On any given day, the Yard at Howard University can look like a scene right out of “A Different World.” But on a warm afternoon last week, it lookedlike a scene from ADW because several members of the cast were there to reflect on the legacy of the beloved series.
Some of the Hillman Day discourse — which unfolded during a well-attended panel discussion that followed the cast’s chat with reporters — revolved around the ways in which it truly is a different world 35 years after the show’s premiere. Earlier that day, the cast visited the White House, where at least one Howard alum has an office.
Allen steered the show in a more socially conscious direction, with episodes devoted to topics including HIV/AIDS , consent and apartheid. “I felt the show needed to be upgraded to a more mature level of talking and thinking,” Allen told the AP in 1989. “Teenage pregnancy, student uprisings, voting and other issues.”
The moment was a reminder that the industry has also evolved, thanks to the efforts of famous HBCU alums including producer Will Packer, who graduated from Florida A&M University, and Taraji P. Henson, who studied drama at Howard. Lena Waithe, the actress-writer-producer behind Showtime’s “The Chi” and BET’s “Twenties,” made ADW’s fictional university the namesake of her production company, Hillman Grad.
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