Barack and Michelle Obama honored the late actor Chadwick Boseman in separate social media posts on Saturday; the family of the 43-year-old Black Panther actor confirmed Friday (opens in new tab) that he had died of colon cancer.

"I will always remember watching Chadwick in '42,'" the former first lady wrote. 'Barack and I were alone in the White House on weekend nights when our daughters were away. Barack and I were alone in the White House on a weekend night, away from our daughters. Shortly thereafter, as he dined with the young people in the State Dining Room, I saw that Chadwick's brilliance on the screen was matched only by his warmth and sincerity in person. There is a reason he can play Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and King T'Challa with such charming depth and sincerity. He too knew what it meant to truly persevere. He too knew that true strength begins from within. And he, too, should be there with them as a hero to black children and to all of our children. There is no greater gift to our world. ❤️"

"Chadwick came to the White House to work with children when he was playing Jackie Robinson. 'I knew right away that he was blessed. To be young, talented, and black, to use that power to give them a hero to look up to, to do it all with pain, what a use his years were."

In 2016, Bozeman published a photo of himself with Barack Obama visiting the White House to commemorate the release of the 2013 Jackie Robinson biopic, 42." Thank you for your service and counsel. #theprinceandthepresident #inthehousethatslavesbuilt #tbt #DemsinPhilly," he wrote.

In a final social media post, Bozeman shared his support for Kamala Harris as vice president (opens in new tab).