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Have a box of tissues ready…

I don’t the world will ever come to grips with Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s death, with it being so sudden and in the middle of the insanity of 2020 that none of us got the proper chance to get closure from his passing. The same is said for the acting world, upon which he left a plethora of work boundless in range and limitless in inspiration. He’s continued to be recognised for them since, and the latest instance has seem his wife Taylor Simone Ledward accept an award on his behalf, and give a moving AF acceptance speech while at it.

Accepting the Actor Tribute award for Boseman’s performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the Gotham Awards, Ledward brought the feels like only she could, giving a super heartfelt speech about Boseman and his always striving for the truth, saying he was the “most honest person I’ve ever met because he didn’t just stop at speaking the truth, he actively searched for it. In himself, in those around him and in the moment. The truth can be a very easy thing for the self to avoid, but if one does not live in truth, then it’s impossible to live in line with a divine purpose for your life. And so it became how he lived his life, day in, day out. Imperfect, but determined.”

She bravely continued on, saying how the Black Panther star “was able to give himself over fully in every moment, to be totally present in his own life and in the lives of people he became. He was blessed to live many lives within his concentrated one. He developed his understanding of what it meant to be the none, the one, and the all.

“Chad, thank you. I love you. I am so proud of you,” she tearfully concluded.

“Keep shining your light on us.”

Pretty beautiful, get ready for some waterworks below.

Chadwick Boseman’s widow cries as she accepts a Gotham award in his honor. “Chad, thank you,” says Simone Boseman. “Keep shining your light on us.” pic.twitter.com/jQidx0Yp6c

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) January 12, 2021