“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman returned to his alma mater Saturday to give the commencement address at Howard University’s 2018 Commencement Convocation.
This year’s convocation celebrated the Washington, D.C.-based historically black university’s 150th graduating class. And Boseman, 40, doled out real advice to the audience, which included students, alumni and proud parents alike.
After celebrating Howard University alums that have also made it to the big screen — such as Phylicia Rashad and her sister Debbie Allen — Boseman also recalled his early career and how he felt “conflicted” when playing a stereotypical role on a soap opera.
After being fired from the soap opera he didn’t name — for criticizing its writing, saying it was stereotypical for a black actor — Boseman said it paved the way for him to tell stories about significant African Americans such as Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall.
