somebody that i expected to be very intimidated by and when i met him it was like we had known each other for a decade. and there was such an approachability. >> but his career defining role would be bringing a fictional hero to life. roaring on to the screen as t'challa. "black panther," two years later in 2018, boseman revealed wakanda into the world. "black panther," featuring a mostly black cast. genre and box office busting in every way. >> there is obviously a thirst for something. >> what's the first? >> people are starved for the images that they see. they see power and spectacle and intelligence and achievement. >> people can see not just themselves but their dreams. >> they see their dreams. it's aspirational. >> if there is a lot of black people in it, it is seen as a black movie. this was cricket constructed and imagined as a universal movie. >> welcoming chadwick boseman. >> boseman became a bona fide movie star. >> we all know what it is like to be told tha

you're playing thurgood marshall, the first black supreme court justice. and you're playing the godfather of soul in james brown. it shows there was nothing chadwick could not do. it showed that as an audience we were hungry to see what role he was going to inhabit next. i mean, forget for a moment if you could "black panther" as a superhero, he played real life superheroes jackie robinson, thurgood marshall, james brown, real-life superheroes. >> yeah. and chadwick did all of this in 43 years. he came a long way from his hometown of anderson, south carolina. just remarkable what he'd done in such a short time. what influence, what legacy does he leave behind? >> he is the epitome of black excellence. i don't say that lightly. this is a man that came from south carolina, went to an hbc u, howard university, represented that and took that with him everywhere he went. here is a person that played historical and strong black figures. here's a person that played a black superhero. as i said before, in real life or in make believe, he was a superhero, and he pl

remarkable, the actor was making movies, staring in "the five bloods" and playing a determined thurgood marshall during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. >> give me a hand with these. >> what are you got in here, cement? >> guns. books. >> reporter: he worked his way up in the film industry playing black icons like jackie robinson in "42." james brown in "get on up." boseman tearing up during this interview about the movie while talking about two fans with terminal cancer. >> a parent said they're trying to hold on until this movie comes and when i found out that they -- woo -- hmm -- yeah, it means a lot. >> reporter: the stunning news of his death sending social media into shock and grief friday night, some using the actor's death as a reminder of the individual battles many fight silently. faith abubei, abc news, washington. >> it's so hard to watch that clip. a special tribute to chadwick boseman is planned for tonight. abc 7 will be showing "black panther" at 8:00 p.m., commercial free, it will be followed by an abc news special tribute. disney which owns marvel is the paren

to play thurgood marshall, to play jackie robinson, to play a flawed character like james brown and makenot be a caricature or something that was to be laughed at, to make him a real character that you can empathize with, that just spoke to his talent as an actor, his strength as a man, and his ability to channel these things, these hopes and dreams and values that embodied the best of black america, which i think made him an icon in a lot of people's eyes. >> what was his strength as a man? he obviously tried to keep his private life very private. he was married and he kept this battle with cancer fairly secretive, obviously. we didn't know he was sick until we got the news. but throughout, i've been watching plenty of videos and you see him visiting cancer patients in the hospitals and talking about the letters that he got from young kids who had cancer. at the time, i thought, this is really a guy who's just absolutely emotional, but now you understand, also, that he could kind of empathize with those people. >> yeah, well, you guys know, when you cover entertainment, you always hear

and then as jackie robsonson, as james brown, as thurgood marshall.i think people are inspired and moved by him. and all these good works that he did off camera were done quietly. he goes to st. jude's hospital here. he goes to the white house to meet with kids here. things like that. it was never call the paparazzi and make a big deal of it. he lived this relatively quiet life off camera. obviously nobody was aware of what he was going through. and then, you know, i think he saved the power, both for the big screen and the power in his extraordinary good works that have obviously affected so many people. i think over the next few days we'll be hearing more of these kind of private stories. here is what he said to my kid. here the speech that he made. there's a remarkable clip that's floating around on the internet now where the "tonight show" jimmy fallon they have people talking. you've seen it likely. >> yes. >> they have people talking to the poster of t'challa and then he walks out. it's great. it also gives you goose bumps. he was really loved a

remarkable, the actor was making movies, staring in "the five bloods" and playing a determined thurgood marshall during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. >> give me a hand with these. >> are you snemt >> guns. boobz. >> reporter: he worked his way up in the film industry playing black icons like jackie robinson in "42." james brown in "get on up." boseman tearing up during this interview about the movie while talking about two fans with terminal cancer. >> a parent said they're trying to hold on until this movie comes and when i found out that they -- woo -- hmm -- yeah, it means a lot. >> reporter: the stunning news of his death sending social media into shock and grief friday night, some using the actor's death as a reminder of the individual battles many fight silently. faith abubei, abc news, washington. >> a special tribute to chadwick boseman is planned for tonight. we want to tell you about a this, abc, abc 7 right here on channel 7 will be showing "black panther" at 8:00 p.m., commercial free, it will be followed by an abc news special tribute, and of course disney which

thurgood marshall.nd king t'challa. >> reporter: boseman played the role of king t'challa all while battling a major illness. in 2016 boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. it eventually progressed to stage 4. remarkably, he continued filming, starring in several other movies, including spike lee's "the five bloods". >> we've been dying for this country from the very get-go. >> reporter: he also produced and starred in "21 bridges". >> every character changed. and because you know, i was instrumental in pinpointing what those things were, it was clear that i was going to be more than an actor on this film. >> reporter: a post on his social media reads in part, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. it was the honor of his career to bring king t'challa to life in black panther. boseman leaves behind his wife, singer taylor simon ledward. chadwick boseman was 43 years old. >>> there are so many tributes, too, that are just coming in over the passing of chadwick

. —— and lawyer thurgood marshall.torical black characters and icons in history, its testament to the kind of roles that he wanted to take and what path he was creating or leaving behind for people coming in his wake. after months of growing pressure, the uk government has published contingency plans for schools in england in the event of a local outbreak of coronavirus. the guidance, which includes a potential rota system for secondary school pupils, has been welcomed by teaching unions, but they've criticised the timing of its publication. it comesjust days before millions of pupils in england return to the classroom. simonjones reports. the empty classrooms will soon be back in use again. millions of pupils return to school next week, but with teachers, students and parents asking how will it work? the government has now revealed its contingency plans for what it calls a worst—case scenario, if local areas in england have to go into lockdown. the default position, tier one, will see schools remaining open, with all

. —— and lawyer thurgood marshall.iconic historical black characters and icons in history, its testament to the kind of roles that he wanted to take and what path he was creating or leaving behind for people coming in his wake. the government has published new coronavirus guidelines for schools in england, just days before most pupils return. secondary schools pupils might have to be taught on a rota system, if there's a significant increase in covid—19 cases in their area, but the education secretary, gavin williamson, said this would be only as an "absolute last resort." here's our education correspondent dan johnson. with more classrooms due to fill up next week, head teachers had called for more guidance on handling cases and responding to local outbreaks. that came late last night ahead of the bank holiday weekend. but there was still confusion about how many pupils could be sent home if a classmate test positive. we've been asking for months and months and months what if schools need to close down because of lock

thurgood marshal. and kachala. >> reporter: after his death it was revealed what few knew.n 2016 boseman was diagnosed with the agency three colon cancer. it eventually progressed to stage four. remarkably he continued filming, starring in several other movies including spike lee's "the five bloods." produced and standard n "21 bridges." >> every character changed. because, you know, i was instrumental in like pinpointing what those things were, it was clear that i was going to be more than acting on this film. >> reporter: a post on his social media reads in part all were filmed during and in between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. it was the honor of his career to bring king t'challo to life. chadwick boseman was 43 years old. >> let's bring in cnn chief media correspondent host of "re"r "reliable sources brian stetler. because there's so many story lines like black pan there that one especially this is a concentrated loss for so many people. >> yes. boseman was larger-than-life. and beloved by millions. for the reasons that you're describing. because he was a groun

james brown in "get on up," thurgood marshal, jackie robinson in "42."his portrayal of black leaders brought history to life for many people. >> it was two years ago ending his words of wisdom, he ended with this. iconic forever salute. >> now, this is your time. i love you howard. howard forever. >> pop culture commentator is joining us now. she interviewed chadwick boseman in 2014 during his promotional tour. what struck you most about him back then? >> i was so taken with his commitment to the craft. you know, there's some actors who get into this for the limelight, for fame but he was genuinely interested in the art and the craft. avenues tremendously hard worker to inhabit the role of james brown. he worked tirelessly. in dance classes and choreograph for 6 to 7 hours a day for months. it was important for him to nail the essence of james brown but to play him convincingly and he was known for his work ethic. he had tremendous reverence. he spoke again about his commitment to his craft, his willing nose go above and beyond for the work and he spoke

james brown, thurgood marshall come and t'challa.o when theyoyou principles that stand that were instilled in you here at howard close the doors in front of you? sometimes you need to get not down before you can really figure out what your fight is and how you need to fight it. amy: boseman spoke as he was fighting for his life. a few people knew this at the time. according to the american cancer society, rates of colorectal cancer are higher among black people, who are 40% more likely to die from the disease due to later diagnosis and systemic racism. for more, we go to boston, massachusetts, where we are joined by anti-racist scholar dr. ibram x kendi who himself has battled colon cancer and on friday celebrated two years of being cancer-free. he tweeted friday, the anniversary of his operation for cancer -- "i see august 28 as my second birthday." ibram x kendi is founding director of the bu center for antiracist research, contributing writer at the atlantic, and the author of many books, including "stamped from the beginning: the

he did thurgood marshall. dehe did jackie robinson.en of excellence, and it told me that we all have to try to rise to that level of excellence that he, the black panther, the thurgood marshall, the james brown, the jackie robinson did. all i could say is may he rest in power. he gave us waknda. god bless our friend and brother, chadwick boseman. that does it for me. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 5:00 eastern. up next, my league alicia menendez picks up our news coverage. if your gums bleed when you brush you may have gingivitis. and the clock could be ticking towards bad breath, receding gums and possibly tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax. when you're affected by schizophrenia, leave bleeding gums behind. you see it differently. it's in the small, everyday moments. and in the places, you'd never expect. a little sign of hope. the feeling of freedom. and once these little moments start adding up, that's when it feels like so much more. it

thurgood marshall.porter: boseman played the role in four marvel movies, all while battling a major illness. after his death it was revealed what few knew. in 2016, boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. it eventually progressed to stage 4. remarkably, he continued filming starring in several other movies, including spike lee's "the five bloods." >> died for this country from the very -- >> reporter: he also produced and starred in "twenty one bridges." >> every character changed. and because, you know, i was instrumental in pinpointing what those things were, he was clear that i was going to be more than acting on this film. >> reporter: a post on social media reads in part -- all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. it was the honor of his career to bring king t'challa to life. boseman leaves behind his wife. chadwick boseman was 43 years old. >> what incredible strength. i want to bring in dr. bessette from the baylor college of medicine and is an emergency m

among his big roles he played ieon, jan and thurgood marshall and was the first black superhero in his own movie. bozeman died at age 43 after a private four year battle with colon cancer. it is a cancer that disproportionately affects black men and now as tom hanson reports, bozeman's death is highlighting the racial disparities of the disease. >>> the blue death of -- >> reporter: the death of chadwick glassman chadwick boseman hit many people hard. like bozeman, this man was diagnosed after months of symptoms. >> my wife did, if she did not more or less order me to get a colonoscopy then i would not be here right now. >> reporter: from 2012 to 2016, an white and for colorectal cancer death rates ed to 40high ncer patients at mount sinai >>n with that treatment. >> reporter: some medical organizations record recognized or recommend that african- americans get colorectal screenings at 45 instead of 50. growing number of cases have been recognized in younger adults. the actual incidences of the disease is still quite low in young people but if you have symptoms like bleeding, unexplain

. >> reporter: thurgood marshal in "marshal." and soul singer james brown in "get on up." ♪ bozeman saw his success as a tool to inspire the generations behind him >> sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can figure out what your fight is. >> reporter: his illness largely kept off stage in april, this showing his decline as he celebrated jackie robinson >> i can't think of a better time to remember my hero >> reporter: while working through his pain, he'sed it for others, given comfort at the bedside for children battling cancer >> we all have a super hero in us >> reporter: and in real life, they're even braver than in the movies katie beck, nbc news >>> hurricane cleanup will continue along the gulf coast this week. nearly 400,000 customers are still without power this morning near the border of louisiana and texas. some of those places also lost access to safe running water it could take months to get services restored to everyone. and the situation only grows more dire. the temperatures there rise. early estimates

one of my heroes was thurgood marshall is another example of a great howard graduate. we can keep going. for all those reasons i dreamed of going to howard and did go to howard and i thankfully did. [applause] >> gw is also a great school. >> more to the point of howard. you do right with such reference for the university and you write at howard you would come at you or leave the person you are aspire to be. there were no false choices. we were not just told we have the capacity to be great, we were challenged to live up to that potential. >> howard, interesting, you remember because we would run into each other around 2008 during that election cycle and i was an early supporter of president obama when he first ran. remember the conversation that would happen? i was a surrogate and i remember doing a few interviews and i would talk in response to that question about howard university and this is what i would say, when you ask that question, when one asks that question, displaying your lack of exposure to who is a black person and what a black person can be so i would e

family revealing the actor was making movies, starring in spike lee's "da 5 bloods" and playing thurgood marshalltween countless surgeries and chemotherapy. >> give me a hand with this, would you? >> reporter: boseman, a south carolina native, worked his way up in the film industry, playing an impressive roster of black icons like jackie robinson in "42." james brown in "get on up." before finding fame in marvel's "black panther." boseman tearing up about this interview about the movie while talking about two fans with terminal cancer. >> and their parents said they just -- they're trying to hold on till this movie comes. comes. and when i found out that they they -- yeah, it means a lot. >> reporter: the stunning news of boseman's death sending social media into shock and grief friday night, some using the actor's death as a reminder of the individual battles many fight silently. >>> and we've got the fog rolling in this evening and we're keeping a close eye on our air quality over the next 24 hours. smoke continues to linger across much of the bay area, thanks to fires mainly in the north part

also portrayed a series of real-life african-american heroes, including jackie robinson and thurgood marshall. the blockbuster black panther, however, was the home the told the 43-year-old to superstardom , with a nearly all-black cast in black director, it was unlike anything audiences had ever seen. >> the regal is he brought into that role, it was unlike many of the other roles that we have seen of black superheroes. it truly felt as though i lost a loved one because we let our artist into our home. my friend was brilliant, kind, humble, he left too early, setting my sincere condolences to the family. just days after hurricanes dashed into the category four hurricane. >>> it is being blamed for at least 14 deaths. homes and businesses were not blasted, but they were flooded by the storm surge in some areas. the only way to survey the damage is by boat. >> we are used to being the one to help people enjoy the one that needs help, i don't know what to do. >>> cleanup is expected to take months, hundreds of thousands are still without water and power tonight, but an army of crews are working

portrayed several real life black icons on screen, including jackie robinson, james brown, and thurgood marshall. the newshour's jeffrey brown spoke with him about portraying the first black justice on the u.s.me court as a young lawyer in 2017's "marshall." >> the great thing ie that you do he destination. you know what he's going to become. >> brown: yes, even if he doesn't know it at the moment. >> even if he doesn't know it at the moment. and so you can't play what he doesn't know >> we've beeg for this country >> sreenivasanboseman appeared da 5 bloods," was spike lee's" noleased in june on netflix. boseman was diagsed with colon cancer in 2016 and died at home surrounded by his wifend family, according to a statement. chadwick boseman was 43 years old. for more on chadwick boseman's and international news visit w.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: most families got a sense of what this coming semester might look like back in march when schools across the country suddenly made the switch to remote learning due to covid- 19. it was an early indicator of which students might, and might not, su

a young thurgood marshall, james brown in "get on up," ♪ ♪ jackie robinson in "42". >> give me a numberack and i'll give you the guts. >> reporter: a marvel superhero who broke barriers. >> wakanda forever! >> reporter: bozeman's death stunned hollywood and fans everywhere. his family says the cause was colon cancer, diagnosed four years ago, a private battle endured while performing in some of his biggest roles. if "42" was his breakout role, the 2018 blockbuster "black panther" changed everything. for so many black boys and girls, it was the first time they saw a superhero on screen who looked like them. >> it's taken on its own meaning right now. i'm seeing that it's a cultural experience. >> reporter: today, actress viola davis tweeted, "no words to express my devastation of losing you." losing you." boseman also spoke out against racial injustice, defending colin kaepernick for taking a ck for taking a knee. >> we' >> we're in a period of time where people have to decide what is-- what is patriotism. >> reporter: his last tweet, a message of support for vice presidential nominee ka

thurgood marshall. and james brown. he saw his success as a tool to inspire the generations behind him. >> sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is. >> reporter: his deadly illness largely kept off stage. in april this post showing boseman's decline as he celebrated jackie robinson. >> i can't think of a better time to remember my hero. >> reporter: while working through his pain he eased it for others, giving comfort at the bed side to children battling cancer. we all have a super hero in us. >> reporter: and in real life they're even braver than in the movies. katy beck, nbc news. >> what an extraordinary life. dr. natalie azar joins us now. boseman was just 39 when diagnosed with colon cancer. it seems so young. >> the american cancer society a few years ago lowered the recommended age to start screening from 50 to 45 because the incidence of colorectal cancer since the 1990s had been increasasing steadily among individuals less than 50 and black americans have a high

>>from james brown in get on up to the supreme court justice thurgood marshall chadwick boseman rose to fame playing american icons. he died on the day baseball celebrated one of them. key robinson who bozeman embodied in his 2013 breakout film 40 to give you the guys but it was his portrayal of african superhero king t'challa in black panther don't freeze and never has. a chadwick boseman a household names. >>i knew was an opportunity to pull from real thinks so if anybody believes know there we didn't have him pardon have our architects who didn't have cars. >>we may have. science you know you see in this movie the action-packed blockbuster clawed away more than one 0.3 billion dollars at the box office worldwide. >>becoming a cultural phenomenon and proving that a predominantly black cast could draw audiences in 2019 black panther became the first superhero movie to be nominated for best picture at the academy awards. >>the film also won best ensemble cast at the sag awards. those men accepted the award on behalf of the cast speaking to the historic win and why it meant so much. >

thurgood marshall. and that challenge la. >> tell me how to best protect wakonda.mething special that exemplified a world that we wanted to see. >> i want a player who's got the guts not to fight back. >> you give me a uniform. you give me a -- a number on my back. i'll give you the guts. >> sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is. >> thurgood marshall with the naacp. we are not like most lawyers. we only represent innocent people. people accused because of their race. that's our mission. >> but if you're willing to take the harder way, the more complicated one, the one with more failures at first than successes. ♪ the one that has ultimately proven to have more meaning, more victory, more glory, then you will not regret it. >> earlier we mentioned that tweet that announced that he passed has become the most-liked tweet ever. his impact will be felt for generations, and his life will be a true testament of what it's like to live your purpose. because i believe he truly did. >> at most, in a generation there's a han

battle with cancer he was $43.00 bozeman played black icons jackie robinson james brown and thurgood marshallefore winning international acclaim as the character king to challenge and black panther a statement on his twitter account says he died at his home in los angeles surrounded by his family. and let's go to los angeles now joined by correspondent k.j. matthews k.j. thanks for being here what does this loss mean for the film community. you know so many people here are just really shocked i think the main thing is a lot of people did not know that chadwick boseman was sick or that he was dealing with colon cancer or source for years apparently he was diagnosed in 2016 or in 2020 now so that means for the last 4 years he has been making films doing television show appearances all while undergoing chemotherapy so i think that just really has hit the hollywood community with shock and wondering wow you know we weren't even aware that he had an illness so people are just shocked and then they're just remembering him in his most iconic role which is what panther and kind of where do we go from

massive moment but you have to remember before he took that role, remember he had already played thurgood marshallre in the united states. he also played another bio pic called 42 about the life and death of jackie robinson, jackie robinson as you probably already know was the first black man to join the major league baseball association so we were not so —— surprised to see him take on such a challenging role and to it so well in black panther, it was leading up to that. we always, always tries his roles very carefully. and i can remember the last time i saw him 2013 when i went for cnn. i was on the red carpet covering 42 and he was serious then, one of few actors in his 30s that really gave a lot of thought into the roles that he would play and i didn't see a lot of that in hollywood so i took notice. and a huge amount of reaction now from other styles in hollywood, reacting to his death. yeah, so many people, you knowjosh death. yeah, so many people, you know josh dad death. yeah, so many people, you knowjosh dad went on instagram live and just wanted to send his condolences to his family and

new generation of 3 movies black and white plays among them jackie robinson james brown and thurgood marshall roles that would inspire black youths to strive for greatness by remembering their past you'll hear his portrayal of baseball legend robinson in the film 42 copy attention of hollywood which watched him out shine established actor harrison ford a private person with a quiet demeanor bozeman spoke about the challenges he experienced the connected him to the characters he portrayed especially racism and discrimination. and he turned down roles playing black characters he believed lacked complexity or spirituality intellect or romance and were without hope the questions that are and fit the producers are already perhaps paved the way. for the black actors who stepped into the role after life and there was one role in his career that he said he was on or to bring to life to challenge the king of wauconda in black panther. it was the 1st major superhero movie featuring a predominantly black cast and shattered expectations in hollywood earning more than $1300000000.00 at the box office 3 ac

thurgood marshall said this experience is unique. but off the bat i will not have a chapter on african-americans because they are a unique experience. it is healthy to fill the hearts and minds with african-americans not with hatred but jim crow happened in segregation happened. in fact i fight so hard because i don't want to go back to plessy versus ferguson but very rapidly separate but equal we are going back with identity politics. the hispanic model is very clear when they first try to organize in the late forties with the election of the city council to organize mexican americans who worked with saul zelensky who did not think they were organized enough. but then to have disbelief mexicans should be considered a race. it is a nationality many mexicans are indigenous, there are a mix of african mexicans. so they do have the association of mexican then they want to expand to bring in cuban immigrants to florida and then you start to come up with the idea of hispanics which the activist really begin to almost intimidate into creat

even as the chief began his work on the bicentennial, the great justice thurgood marshall warned noting thehoria, sins of the framers as they were enshrined in the 3/5 compromise. but very, whose quiet effective work in improving the status of blacks right here in this building, itself was documented last year by my clerk, understood this argument. he felt nonetheless that the high principles contained in our constitution and in our laws differ -- deserved celebration. more than that, they required. that moral power is fragile and must be nurtured. he would be alarmed to know that there has been an erosion of the but -- of the vital capital he worked to build and that the public's faith in the judiciary and the court itself has declined. a poll taken a few a gallup poll taken a few months before bush v. gor e indicated 62% of our people thought the court was doing a good job. today the number is 45%. some suggest the possibility that this decreased public admiration for the court is attributable at least in part to the much lower views the public now has of government as a whole. if the

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his family row vealievealing he making movies, playing a determined thurgood marshall between therapy>> what have you got in here, cement? >> guns. books. >> reporter: boseman worked his way up in the film industry, playing icons like jackie robinson in "42." james brown in "get on up." before finding fame in marvel's "black panther." boseman tearing up during this interview, talking about two fans with term nam can sir. >> they're trying to hold on till this movie comes, and when i found out that it's, it means a lot. >> reporter: the stunning news of boseman's death sending social media into shock and grief friday night. some using the actor's death as a reminder of the individual battles many fight silently. abc news, washington. >>> a special tribute to boseman is planned for tomorrow night. abc 7 will show "black panther." it will be followed by an abc news special tribute. disney is also the parent company of abc 7. >>> we are seeing lots of stories of people losing everything in the bay area wildfires. >> but in the ashes some are finding reason four hor hope an reason to celeb

. >> reporter: or the first african-american supreme court justice, thurgood marshall -- >> i wouldn'ti didn't think we could win. >> reporter: chadwick boseman immortalized black icons on the screen. it was the role of king t'challa of "wakanda" the first black superhero that was boseman's most iconic. for him "black panther" wasn't just a superhero movie. >> it was a revolutionary one that we knew we could throw a lot of our passion into. >> reporter: it was also a monumental step toward representation in film for people of color. >> being a black superhero is like seeing myself as a superhero. it's like seeing me up there. >> seeing them on the screen, it means if i grow up and play my cards right i could be on the screen just like them. >> when go >> when god has something for you -- >> reporter: he knew the odds were often stacked against him as he told the 2018 graduating class of his alma mater, the historically black howard university. >> as is often the case, those that follow most often enjoy the results of the progress you gain. >> reporter: the actor never spoke publicly ab

several american icons including james brown and jackie robinson in "42," supreme court justice thurgood marshal. >> it was the fiician superstar in "black panther" that made him for many a household name. 2019. the film want the best ensemble at the sag awards. he accepted the award on behalf of the cast. he spoke about the historic win and why it meant so much. >> you have equal if not more talent but you don't have the same opportunities. you don't necessarily have the same doors opened to you, the same nepo the tism, same money or resources that could be put towards your dreams. >> boseman was a south carolina native. he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree and he studied under felicia rashad who encouraged him to pursue acting. >> he was diagnosed with the agency three colon cancer in 2016. it progressed to stage four. now consider this. he filmed several movies during that time. >> it is astounding to think how he managed that. he leaves behind his wife. chadwick boseman just 43 years old. cnn contributor and "entertainment tonight" host said this about his life. >> like so many other act

for women and other feminists in terms of jane crow at the time, making a clear association, thurgood marshall, in this decision, our experience is unique, i say in my book "the plot to change america: how identity politics is dividing the land of the free" am i going to have a chapter on african americans because of the unique experience. i don't think it is healthy to fill their hearts and minds with that but i do think slavery happened, jim crow happened, segregation happens, i fight so hard because i don't going back to the era of plessy versus ferguson, separate but equal, not even slowly but rapidly going back with identity politics. the hispanic model is a clear one, in the late 40s with los angeles city council, organized mexican-americans, fred ross, did not think they were organized enough into a voting block, the kind of movement that comes in, the leaves this is considered race, mexican as a nationality, there are many mexicans of european origin, mixes thereof, so they have the association and begin to realize we want to expand this coast to coast, bring cubans, puerto ricans in t

godfather of soul james brown in "get on up" and most recently former supreme court justice thurgood marshallics came in. you're like, whoa, him, too? these are the challenges that i need to take on at this particular time. >> in the four years after his diagnosis of colon cancer, boseman made four marvel movies and started in recent releases like "21 bridges" and spike lee's five bloods. today he is hailed as a real-life hero and inspiration to those who will one day walk in his shoes. >> is it a humbling and crazy thing for you to talk about your early days in anderson, south carolina, and see where you are right now today? >> no more can be more humbling than that. mainly because it's not something that as a kid there i would have thought would be possible. what i love now is that there are little kids now who live there who are like, yeah, i could go to hollywood and become a movie star. and that's, you know, that's a very, very emotional thing to even consider that you have a part in that. >> i feel so lucky just to have had that time with him. what a role model the kids have in chadwick

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and thurgood marshall and american revolutionary. there are ten more but for the sake of time i truncated to those two. finally, as the treasure of the montgomery county democratic party, the democrats announced an almost two to one majority over registered republican in our county. so one, welcome to friendly territory. if you ever need a respite from fox news, we welcome you here with open arms. gaithersburg, please join me in welcoming juan williams. [applause] >> a pleasure to be here with craig shirley. who i have known since the reagan white house. back in the eighties. i did not know about lacrosse, that is fabulous. but i want to start with the very basic question for the people who have been so kind to come into our tents here at the book festival and ask why did you write this book because you have written extensively about reagan before? >> first, thank you. first of all, i guess if you are in friendly territory i am behind enemy lines. that's all. i'm retired from all that anyway. i did think that for making us wait, we o

>>from james brown in get on up to the supreme court justice thurgood marshall chadwick boseman roserican icons. he died on the day baseball celebrated one of them. key robinson who bozeman embodied in his 2013 breakout film 40 to give you the guys but it was his portrayal of african superhero came to cholla in black panther don't freeze and never has. a chadwick boseman a household names. >>i knew was an opportunity to pull from real thinks so if anybody believes know there we didn't have imparting have our architecture didn't have cars. >>we may have. science you know you see in this movie the action-packed blockbuster clawed away more than one 0.3 billion dollars at the box office worldwide. >>becoming a cultural phenomenon and proving that a predominantly black cast would draw audiences in 2019 black panther became the first superhero movie to be nominated for best picture at the academy awards. >>the film also won best ensemble cast at the sag awards. those men accepted the award on behalf of the cast speaking to the historic win and why it meant so much. >>you have equal if not

and he played thurgood marshall. and of course, today is the day of the march on washington. and he did all of them masterfully. chadwick was dedicated to the craft. he believed in the work. he was masterful at it. but, don, he also believed in social justice initiatives. and he was a firm believer on the get out to vote fight. he's from south carolina. he talked openly about the trials and tribulations he had with racism, growing up. and he even talked, recently, about -- when he was shooting "black panther" in atlanta, just five years ago, he would go back and forth to visit his family in south carolina. and would see, you know, klan rallies and things like that. and just it -- it sat with him. and he was committed to seeing change. and he was so excited to bring tachala to the screen. i remember i hosted the introductory press conference with the entire cast. and i remember introducing him. and you know how people say barack obama has a swagger when he walks? chadwick boseman had that same swagger. when he was walking out on that stage. just, it was -- it was an amazing mo