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Tag: A Different World
Students
Sorority Life as an Act of Resistance
My expectations of life as a Black, college student in the 90âs were largely shaped by a TV show called âA Different World.â The show was set on the campus of the fictional Hillman College in Virginia. For the first time I saw a group of students on television who looked like me and whose background mirrored my own.
January 14, 2019
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Scholars React to Cosby Sentence
LAS VEGASâ By Tuesday afternoon, a group of tourists and convention-goers had lined a hotel bar on the famous Strip to learn of Bill Cosbyâs fate.
September 25, 2018
African-American
Scholars Remember the âQueen of Soulâ Aretha Franklin
The academic world took to social media and other venues yesterday to remember a legendary artist who transformed music with her soulful and bold lyrics and strident support for civil rights.
August 16, 2018
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Cosby Conviction Dismantles Legacy, Dismays Scholars
Bill Cosby used his power and influence to elevate African-Americans on television in the 1980s and to promote education and HBCUs. His conviction Thursday of sex crimes leaves some scholars saddened and dismayed.
April 26, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs: For Colored Kids When Predominantly White Institutions Arenât Enough
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1837, is recognized as the nationâs oldest historically Black institution of higher education, or HBCU. Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the U.S.âs oldest institution of higher education.
March 1, 2018
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âA Different Worldâ Still Pulls Fans into HBCU Experience
If Dr. Bill Cosbyâs greatest contribution to the Black community was his creation of The Cosby Show, then the spin-off to the popular 1980s television sitcom about a fictitious HBCU in Virginia almost certainly comes in close behind.
August 18, 2016
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