Angelique Jackson, Variety:

On a starry January evening in 2018, Chadwick Boseman stepped out of a black car and onto the royal purple carpet outside the Dolby Theatre for the world premiere of his newest film, “Black Panther.” […]

“This is an epic experience,” Boseman told reporters, grinning widely as he looked out at Hollywood Blvd., blocked off for an assembly of A-listers dressed in their finest African garb. […]

Now, more than seven years later, on Nov. 20, a red carpet will be rolled out on that famed stretch of sidewalk once again as Boseman gets immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Upon learning Boseman’s terrazzo and brass monument will be located near the same venue, his “Black Panther” co-star Lupita Nyong’o says reverently: “It means it won’t be missed. A place of prominence for a king.”

Bentley Maddox, E! News:

Five years after the Black Panther star died at age 43 following a battle with colon cancer, he was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his wife Simone Ledward-Boseman honored the late actor by bringing a piece of him to the unveiling ceremony.

During the Nov. 20 event, Simone placed a pair of Chadwick’s shoes on his newly-minted star so that he could “step” on the memorial alongside her and his brothers Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman.

I watched a bit of the live-streamed ceremony and it was very moving. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years. I still recall my anguish when I learned of his death. (Coincidentally, it’s the last thing I wrote about in my now-defunct personal blog.)

I always thought of Boseman as supremely talented. I remember being blown away by him as James Brown in Get on Up—he was absolutely sensational. In Marshall, he was quietly brilliant. I rewatched a 2011 episode of Castle, and he was captivating in his five minutes of screen time. Black Panther, of course, was a cultural phenomenon, but it was Boseman as T’Challa that gave that movie its heart. (Watch how fans react to him when he surprises them on The Tonight Show to understand his impact.)

He seemed like a genuinely nice, thoughtful guy. I’m heartbroken he’s not alive to accept the honor himself.