a different world
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Keke Palmer Joked That Claire Huxtable From The Cosby Show Was ‘Uppity.’ So Why Is Everybody Mad?
There are plenty of other Black sitcom hot takes we could talk about if we really want to go there. This is not one of them.
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Jasmine Guy Says She Was Ready to Walk Away From A Different World
On a recent episode of Red Table Talk, Guy says she was prepared to leave after the first season.
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EXCLUSIVE: Red Table Talk Honors A Different World With Fun Cast Reunion
The cast of the groundbreaking series reveals behind the scenes secrets on the Facebook Watch talk show.
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Reflecting on The Cultural Impact of ‘A Different World’ 35 Years Later
The show is said to be responsible for a heavy uptick in HBCU enrollment between 1986 and 1994.
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The Cast of A Different World Take a Trip Down Memory Lane, and I’ve Never Wanted to Be a Hillman Alum So Bad
Mellifluous. A word that means “having a smooth rich flow,” as defined by Merriam-Webster. It’s also a word that I first heard many years ago while watching an episode of A Different World, uttered by Freddie’s then-boyfriend Shazza while explaining God knows what to who knows who. At the time, I thought the word sounded…
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Get Well Soon: Beloved Funnyman Sinbad Recovering From Recent Stroke
Actor and comedian Sinbad is reportedly recovering from a recent stroke. In a statement via Variety, the family announced the sad news and thanked fans and supporters for their love and prayers. “It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke. Sinbad is…
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Relax, Relate, Release Because Debbie Allen Is Directing A Different World for 'Zoom Where It Happens' [Updated]
The theme song for the beloved HBCU-based series A Different World notes that “it’s a different world than where you come from!” That lyric couldn’t be truer than in 2020, where our “different world” consists of virtual events in lieu of in-person events. On Sunday, it was announced that the next installment of the popular…
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Uncensored First Look: Debbie Allen Reveals How Roseanne and Tom Arnold Ended Up on the LA Riots Episode of A Different World
On September 24, 1987, A Different World premiered, which means this year marks the 33rd anniversary of the groundbreaking television series. Known for its biting social commentary (that is still very relevant today), A Different World boasted several standout episodes. One of the series’ most notable episodes was from its sixth season premiere, which followed…
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'Life, For Me, Ain't Been No Crystal Stair': Glynn Turman on Relating to His Character's Grief in ARRAY's Justine
Glynn Turman has lived—and most importantly, he’s “being.” The 73-year-old Emmy Award-winning actor landed his most prominent acting role at the tender age of 12, co-starring with the original cast of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway. Racking up many credits throughout the years, his most recent role is that of a grieving father…
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A List of Things I've Never Done That I Ain't Ever Going to Do Because I'm Almost 40 So Why Start Some New Shit Now?
1. Cocaine 2. Learn how to swim 3. Smoke a cigarette 4. Date a white woman: I’m married so this is a moot point anyway. But if I wasn’t, I think 40 is too late to start getting those interracial dating reps in. Plus, I don’t even know what I’d say to a white woman…