Chadwick Boseman's Life Advice Will Leave You SPEECHLESS | RIP ‘Black Panther’

[Music] i remember walking across this yard on what seemed to be a random day my head down lost in my own world of issues like many of you do daily i'm almost at the center of the yard i raised my head and muhammad ali was walking towards me time seemed to slow down as his eyes locked on mine and opened wide he's raised his fist into a quintessential guard i was game to play along with him to act as if i was a worthy opponent what an honor to be challenged by the goat the greatest of all time for a brief moment his face was as serious as if our frasier in the thriller in manila his movements his movements for flashes of a pass greater than i can imagine his security let the joke play along for a second before they ushered him away and i walked away floating like a butterfly i walked away amused at him amused at myself amused at life for this moment that almost no one would ever believe i walked away light ready to take on the world that is the magic of this place almost anything can happen here throughout ancient times institutions of learning have been built on top of heels to convey that great struggle is required to achieve degrees of enlightenment each of you had your own unique difficulties with the heel for some of you the challenge was academics and i want to say something to that you know sometimes your grades don't give a real indication of what your greatness might be for others it was financial you and your family struggled to make ends meet you had to work an extra job or two but you're here for a lot of you your hardest struggle was social [Music] some of you never fit in you were never as cool and as popular as you wanted to be and it bothers you so your social struggles here became psychological even though you made it up the heel you carry the baggage of rejection with you but you're here or some of you went through something traumatic you made it to the top of the hill but but not without scars and bruises some of you fit in too much you waiting until the last minute to do your best work and it's a wonder that you made it up the hill at all because you carry the baggage of too much acceptance most of you graduating here today struggled against one or more of the impediments or obstacles i mentioned in order to reach this hilltop when completing a long climb one first experiences dizziness disorientation and shortness of breath due to the high altitude but once you become accustomed to the climb your mind opens up to the tranquility of the triumph most of you need some realizations because right now you have some big decisions to make right now i urge you in your breath in your in your eyes in your in your in your consciousness invest in the importance of this moment and cherish it i know some of you might have party last night you should you should celebrate but this moment is also part of that celebration so savor the taste of your triumphs today don't just swallow the moment whole without digesting what has actually happened here look down over what you conquered and appreciate what god has brought you through i was on a roll when i entered the system of entertainment theater television and film in my first new york audition for professional play i landed the lead role from that play i got my first agent from that agent i got an on-screen audition it was a soap proper it wasn't third watch it was a soap opera on a major network i scored that role too i felt like mike tyson when he first came on the scene knocking out opponents in the first round with this so proper gig i was already promised to make six figures more money than i had ever seen i was feeling myself but once i got the first script and was so problems you very often get the script the night before and you shoot the whole episode in one day with little to no time to prepare once i saw the role i was playing i found myself conflicted the role wasn't necessarily stereotypical a young man in his formative years with a violent streak pulled into the allure of gang involvement that's somebody's real story never judge the characters you play that's what we will always talk that's that's the first rule of acting and any role play honestly can be empowering but i was conflicted because this role seemed to be wrapped up in assumptions about us as black folk the writing failed to search for specificity plus there was barely a glimpse of positivity or talent in the character barely a glimpse of hope i would have to make something out of nothing i was conflicted howard and instilled in me a certain amount of pride and for my taste this road didn't live up to those standards it was just my luck that after filming the first two episodes execs of the show called me into their offices and told me how happy they were with my performance they wanted me to be around for a long time they said if there was anything that i needed just let them know that was my opening i decided to ask them some simple questions about the background of my character questions that i felt were pertinent to the plot question number one where's my father the exact answer well he left when you were younger of course okay okay question number two in this script it alluded to my mother not being equipped to operate as a good parent so why exactly when my little brother and i have to go into foster care matter of factly he answered well of course she's on heroin that could be real i guess but i didn't want to assume that's what it was if we're around here assuming that the black characters in the show are criminals on drugs and dead then that would people be stereotypical wouldn't it that word stereotypical lingers one of the execs pulled out my resume and began studying it the other exec war smile trying to live up to what they had promised me only a few moments before if there's anything you need just let us know she said as as you have seen things move really fast around here but we are more more than happy to connect you with the writers if you have suggestions yeah i said that that would be great i said because i'm just trying to do my homework on this i didn't i didn't know if you guys had decided on all the facts but maybe there's some things we could come up with some talent or gift that we can build maybe he's really good at math or something he has to be active i'm doing my best not to play this his character like a victim so you went to howard university huh the exec holding my resume interrupted peeking over the pages yes i said proudly he slid my resume back in his desk and said thank you for your concerns we'll be watching you i left the office i shot the episode i come in to shoot on that day probably the best one i did out of the three because i got what was bothering me off my chest i was let go from that job on the next day phone call from my agent they decided to go another way the questions that i asked set the producers on guard and perhaps pave the way for a less stereotypical portrayal for the black actor that stepped into the role after me as the scripture says i planted the seed and apollos watered it but god kept growing god kept it growing yet and still when you invest in a seed watching it grow without you that is a good appeal to swallow a bitter pill anybody that's ever been fired knows what i'm talking about even if you really don't want the job when they let you go it's like any breakup you act like you don't care i didn't need that damn job anyway i didn't need them but when you have those moments alone you start to wonder if there was a better way to handle it and if you could have if you could have handled it better maybe you could help your family and then before you know it you're broke and you find yourself scraping together change just so you can ride the subway so that you can get the next job and maybe if you can book something else that would eclipse the feeling of doubt that's building but it seems like you can't pay them to hire you now my agents at the time told me it might be a while before i got a job acting on screen again but that was fine because i never wanted to act in the first place i and i definitely didn't want to be caught dead going after a fake hollywood pipe dream i'm more of a writer director anyway so forget their stories i can tell my own stories as conflicted as i was before i lost the job as adamant as i i was about the need to speak truth to power i found myself even more conflicted afterwards sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your what your fight is and how you need to fight it at some point my mom reverted back to my experiences here to the professors that challenged me and struggled against me finally i thought of ali in the middle of the yard it is elder years drawing from his victories and his losses at that moment i realized something new about this the greatness of valley and how he carried his crown i realized that he was transferring something to me on that day he was transferring the spirit of the fighter to me you need to feel the pain and sting of defeat to activate the real passion and purpose that god predestined inside of you god says in jeremiah i know the plans i have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future hear me well on this day when you have reached the hilltop and you are deciding on next jobs next steps careers further education you would rather find purpose than a job or career purpose crosses disciplines purpose is an essential element of you it is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill whatever you choose for a career path remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose when i dare to challenge the system that would relegate us to victims and stereotypes with no clear historical backgrounds no hopes or talents when i questioned that method of portrayal a different path opened up for me the path to my destiny when god has something for you it doesn't matter who stands against it [Music] god will move someone is holding you back away from the door and put someone there who will open it for you if it's meant for you i don't know what your future is but if you're willing to take the harder way the more complicated one the one with more failures at first their successes the one that has ultimately proven to have more meaning more victory more glory then you will not regret it now this is your time the light of new realization shines on you today how its legacy is not wrapped up in the money that you will make but the challenges that you choose to confront as you commence to your past press on with pride and press on with purpose god bless you i love you howard power forever [Music] you

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Length: 15min 1sec (901 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 31 2020