The Creative Exhange with Felicia Pride
Join acclaimed author, creator, & showrunner Felicia Pride for a special post-premiere conversation on A Different World, black storytelling, creative leadership, & the future of television.
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
1930 Poplar Ave, 1930 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
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The Cooler is bringing Felicia Pride to Memphis for Creating A Legacy, a powerful conversation about story, culture, career, leadership, and building work that lasts.
Felicia Pride is an award-winning writer, producer, director, and creative entrepreneur with nearly 25 years of experience across television and film. She is the Creator, Showrunner, and Executive Producer of Netflix’s A Different World and has additional credits including Bel-Air, Grey’s Anatomy, Queen Sugar, and Really Love.
Just days after the premiere of a new chapter in the iconic A Different World legacy, Felicia joins The Cooler for an intimate conversation about her journey, navigating the entertainment industry, leading creatively, carrying forward cultural legacy, and creating opportunities for the next generation.
This experience is for more than filmmakers.
We’re inviting creatives, writers, actors, filmmakers, HBCU students and alumni, NPHC/Divine Nine members, entrepreneurs, educators, community leaders, emerging storytellers, and anyone inspired by creativity and culture to…