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10 Ways A Different World Lied to Us About HBCU Life
If there’s one way I know that the show was a pure work of fiction, it’s that in all the seasons of A Different World, we never saw anyone having to go to the financial aid office and act a straight donkey. There are a few experiences that truly bind those of us who graduated…
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Spelman College: ‘We’ll Ever Faithful Be’
At the age of 3, I’m not sure if I knew about college or Georgia, but I knew that my dad had returned from his business trip “down South” with a new shirt for me with S-P-E-L-M-A-N on the front, and I definitely knew how to throw my hands up to the Los Angeles sun…
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An Ode To Jaleesa Vinson: The Unsung Hero Of A Different World
In an effort to distract myself from the bad news of recent days — the fate of NY area sports teams, the latest Kanye track, my most recent bank statement — I’ve kicked off a binge of A Different World. A cursory Google search of the series will generate hundreds of thousands of words written…