Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College After Chadwick Boseman
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The family of the late actor, who was a proud Howard alum, said that he would have been "overjoyed" about the honor.
Howard University is honoring Chadwick Boseman’s legacy by naming its newly reestablished college of fine arts after the late actor, the university announced Wednesday. The historically Black university, where Boseman was a student, announced that the college will be named the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. Boseman’s family celebrated the announcement in a statement, saying that the late actor would have been “overjoyed” about the honor. Boseman died of cancer in August 2020 at age 43. “Chad fought to preserve the College of Fine Arts during his matriculation at Howard and remained dedicated to the fight throughout his career, and he would be overjoyed by this development,” Boseman’s family said.More Related News