A Different World

A Different World began as a spinoff about The Cosby Show character Denise Huxtable, played by Lisa Bonet. But once it went through some Season […]

One of the pitfalls of acting is that those who perform for a living can become typecast and defined by one character no matter how […]

Morehouse College football coach Gerard Wilcher vividly remembers his college recruitment visits in Atlanta in the spring of 1987. When Wilcher arrived at Clark Atlanta […]

Back when a hashtag was just the pound sign on a telephone, the television sitcom A Different World sent a clear message that black lives […]

Picture a pampered socialite ostentatiously putting her generational wealth on display. Or an outspoken teenage activist leading a climate change protest. Or a charismatic opportunist […]

TV URBAN LEGEND: Debbie Allen fired Lisa Bonet from A Different World when she took over as the showrunner on the series. As I pointed […]

If Dr. Bill Cosby’s greatest contribution to the Black community was his creation of The Cosby Show, then the spin-off to the popular 1980s television […]

Alisa Gyse Dickens portrayed Kinu Owens in 8 episodes of the NBC sitcom A DIFFERENT WORLD. She also was in 2 uncredited roles one prior […]

‘The Cosby Show’ went off the air 23 years ago, but its spin-off is well worth the re-watch. A Different World is the latest binge-watching […]

Except this one’s not a rerun. Steve Harvey ends “Where Are They Now Week” on Friday with some of the original cast members of the […]