Howard University names revived College of Fine Arts after alum Chadwick Boseman

• Howard University is renaming its College of Fine Arts after late actor Chadwick Boseman.
• Boseman, who died in August 2020, studied at Howard University.

Howard University is naming its newly revived College of Fine Arts after late actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman, the school announced on Wednesday.

Boseman's family celebrated the announcement in a statement in Howard's press release.

"Chad fought to preserve the College of Fine Arts during his matriculation at Howard and remained dedicated to the fight throughout his career, and he would be overjoyed by this development," the Boseman Family said.

Boseman - whose notable roles included Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Jackie Robinson in "42" - died in August 2020 at age 43 after being diagnosed with colon cancer.

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