Barack, Michelle Obama honor Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman's death certainly took the world by surprise. Apart from his Marvel co-actors and the NBA, the Obamas took to social media to express her grief.

On Twitter, Barack Obama retweeted Boseman from a 2016 meeting and said, "To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it while in pain — what a use of his years."

The former President of the US also shared the context of Boseman's tweet: The actor, Obama said, went to the White House "to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson."

"You could tell right away he was blessed," he added.

Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson. You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain – what a use of his years. https://t.co/KazXV1e7l7

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 29, 2020

Michelle meanwhile posted a photo taken by photographer Chuck Kennedy, that showed herself and Chadwick meeting at the White House hands clasped together.

"Barack and I were alone in the White House, on a weekend night with the girls away. I was so profoundly moved by the rawness and emotion in the barrier-breaking story. And not long after, when he came to meet with young people in the State Dining Room, I saw that Chadwick’s brilliance on screen was matched by a warmth and sincerity in person," wrote the former First Lady.

 

 

 

 

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I’ll always remember watching Chadwick in 42. Barack and I were alone in the White House, on a weekend night with the girls away. I was so profoundly moved by the rawness and emotion in the barrier-breaking story. And not long after, when he came to meet with young people in the State Dining Room, I saw that Chadwick’s brilliance on screen was matched by a warmth and sincerity in person. There’s a reason he could play Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and King T’Challa with such captivating depth and honesty. He, too, knew what it meant to truly persevere. He, too, knew that real strength starts inside. And he, too, belongs right there with them as a hero—for Black kids and for all of our kids. There’s no better gift with which to grace our world. ?? Photo credit: @chuckkennedydc

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Aug 29, 2020 at 11:29am PDT

"He, too, knew what it meant to truly persevere. He, too, knew that real strength starts inside. And he, too, belongs right there with them as a hero—for Black kids and for all of our kids. There’s no better gift with which to grace our world." 

News of Boseman's death broke on Saturday morning (Manila time), surprising most everyone. He fought colon cancer for four years before succumbing at age 43.

Rest in power. — LA, GMA News