Howard U And Netflix Establish Chadwick Boseman Scholarship

Howard College renamed their Faculty of Fantastic Arts after the late Chadwick Boseman and now they’ve partnered with Netflix to ascertain a scholarship.

In response to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard College now has a $5.4 million Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship, which can primarily assist college students within the dramatic arts. Netflix is the inaugural donor of the scholarship and this yr’s recipients are: freshman Sarah Lengthy (musical theatre), sophomore Shawn Smith (performing), junior Janee’ Ferguson (theatre arts administration) and senior Deirdre Dunkin (dance).

Howard president Wayne A.I. Frederick stated in a statement, “This scholarship embodies Chadwick’s love for Howard, his ardour for storytelling and his willingness to assist future generations of Howard college students. I’m grateful for the continual assist and partnership of Chadwick’s spouse, Mrs. Simone Ledward-Boseman, and to Netflix for this essential reward.”

Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content material officer Ted Sarandos additionally added, “He at all times spoke of his time at Howard and the constructive approach it formed his life and profession. Now, we could have the chance to offer many future superheroes an opportunity to expertise the identical. We’re grateful to Simone and Chadwick’s complete household and our companions at Howard College for making this attainable.”

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Boseman, who graduated from the esteemed establishment in 2000, went on to change into a profitable actor in Hollywood taking over roles by taking part in a number of the most iconic Black figures in historical past, together with Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get On Up. He cemented his legacy taking part in the title function within the Ryan Coogler-directed Black Panther and the Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers franchise.