# @howard1867 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYiFWglD2KI
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-19T19:54:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Howard University (@howard1867) — https://gondola.cc/howard1867

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Newly-minted Howard University alumna kennedi_reece (B.F.A. ‘26, second from left) was truly ready for “A Different World” following Howard’s Commencement this month, as castmates (left to right) Jordan Aaron Hall, Maleah Joi Moon, and Cornell Young IV showed up on The Yard to celebrate her graduation with a degree in musical theatre. 

The actors will portray Hillman College students in the sequel of “A Different World,” set to premiere this fall on netflix , working alongside fellow Howard alumnae therealdebbieallen (BFA ’72, DHL ’93), who is the show’s executive producer, and former Miss Howard karenmalinawhite (BFA ‘86), who will reprise her role as Charmaine Brown. 

While filming the first season, Reece was portraying “Hazel,” a student at the fictional HBCU, while finishing up her real-life senior year degree requirements in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard. 

#howarduniversity #adifferentworld #netflix #hbcu

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