Tributes are being paid to US actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero film after he passed away yesterday.

Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 but had never spoken about it publicly.

He died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side.

The Black Panther rallying cry "Wakanda Forever" trended online yesterday, as fans, celebrities and civil rights activists remembered the star.

Boseman was born in South Carolina and began his acting career in television roles.

[Source: BBC]