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Memories of ‘A Different World’ and ‘School Daze’ remain strong for HBCUs and administrators

Stars of the 1980s TV show and film tour campuses to describe the legacy of both projects, which still resonate with school officials

3 years ago HBCU

‘Another Act’: Gary Dourdan on his journey from ‘A Different World’ to ‘Redemption Day’

Also, he discusses dramatic roles, comedy and his music

5 years ago Culture

‘Another Act’: Actor Glynn Turman on working with his co-stars in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

Also, he reflects on his career as a director and producer

5 years ago

‘Another Act’: Debbie Allen talks ‘Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker’ on Netflix

Also, she discusses ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Misty Copeland and ‘A Different World’

5 years ago Culture

‘Another Act’: Orlando Jones takes us through his role as The Rail Man on ‘The Good Lord Bird’

Also, his journey from writing for the TV show ‘A Different World’ to now

5 years ago Culture

Dawnn Lewis joins The Undefeated red carpet

The actress attends her first ESPYS

By Kelley D. Evans

7 years ago The Uplift

From the Met Gala to ‘Insecure’ and ‘Atlanta,’ what happens when the nuances of black women’s hair care are celebrated?

Women in nighttime bonnets and scarves and do-rags have been mostly invisible in pop culture — until now

8 years ago Culture

‘A Different World’ still inspiring my generation of black college students

Show is no longer on Netflix, but the love still lives in our hearts

8 years ago HBCU

Can ‘grown-ish’ avoid the chaste, safe reality of ‘A Different World’?

‘black-ish’ spinoff a fresh start for actress Yara Shahidi, and a world of uncertainty for her character, Zoey

By Soraya Nadia McDonald

8 years ago Culture

The HBCU campuses immortalized on TV and in movies

Morris Brown, Wiley College, Spelman and Virginia State just to name-drop a few

By Paul Holston

8 years ago HBCU

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