Members of Vancouver's Black acting community are responding to the legacy left behind by the death of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman, calling him an inspiration and a leader. While the global community grieved Friday night, members of Vancouver's small Black acting community said losing Boseman felt like losing a family member. Vancouver-based actor Garfield Wilson, seen in the film Love You to Death, said Boseman's death was as painful as losing a family member. She said while most in Vancouver's Black acting community had likely not met Boseman, he was "a beacon" that her friends strived to one day work with, or be like. "As a Black actor and specifically a dark-skinned Black woman ...

Source: CBC News August 31, 2020 00:45 UTC