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Seniors, including two Black actors, left out of student-run Department of Theatre account's graduating seniors collage

“If you see something racist and you don’t say anything that’s just as bad as the racist act itself," Gooden said. "I feel like it’s important to speak up, hold yourself accountable, hold each other accountable, and then allow people the opportunity to learn from the situation, and if they don’t learn from the situation, then keep on holding them accountable. Don’t let up.”

COMMENTARY

Opinion: Chadwick Boseman didn't just play a superhero. He was one.

That’s what made Boseman a real superhero.  It’s not because he dressed up in a suit. It’s not because he saved an entire tribe; it’s because he gave people hope, as King T’Challa. As Jackie Robinson. As James Brown. As Thurgood Marshall. Boseman was the representation that Hollywood was lacking and those on their way still searched for.