The late Chadwick Boseman captivated audiences with his work on the motion picture screen, portraying powerful figures such as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, and Jackie Robinson and of course Marvel's Black Panther. But to all who knew him, he was a proud alumni of Howard University first, even taking part in protests against the school's consolidation of the fine arts college in 1997 as a sophomore.
School president Wayne A.I. Frederick says classes will move to online-only instruction for the remainder of the semester.