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The solid of A Completely different World was welcomed on the White Home and led the press room in a sing-along of the famed sitcom’s theme music.
On Wednesday (April 10), the solid of the beloved NBC sitcom A Completely different World was in Washington D.C. on the following cease of their reunion tour which is visiting Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation. They did make a particular cease earlier than visiting Howard College – they visited the White Home to see Vice President Kamala Harris and White Home Press Secretary Karina Jean-Pierre.
The go to was made extra memorable because the solid members led the press room in a sing-a-long of the present’s iconic theme music, first achieved by the legendary Aretha Franklin. Veteran journalist April D. Ryan of The Grio captured a part of the second on video exhibiting Jean-Pierre enthusiastically singing together with the solid members within the entrance row, which she shared on her Instagram account.
A Completely different World ran on NBC for six seasons from 1987 to 1993. The present reunion tour’s mission is to lift funds for scholarships at HBCUs. “By leveraging the star energy and cultural impression of A Completely different World, we goal to encourage a brand new era to decide on HBCUs as their educational properties,” mentioned the assertion from the group which was launched because the tour started on February 29 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The tour options the core solid members Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson); Charnele Brown (Kimberly Reese); Jasmine Man (Whitley Gilbert-Wayne); Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne); Dawnn Lewis (Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor); Cree Summer season (Winifred Brooks); and Glynn Turman (Col. Bradford Taylor). Sinbad, who performed Walter Oakes, has joined in just about because of his restoration after struggling a stroke a few years in the past. Producers Debbie Allen and Susan Fales are additionally on the 10-city tour, which can be saying tour dates within the fall portion of the yr.
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‘A Completely different World’ Solid Welcomed At The White Home, Leads Theme Music Sing-A-Lengthy
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