Forget-Me-Nots! 10 Memorable Episodes from ‘A Different World’
If I Should Die Before I Wake
This episode made A Different World one of the few shows to address the AIDS epidemic sweeping the nation at time. Whitley thinks she is finally ready to have sex with Dwayne, only to find out her classmate Josie (Tisha Campbell) is HIV positive, during an assignment in speech class. The episode was a reminder of the ignorance surrounding the disease, and why we all need to protect ourselves and wrap it up.