“It doesn’t make sense,” the Oscar winner writes of her late Black Panther costar.
“I am struggling to think and speak about my friend, Chadwick Boseman, in the past tense.
It doesn’t make sense,“Nyong’o writes.
“The news of his passing is a punch to my gut every morning.
… that seem ageless… Chadwick was one of those people.”
As a result, I noticed that Chadwick never seemed rushed!
He commanded his time with ease… And he put in the work with all of us.
He showed up to every rehearsal and training and shoot day with his game face on.
“When I was around Chadwick, I wanted to be better, less petty, more purposeful…
He was fueled by love, not fear,” she continues.
“He moved quietly, deliberately and without imposing himself or his ideals on others.
And yet he also made damn sure that his life meant something.
He was unwavering about that.
He cared so deeply about humanity, about Black people, about his people.
He activated our pride.
Nyong’o and otherBlack PanthercostarsMichael B. JordanandWinston Dukewere present duringa private memorial service in Malibua week later.
“His power lives on and will reverberate for generations to come.
He used his life force to tell meaningful stories.
I hope you will do the same.”
