Overview
- The 2828th star was unveiled on November 20 on Hollywood Boulevard, steps from the Dolby Theatre, featuring the Walk’s terrazzo-and-brass design.
- Taylor Simone Ledward-Boseman, Ryan Coogler and Viola Davis delivered remembrances, with Letitia Wright and Michael B. Jordan among those in attendance.
- Viola Davis told the crowd she still feels Boseman’s presence, reflecting on their collaboration on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
- Ledward-Boseman invited Derrick and Kevin Boseman to help reveal the star, and she placed a pair of his shoes on it as a personal tribute reported from the event.
- The honor adds to recognitions of a career spanning Black Panther and landmark biographical roles, following his 2020 death at 43 from colon cancer and a 2021 posthumous Golden Globe.