By Okla Jones· Updated September 24, 2022
On this day in 1987, the classic sitcom, A Different World, debuted on NBC. A spin-off of The Cosby Show, the television program followed Denise Huxtable, played by Lisa Bonet, as she enters the fictional HBCU Hillman College, located in Virginia.
What was unique about A Different World was its portrayal of young African American men and women in a positive way, as well
