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Randall, I don't look
at you and see color.
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Then you don't see me, Dad.
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Mr. Lawrence.
Would you and your wife
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like to come to the house
this weekend for dinner?
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Mr. Pearson, I have a daughter.
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Six months old. Got full custody,
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and my-my parents help
out with her sometimes.
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She is 14. She is not seeing a
boy who puts babies in people.
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We are in lockstep.
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Deja, you are telling me
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that you took a baseball
bat to his Mercedes?
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Oh, my God.
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I'm...
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I'm s-I'm sorry. I-I
would've given you back.
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I'm serious.
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I mean, I thought they would have, too.
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What you doing after school?
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Um, I got drill practice until 7:00.
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Why?
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Want to come with me to Max's?
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Who's Max?
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Are you for real right now?
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You don't know about Max's Steaks?
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Oh, my God. Y'all and
these cheesesteaks.
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I swear, it's only bread and meat.
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Deja, how have you been
living in Philly for this long
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and you've never been to Max's Steaks?
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Well, Randall only takes
us to touristy places.
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So, I've been to the Liberty Bell,
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I've been to the Rocky Statue
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and the Franklin Institute
about three times already.
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Come on. That's not Philly.
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I mean, it's-it's Philly,
but not Philly Philly.
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I told you I came here before, right?
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With my mom and my grandma,
when I was, like, four or five?
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Nah. Nah. Where'd you go?
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I think we were visiting my uncle.
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And all I remember was
being in the car and-and...
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there were these Christmas lights,
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but it was warm out. That was weird.
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Oh, and-and the water.
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The-the lights were
reflecting off the water.
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That's-that's about it.
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Dang, I hate that.
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Hate what?
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Not remembering things from
when my grandma was alive.
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Hey, do you have any tests today?
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What if we, uh, what if we skip school?
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I'm-I'm serious. I
could show you my Philly.
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Uh, I-I don't know. I mean, I want to...
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Then go with that.
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You're really not getting off?
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Ladies, cancel your dinner plans.
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Councilman Gomez
brought tamales to work,
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and I may or may not
have taken a few too many.
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What's wrong?
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Principal Herbert called.
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Deja and Malik skipped school today.
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What?
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You're not even supposed
to be seeing that boy.
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He goes to my school. You want
to ban me from school, too?
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- Excuse me?
- Did she just...
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She did. Well, go to your room.
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Now.
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And you're grounded for...
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- A decade.
- A decade.
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I hope your day was worth it.
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Philly!
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You sure are getting
dressed up for this dinner.
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I don't think I've ever seen you
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wear a sports coat on the weekend.
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What are you talking about?
I always wear a sports coat.
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Okay.
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What?
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Rebecca Pearson, I've
known you for 19 years.
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Your "okay" is never just "okay".
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I just think it's interesting
that Kevin's asked us to invite
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Ms. Applebaum over for dinner for ages
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and we've always said no.
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But then, out of the blue, you decide
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to invite Randall's
teacher over for dinner?
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First of all, Ms. Applebaum...
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she's not a teacher, all
right? She is the school nurse.
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And the only reason
Kevin wants her over here
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is because he has a crush.
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- Mm.
- I mean, Randall talks
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about Mr. Lawrence constantly.
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- You're not the least bit curious about him?
- Sure.
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But I can also wait for parent/
teacher conferences in a month.
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- Bec.
- Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Hey, babe, help me out.
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In the Mecca by Gwendolyn Brooks
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or The Weary Blues by the
one and only Mr. Langston Hughes?
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You've read both of those.
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- Help me with this, please?
- Yeah.
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Mmm.
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You smell good.
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Book's not for me, though.
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- No?
- It's for Randall.
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I did a poetry series in class.
He really seemed to dig it.
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You a troublemaker, Korey.
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Or should I say, Korey X?
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Wait, what? Me?
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Oh, don't go acting all innocent.
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Y-You're talking about
black consciousness poets
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an hour before we go to have dinner
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with your only black student
and his white parents.
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You don't have to be Sherlock
Holmes to crack this case.
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Look, Mr. Pearson asked me to
dinner. I didn't invite myself.
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You could've just said, "Sorry, can't".
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"I'm taking my incredibly sexy wife
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to see Sister Act for the third time".
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Trish, it's just dinner, okay?
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Okay.
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So, when you talked to
Malik's mom yesterday...
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Uh, V-neck or crew?
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Uh, feels like a V-neck kind of night.
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Well, what was her vibe?
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You get a sense of what
kind of people they are?
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Rastafarian vegans who
love outdoor sports.
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- Really?
- Nope.
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'Cause I just invited them to dinner.
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So we don't even know if
they're on board with our plan?
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What plan?
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Come on, Beth. There's a boat.
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You and I are in the boat.
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The plan is to get Malik's
parents to join us in said boat.
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Destination: Splitsville Dejik.
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It's Deja and Malik... Dejik.
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Oh, please don't give them a ship name.
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- Maleja.
- Listen,
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this is not a recruitment dinner, okay?
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This is for us to get to
know Malik's parents better.
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Feel them out, see if
they're good people.
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Maybe we won't even have
to keep the kids apart.
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He's too mature for her and
he got her to skip school.
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- Deja lied to us.
- I know.
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But keeping the kids apart
didn't work out too well
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for Romeo and Juliet's parents, so...
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Hey. Look at my feet.
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What do you see?
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- A couple hundred dollars on the Amex.
- Mm-mmm.
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Open toe shoes for an open mind.
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See, the only way we're
gonna get through this
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is to have an open mind.
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And red wine.
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Lots of red wine.
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I'm gonna go check on the food.
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If she just opened a dance studio
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and he's working all kinds of hours,
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- who's watching those kids?
- They probably have hired help.
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- Do they?
- I don't know.
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- They do pretty well for themselves, though.
- Hmm.
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You know Randall's
brother was the Manny?
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His brother is Morris Chestnut?
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No, the-the white Manny.
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His brother is white?
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Why aren't you more upset
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that your son is out
here skipping school
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and gallivanting with his
little fast girlfriend?
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Mom.
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Deja's not like that.
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Okay? It was-it was my idea.
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After everything, you
still have the nerve
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to have these dumb ideas?
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Kel, the boy's only missed one
day of school in three years.
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It ain't the end of the world.
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Hmm.
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I can't believe we're doing this.
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- Well, thanks to you, we are.
- Food's almost ready.
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Why don't you go upstairs
and get your sisters?
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Look, I know you're mad at me,
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but can you please not
take it out on Malik?
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I'm not mad at you, I'm disappointed.
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All right. Can we not do this now?
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Uhp. They're here.
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Hey. Open minds.
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- Hello.
- Hi.
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- Welcome to our home. Come on.
- Thank you.
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Thanks.
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Hey, kids, everyone.
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Hey, Mr. Lawrence.
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Hey. Randall, my man.
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This is Mrs. Lawrence.
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- Hi, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
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- Hey. Glad you guys could...
- Shh.
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Baby's sleeping.
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First stop on our Philly tour:
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Max's Steaks.
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All right. Let's go.
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Yo, yo. What's up?
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- Hey.
- What up? What's up, man?
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- Hey, what's up, Leek?
- What's up?
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- What up, Jamar?
- Ain't nothing.
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- Uh, this is my friend Deja.
- What's up?
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- Let me get two Virgils.
- Two Virgils.
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Deja, everything on this menu
is fire, but that Virgil...
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that's hands down the best
cheesesteak in all of Philly.
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Aw, he just putting sauce
on it 'cause Chuck the owner
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named it after his grandpa.
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Yo, let me go put those
orders in for y'all.
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Your granddad has a
cheesesteak named after him?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, uh, him and Mr.
Chuck were real cool.
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God. You're lucky.
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Why?
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You got all these connections.
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We literally walked up in
here and everybody said hi.
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That's so dope.
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I've moved around so much.
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I was never anywhere long
enough to be a regular.
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Come with me.
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- Just come on.
- Hey. Hey, where y'all going?
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- I'm about to be done with your food.
- Hold on a second.
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Yo, yo, yo, everybody. Everybody.
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Um, this is my friend Deja.
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She's never been to Max's
before, but it's not her fault.
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Y'all please say hi to her?
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- Hey, Deja.
- How you doing?
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Now you're a regular.
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- Hey, Mr. Pearson.
- Malik.
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Kelly, Darnell. It's
nice to meet you guys.
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These are our girls, Tess and Annie.
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And you know Deja.
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Actually, I don't.
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You're a beautiful young lady.
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Thank you.
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It's crazy that you have a baby.
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So, dinner isn't quite ready yet,
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but we do have wine, lots of wine.
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Anybody care for some wine?
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- No, thank you.
- I don't drink.
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All right. Um, Kelly,
why don't you and I
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- put the pie in the kitchen, all right?
- Yep.
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Ladies, why don't you help
Malik get Janell situated.
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Right this way.
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Dinner on a weeknight must be a pain.
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Sorry about that. Just
thought it was important
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that we get together and talk through
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what to do about the
kids sneaking around.
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Nah, it's cool.
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Plus, it gave me an
excuse to come down here.
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I used to trick or treat
in this neighborhood
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- when Malik was a baby.
- Really?
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Yeah.
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I always wondered what the inside
of these houses looked like.
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- You must have broke the bank on this one.
- No.
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Or not.
254
00:12:21,388 --> 00:12:22,689
Good for you, Councilman.
255
00:12:22,690 --> 00:12:24,758
Oh, no, it's just Randall.
256
00:12:24,759 --> 00:12:27,359
You know, Randall is fine.
257
00:12:28,395 --> 00:12:29,863
Hi.
258
00:12:29,864 --> 00:12:32,999
I think Darnell just
implied that we're bougie.
259
00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,500
- We are kind of bougie.
- Yeah, okay.
260
00:12:34,501 --> 00:12:36,103
But I don't want him to think that.
261
00:12:36,104 --> 00:12:37,670
Open-toed shoes, open minds.
262
00:12:37,671 --> 00:12:40,207
I'm not sure how I
feel about your mantra.
263
00:12:40,208 --> 00:12:41,941
How about a tour?
264
00:12:43,878 --> 00:12:46,846
Well, this is my room.
265
00:12:48,459 --> 00:12:49,950
Ignore that side of the room.
266
00:12:49,951 --> 00:12:52,142
That's my brother. He's a bit of a slob.
267
00:12:52,143 --> 00:12:54,344
Some of the brightest people are.
268
00:12:54,345 --> 00:12:56,479
I don't think that theory applies here.
269
00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,148
- Uh, Randall.
- Sorry.
270
00:12:58,149 --> 00:13:00,884
So this must be where the
books in the house live.
271
00:13:00,885 --> 00:13:02,443
Yeah. The library sponsored
272
00:13:02,444 --> 00:13:04,593
a summer read-a-thon, and
I got so many new books,
273
00:13:04,594 --> 00:13:06,324
my dad had to buy this for me.
274
00:13:06,325 --> 00:13:07,816
Build.
275
00:13:07,817 --> 00:13:10,928
I didn't buy that, I-I built that.
276
00:13:10,929 --> 00:13:13,007
- It's real oak.
- Wow.
277
00:13:13,008 --> 00:13:14,991
I was-I was thinking about maple,
278
00:13:14,992 --> 00:13:16,905
but it's less porous.
279
00:13:16,906 --> 00:13:18,774
Makes a huge, huge difference.
280
00:13:18,775 --> 00:13:21,777
Really, you-you could have
used birch, uh, pine...
281
00:13:21,778 --> 00:13:24,679
Hey, Jack, you can stop
naming types of wood.
282
00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:26,847
Yeah.
283
00:13:26,848 --> 00:13:28,649
It looks sturdy.
284
00:13:28,650 --> 00:13:30,551
- Thanks.
- Hey, can we eat already?
285
00:13:30,552 --> 00:13:32,814
- I'm hungry.
- Yeah, we're gonna.
286
00:13:32,815 --> 00:13:34,606
And stop fussing with your clothes.
287
00:13:34,607 --> 00:13:37,223
I see what you did there, Randall.
288
00:13:37,224 --> 00:13:39,191
I knew you'd notice.
289
00:13:39,192 --> 00:13:43,695
Mm, but you made one little mistake.
290
00:13:45,232 --> 00:13:46,699
'76.
291
00:13:46,700 --> 00:13:49,454
- Bridge to Terabithia... '77.
- Oh.
292
00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:50,954
I'm sorry, am I missing something?
293
00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:52,256
Mm-hmm.
294
00:13:52,257 --> 00:13:55,125
I organize the books in my
class by year of publication.
295
00:13:55,126 --> 00:13:56,994
But I should have
trademarked my process.
296
00:13:56,995 --> 00:14:00,030
Seems we have a copycat over here.
297
00:14:00,031 --> 00:14:02,741
Holy crap, he's like a grown-up Randall.
298
00:14:02,742 --> 00:14:03,834
- Kevin.
- Kev.
299
00:14:03,835 --> 00:14:06,170
What? You don't see it?
300
00:14:06,171 --> 00:14:09,840
- Excuse us a second.
- Um... should we eat?
301
00:14:09,841 --> 00:14:11,175
- Definitely.
- Yeah?
302
00:14:11,176 --> 00:14:12,875
- Yeah.
- Dinner's ready, so we can, um,
303
00:14:12,876 --> 00:14:14,610
- trudge back downstairs.
- Great.
304
00:14:27,850 --> 00:14:29,452
Her face is a whole mood.
305
00:14:32,834 --> 00:14:35,668
We got murals like
this all over the city.
306
00:14:35,669 --> 00:14:37,237
Kind of hard to believe people
307
00:14:37,238 --> 00:14:39,305
used to call Philly Killadelphia.
308
00:14:39,306 --> 00:14:41,741
It's beautiful.
309
00:14:49,750 --> 00:14:51,617
What?
310
00:14:51,618 --> 00:14:53,844
Um...
311
00:14:53,845 --> 00:14:56,021
well, I was-I was about to
say something real cheesy,
312
00:14:56,022 --> 00:14:57,890
like... "No, you're beautiful".
313
00:15:00,827 --> 00:15:03,061
Does that actually work on other girls?
314
00:15:06,032 --> 00:15:07,365
I don't know.
315
00:15:08,568 --> 00:15:10,568
Never really tried it before.
316
00:15:20,219 --> 00:15:22,286
This is it,
317
00:15:22,287 --> 00:15:24,889
the magic garden.
318
00:15:24,890 --> 00:15:27,158
Crazy, right?
319
00:16:00,992 --> 00:16:03,294
Are you okay?
320
00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:06,097
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
321
00:16:06,098 --> 00:16:08,099
Okay.
322
00:16:11,369 --> 00:16:13,770
It's good, right?
323
00:16:13,771 --> 00:16:15,539
- It's, like, real good.
- It's good.
324
00:16:16,808 --> 00:16:18,856
Let the tour commence.
325
00:16:18,857 --> 00:16:20,376
Commence the tour!
326
00:16:21,879 --> 00:16:24,715
What is this place?
327
00:16:24,716 --> 00:16:26,540
I used to stay near
here with my grandparents
328
00:16:26,541 --> 00:16:28,035
when I was a kid.
329
00:16:28,036 --> 00:16:30,687
This is, um...
330
00:16:30,688 --> 00:16:33,222
just kind of like my backyard.
331
00:16:34,702 --> 00:16:37,460
You know, I take Janell here sometimes.
332
00:16:37,461 --> 00:16:40,462
This might be my favorite
spot in the city, actually.
333
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,668
Nah, actually...
334
00:16:44,669 --> 00:16:47,870
this... is my favorite spot.
335
00:16:49,617 --> 00:16:51,884
We could share it if you want.
336
00:16:53,710 --> 00:16:55,076
Thanks.
337
00:17:41,057 --> 00:17:44,226
I... I ca-I can't... I don't
want to be here anymore.
338
00:17:44,227 --> 00:17:47,095
Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have...
339
00:17:47,096 --> 00:17:48,763
I'm going now.
340
00:17:48,764 --> 00:17:50,799
That was my...
341
00:18:06,392 --> 00:18:08,651
I think the food is done.
342
00:18:08,652 --> 00:18:11,419
Oh, shoot. Shoot.
343
00:18:12,887 --> 00:18:14,422
Ah...
344
00:18:14,423 --> 00:18:15,623
Let me give you a hand.
345
00:18:25,967 --> 00:18:28,135
Thanks.
346
00:18:28,136 --> 00:18:31,539
We want it baked, not burnt.
347
00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:34,575
That's all right, I kind
of like my chicken cremated.
348
00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,014
I, uh, I spoke with the kids' principal.
349
00:18:42,015 --> 00:18:44,551
They're only getting
one day's detention.
350
00:18:44,552 --> 00:18:46,529
The punishment could
have been much worse.
351
00:18:46,530 --> 00:18:48,221
It was my boy's doing.
352
00:18:48,222 --> 00:18:50,657
Guess he thought playing
hooky was smooth or something.
353
00:18:50,658 --> 00:18:52,492
The kid's a damn romantic.
354
00:18:52,493 --> 00:18:53,825
He gets it from me, God help him.
355
00:18:55,429 --> 00:18:58,598
But he said he's sorry,
and it won't happen again.
356
00:18:58,599 --> 00:19:01,133
And when he says something
won't happen again, it won't.
357
00:19:07,241 --> 00:19:10,543
When he says someone's special, she is.
358
00:19:14,382 --> 00:19:17,450
One day you're their biggest idol,
359
00:19:17,451 --> 00:19:19,351
next day, someone else comes along
360
00:19:19,352 --> 00:19:21,286
and becomes their whole world.
361
00:19:25,458 --> 00:19:27,926
It's terrifying.
362
00:19:29,863 --> 00:19:31,164
Yeah.
363
00:19:31,165 --> 00:19:34,433
It's nice, because the
girls get their own rooms.
364
00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:36,434
When we have guests, they double up.
365
00:19:38,338 --> 00:19:40,807
Can I ask you something?
366
00:19:40,808 --> 00:19:42,307
How long have you had Deja?
367
00:19:44,211 --> 00:19:46,412
She's lived with us for about two years.
368
00:19:46,413 --> 00:19:49,780
But we officially adopted
her about a year ago.
369
00:19:51,418 --> 00:19:53,851
Must be hard raising
someone else's child.
370
00:19:55,122 --> 00:19:57,824
No, because she's our daughter.
371
00:19:57,825 --> 00:20:00,725
Of course. Of course.
372
00:20:00,726 --> 00:20:02,827
I just meant...
373
00:20:04,163 --> 00:20:07,098
She had a whole life before
she came into your family.
374
00:20:07,099 --> 00:20:09,069
Malik said her mother was a drug addict,
375
00:20:09,070 --> 00:20:10,702
she lived in a car.
376
00:20:10,703 --> 00:20:12,669
That's a lot of baggage.
377
00:20:14,707 --> 00:20:18,176
Yeah, she's been through a lot.
378
00:20:18,177 --> 00:20:20,778
But, uh, so have you, right?
379
00:20:20,779 --> 00:20:23,112
I mean, having to raise
your child's child and all.
380
00:20:25,050 --> 00:20:26,082
Dinner's ready.
381
00:20:36,628 --> 00:20:37,995
- Randall?
- Yes.
382
00:20:37,996 --> 00:20:41,432
Can I get your help with the
chips and the dip in the pantry?
383
00:20:41,433 --> 00:20:44,401
We're not having chips and dip...
384
00:20:49,541 --> 00:20:51,576
You hide wine in the pantry?
385
00:20:51,577 --> 00:20:53,277
I got three kids, okay? Give me a break.
386
00:20:53,278 --> 00:20:54,678
Randall?
387
00:20:54,679 --> 00:20:55,913
Hmm?
388
00:20:55,914 --> 00:20:57,675
This woman's about to
make me come out my spirit.
389
00:20:57,676 --> 00:21:00,213
For real? 'Cause Darnell
seems like a nice guy.
390
00:21:00,214 --> 00:21:02,953
Oh. I thought we were all
about getting people in boats
391
00:21:02,954 --> 00:21:04,321
and going to Dejik Splitsville.
392
00:21:04,322 --> 00:21:06,223
I still am, I was just trying to be
393
00:21:06,224 --> 00:21:08,392
all open-toed shoes and open mind.
394
00:21:08,393 --> 00:21:09,659
I was wrong, okay?
395
00:21:09,660 --> 00:21:11,161
I don't want them in our boat.
396
00:21:11,162 --> 00:21:13,397
Kelly is trying to pin this
whole thing on our girl?
397
00:21:14,456 --> 00:21:16,327
This dinner is about
to get awkward as hell.
398
00:21:16,328 --> 00:21:18,294
It doesn't have to be... okay.
399
00:21:20,872 --> 00:21:22,205
Ah.
400
00:21:25,676 --> 00:21:27,734
It's going really good. You
know, Mrs. Weber actually
401
00:21:27,735 --> 00:21:29,659
let us pick out the ones we want
to study for science class.
402
00:21:29,660 --> 00:21:32,427
Hm. Theropods or sauropods?
403
00:21:32,428 --> 00:21:33,682
Theropods, duh.
404
00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,820
- This is the most boring dinner in history.
- Kevin.
405
00:21:37,821 --> 00:21:39,323
Don't be rude.
406
00:21:39,324 --> 00:21:41,291
What? Ms. Applebaum wouldn't be talking
407
00:21:41,292 --> 00:21:44,760
about dinosaurs at dinner.
She's way too cool for that.
408
00:21:44,761 --> 00:21:46,629
You're so obsessed with her.
409
00:21:46,630 --> 00:21:48,031
She's got big boobs.
410
00:21:48,032 --> 00:21:49,132
- Hey, Kevin.
- Excuse me.
411
00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:51,234
- Sorry.
- No.
412
00:21:51,235 --> 00:21:54,350
It's my fault. 'Cause when
Randall and I start talking
413
00:21:54,351 --> 00:21:55,738
prehistoric reptiles...
414
00:21:55,739 --> 00:21:57,873
It gets really crazy.
415
00:21:57,874 --> 00:21:59,708
... it's hard for us stop.
416
00:21:59,709 --> 00:22:02,412
Didn't know you taught dinosaurs.
417
00:22:07,847 --> 00:22:09,704
- Trish.
- Mm?
418
00:22:09,705 --> 00:22:10,730
I have to tell you,
419
00:22:10,731 --> 00:22:12,477
I've been admiring
your earrings all night.
420
00:22:12,478 --> 00:22:14,289
- Where did you get those?
- Thanks, Rebecca.
421
00:22:14,290 --> 00:22:17,326
I-I actually got them
from Taste of Afro-soul.
422
00:22:17,327 --> 00:22:18,861
What's that?
423
00:22:18,862 --> 00:22:21,997
It's-it's a cultural festival.
424
00:22:21,998 --> 00:22:24,800
Yeah, a bunch of black
artists, they get together,
425
00:22:24,801 --> 00:22:27,386
- and there's-there's food, there's music,
- TRISH: Yeah.
426
00:22:27,387 --> 00:22:29,713
there's art, jewelry,
there's some poetry.
427
00:22:29,714 --> 00:22:31,715
Like the ones you're
teaching us in class?
428
00:22:31,716 --> 00:22:34,450
Uh-huh, some, yeah.
429
00:22:34,451 --> 00:22:38,120
Is it new... the, um, the festival?
430
00:22:38,121 --> 00:22:40,660
- Uh...
- Yeah.
431
00:22:40,661 --> 00:22:44,193
Yeah, I think it's been
around for a few years now.
432
00:22:44,194 --> 00:22:47,461
- They hold it once a month.
- Mm.
433
00:22:50,499 --> 00:22:52,901
Hey, if you don't mind,
Mr. Lawrence, can I come
434
00:22:52,902 --> 00:22:54,937
with you and Mrs. Lawrence
next time you guys go?
435
00:22:54,938 --> 00:22:57,039
Randall, I don't think that
you should impose on them.
436
00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:58,538
- That's not fair to just ask.
- Oh, no, no, that would not be
437
00:22:58,539 --> 00:23:00,744
- an imposition at all. What?
- Korey.
438
00:23:04,814 --> 00:23:07,515
Hey, you know, bud, we'll,
uh, go together as a family.
439
00:23:07,516 --> 00:23:10,585
That way, when Mr. Lawrence,
when he has a family,
440
00:23:10,586 --> 00:23:12,656
he can take them to that.
441
00:23:18,460 --> 00:23:20,995
Absolutely.
442
00:23:20,996 --> 00:23:23,664
You know, I-I actually
think it'll be good
443
00:23:23,665 --> 00:23:25,666
for you to all go together.
444
00:23:25,667 --> 00:23:27,735
Oh, we will.
445
00:23:27,736 --> 00:23:29,936
- Good.
- Good.
446
00:23:30,973 --> 00:23:33,106
This is way better than dinosaurs.
447
00:23:39,019 --> 00:23:41,723
Deja. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Deja, Deja.
448
00:23:41,724 --> 00:23:43,725
Deja, wait, wait, wait, wait.
449
00:23:43,726 --> 00:23:46,660
Look, I-I-I'm sorry, okay? I
wasn't trying to do anything.
450
00:23:46,661 --> 00:23:49,449
- I know, I know.
- Then what's wrong?
451
00:23:49,474 --> 00:23:50,764
Look...
452
00:23:51,366 --> 00:23:54,500
Malik, I've never liked anybody before.
453
00:23:55,937 --> 00:23:58,672
You give me butterflies.
454
00:23:58,673 --> 00:24:01,107
And...
455
00:24:01,783 --> 00:24:03,217
the way you look at me,
456
00:24:03,218 --> 00:24:04,685
I mean,
457
00:24:04,686 --> 00:24:07,888
I never thought anybody
could look at me like that.
458
00:24:08,522 --> 00:24:10,923
And the crazy things
you say to me, I mean,
459
00:24:10,924 --> 00:24:12,392
are they for real?
460
00:24:12,393 --> 00:24:14,594
I mean,
461
00:24:14,595 --> 00:24:17,263
the men that my mom dated lied to her.
462
00:24:18,799 --> 00:24:21,834
I only know one man who doesn't lie,
463
00:24:21,835 --> 00:24:23,821
and now...
464
00:24:24,905 --> 00:24:26,740
maybe I know two.
465
00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,578
But you've done this before.
466
00:24:30,862 --> 00:24:32,230
You've had girlfriends.
467
00:24:32,231 --> 00:24:34,864
You have a baby.
468
00:24:37,569 --> 00:24:39,336
I don't know if I can trust you.
469
00:24:41,140 --> 00:24:44,741
I-I don't know if every time
you tell me I'm beautiful,
470
00:24:44,742 --> 00:24:47,109
you just running game. I don't know.
471
00:24:48,879 --> 00:24:51,347
All I know is I got plans for my life.
472
00:24:52,783 --> 00:24:56,253
Real plans, and this is all too scary.
473
00:24:56,254 --> 00:24:57,887
I never should've skipped school.
474
00:24:57,888 --> 00:25:00,556
Just please take me back.
475
00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:08,765
We'll, uh, we'll be
right back with dessert.
476
00:25:08,766 --> 00:25:10,633
Hey, Bec, do you want to get the pie
477
00:25:10,634 --> 00:25:13,001
and I'll get the ice
cream and the bowls?
478
00:25:15,673 --> 00:25:17,306
What is going on with you?
479
00:25:17,307 --> 00:25:18,974
What?
480
00:25:20,510 --> 00:25:22,477
- Jack.
- What?
481
00:25:23,714 --> 00:25:27,416
If you're competing
with Korey for your son,
482
00:25:27,417 --> 00:25:29,051
you're gonna win.
483
00:25:30,481 --> 00:25:33,890
I mean, that man in there, he
could be, uh, Albert Einstein
484
00:25:33,891 --> 00:25:36,425
and you would still win.
485
00:25:36,426 --> 00:25:38,728
'Cause our son is
always gonna choose you.
486
00:25:38,729 --> 00:25:41,363
Always.
487
00:25:41,364 --> 00:25:42,632
But if you do that...
488
00:25:42,633 --> 00:25:45,401
if you make him choose...
489
00:25:45,402 --> 00:25:48,605
then Randall's gonna miss out
on something really special.
490
00:25:48,606 --> 00:25:50,573
Something...
491
00:25:50,574 --> 00:25:53,309
something he really needs.
492
00:25:53,310 --> 00:25:55,343
And then where would that leave him?
493
00:26:02,319 --> 00:26:05,587
Who's up for some pie?
494
00:26:12,762 --> 00:26:14,696
I'm sorry, would you mind
495
00:26:14,697 --> 00:26:16,732
if we said a quick grace?
496
00:26:16,733 --> 00:26:18,934
- Mom, is that really necessary?
- No, it's fine.
497
00:26:18,935 --> 00:26:20,236
We usually say grace ourselves.
498
00:26:20,237 --> 00:26:22,304
We never say grace.
499
00:26:22,305 --> 00:26:24,706
We haven't even been to
church since your campaign.
500
00:26:24,707 --> 00:26:27,109
No, that's
only 'cause, you know,
501
00:26:27,110 --> 00:26:29,277
Sundays can be, uh...
502
00:26:29,278 --> 00:26:31,513
Different families have
different traditions.
503
00:26:31,514 --> 00:26:33,448
Some people say grace and go to church,
504
00:26:33,449 --> 00:26:35,769
and some people know that God
knows what's in their hearts.
505
00:26:37,086 --> 00:26:39,159
All right. Uh, Kelly,
506
00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,492
you want to do the honors?
507
00:26:42,224 --> 00:26:45,766
Heavenly Father, we
thank you for this food.
508
00:26:45,767 --> 00:26:47,525
May it nourish our bodies.
509
00:26:47,526 --> 00:26:50,128
And, Lord, though we may not all
510
00:26:50,129 --> 00:26:51,595
worship you consistently,
511
00:26:51,596 --> 00:26:54,032
we thank you for blessing us anyway.
512
00:26:54,033 --> 00:26:55,229
Amen.
513
00:26:55,230 --> 00:26:57,568
Amen. Amen.
514
00:26:57,569 --> 00:27:00,870
Thank you for that,
um... Let's-let's dig in.
515
00:27:02,908 --> 00:27:05,275
Can you pass the chicken, please?
516
00:27:05,276 --> 00:27:07,277
So, Darnell, how's business?
517
00:27:07,278 --> 00:27:08,970
Got a body shop, right?
518
00:27:08,971 --> 00:27:11,449
Yeah, yeah, we do
repairs and custom work.
519
00:27:11,450 --> 00:27:14,184
Business is, uh, pretty
good. Appreciate you asking.
520
00:27:14,185 --> 00:27:16,386
Well, if there's ever
anything I can do for you
521
00:27:16,387 --> 00:27:18,788
as your Friendly Neighborhood
Councilman, you let me know.
522
00:27:22,780 --> 00:27:25,105
What?
523
00:27:25,106 --> 00:27:27,131
You didn't vote for me, did you?
524
00:27:27,132 --> 00:27:28,699
What, you're a Sol Brown man?
525
00:27:28,700 --> 00:27:31,200
Oh, no, no, no. I just, uh,
526
00:27:31,201 --> 00:27:33,148
I just don't mess with politics.
527
00:27:33,149 --> 00:27:34,303
I'll take care of mines
528
00:27:34,304 --> 00:27:36,238
and whatever I could do
to bless the block, I do.
529
00:27:36,239 --> 00:27:38,274
That's about it.
530
00:27:39,810 --> 00:27:43,312
She's probably hungry. Get the bottle.
531
00:27:43,313 --> 00:27:46,314
Come on, come on.
532
00:27:48,151 --> 00:27:50,720
Good girl. It's okay.
533
00:27:50,721 --> 00:27:51,955
Can I help with her?
534
00:27:51,956 --> 00:27:53,690
Uh, I don't think
that's a good idea, baby.
535
00:27:53,691 --> 00:27:54,958
No, it's fine, it's fine.
536
00:27:54,959 --> 00:27:57,360
She, uh, she likes making new friends.
537
00:27:57,361 --> 00:27:58,928
It's okay, it's okay. Come on.
538
00:27:58,929 --> 00:28:03,366
- It's okay, it's okay.
- Hi. Oh, I want one.
539
00:28:03,367 --> 00:28:05,200
No, you don't, not till you're 50.
540
00:28:05,979 --> 00:28:08,770
Since Janelle is your daughter
and Deja's your girlfriend,
541
00:28:08,771 --> 00:28:10,463
that kind of makes Deja her stepmom.
542
00:28:10,464 --> 00:28:11,723
- Oh, my God, Annie.
- No,
543
00:28:11,724 --> 00:28:14,392
- certainly does not.
- Not anybody's stepmom.
544
00:28:14,393 --> 00:28:17,562
Okay, um, I-I think that a-a walk
545
00:28:17,563 --> 00:28:20,022
will calm her down.
I'll just, I'll be back.
546
00:28:20,023 --> 00:28:23,097
- I'll go with him.
- No. You know what, girls, upstairs.
547
00:28:23,098 --> 00:28:25,303
- But why? Dinner isn't over yet.
- Yes, it is.
548
00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:28,273
- What about Malik?
- Upstairs, now, please.
549
00:28:28,274 --> 00:28:29,439
Come on.
550
00:28:38,984 --> 00:28:41,286
All right.
551
00:28:41,287 --> 00:28:43,387
I think it's time for some real talk.
552
00:28:50,555 --> 00:28:53,708
I'll go first. I don't
think that Malik and Deja
553
00:28:53,709 --> 00:28:55,858
- should be dating.
- We can agree on that.
554
00:28:55,859 --> 00:28:57,694
They're just kids.
555
00:28:57,695 --> 00:28:59,563
If it's about the school, you know,
556
00:28:59,564 --> 00:29:01,663
kids skip school sometimes,
right? Didn't you?
557
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:06,419
No. Uh, but that's only
because Hanes Academy
558
00:29:06,420 --> 00:29:08,087
had a very strict attendance policy.
559
00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:11,627
Every school does. And
that's not the point.
560
00:29:11,628 --> 00:29:12,724
What is the point?
561
00:29:13,660 --> 00:29:15,143
Do I have to be the one to announce
562
00:29:15,144 --> 00:29:16,378
the elephant in the room here?
563
00:29:16,379 --> 00:29:18,346
I'm sorry, I didn't know
there was an elephant.
564
00:29:18,347 --> 00:29:19,548
Please announce it.
565
00:29:19,549 --> 00:29:21,950
Your son has a daughter.
566
00:29:21,951 --> 00:29:23,852
Okay, but you knew
that when you let Deja
567
00:29:23,853 --> 00:29:25,454
go to the movies with him last week.
568
00:29:25,455 --> 00:29:27,689
- What movies?
- Deja didn't go to any movies last week.
569
00:29:27,690 --> 00:29:29,925
Yes, she did. She... Malik told me.
570
00:29:29,926 --> 00:29:31,993
She went to the movies
with him and his friends.
571
00:29:31,994 --> 00:29:35,096
Are you kidding me? So
she's sneaking around now?
572
00:29:35,097 --> 00:29:37,098
Mm. Not surprised.
573
00:29:37,099 --> 00:29:39,367
Okay, you know what, you tried
it with me earlier, Kelly.
574
00:29:39,368 --> 00:29:41,036
I'm-a need you to not make it a habit.
575
00:29:41,037 --> 00:29:43,671
Your problem is not with me, okay?
576
00:29:43,672 --> 00:29:45,106
Your problem is upstairs.
577
00:29:45,107 --> 00:29:48,476
No, our problem is that Malik
is too experienced for Deja.
578
00:29:48,477 --> 00:29:50,511
She never lied to us
before she met your son.
579
00:29:50,512 --> 00:29:53,315
And my son never cut school
before he met your daughter.
580
00:29:53,316 --> 00:29:54,749
All right, so can we all just agree
581
00:29:54,750 --> 00:29:56,351
that the two of them
are not good together
582
00:29:56,352 --> 00:29:58,086
and leave it at that?
583
00:29:58,087 --> 00:30:00,634
I don't think anyone here
wants an unplanned pregnancy.
584
00:30:00,635 --> 00:30:02,970
Oh, plea... Malik is
not having sex with Deja.
585
00:30:02,971 --> 00:30:05,206
And you know that how,
hmm? Because he told you?
586
00:30:05,207 --> 00:30:07,575
Did he tell you that about
Janelle's mother, too?
587
00:30:07,576 --> 00:30:09,143
Hey, Beth.
588
00:30:09,144 --> 00:30:11,177
Come on.
589
00:30:12,514 --> 00:30:16,183
All right. Look, obviously, you're not
590
00:30:16,184 --> 00:30:17,751
catching us at our best...
591
00:30:17,752 --> 00:30:19,385
- Mm.
- ... but Deja came
592
00:30:19,386 --> 00:30:22,589
from a tough situation, and
we brought her out of it.
593
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:25,425
And, frankly, we're a little
concerned that her spending time
594
00:30:25,426 --> 00:30:27,426
with your son will take
her right back there.
595
00:30:29,363 --> 00:30:30,763
Where's that?
596
00:30:32,789 --> 00:30:34,014
Nothing.
597
00:30:34,015 --> 00:30:35,501
- Forget it.
- Uh-uh. No.
598
00:30:35,502 --> 00:30:37,537
- You were saying something. Finish up.
- Yeah.
599
00:30:37,538 --> 00:30:39,539
I mean...
600
00:30:39,540 --> 00:30:42,209
Our son's gonna drag
her right back where?
601
00:30:42,210 --> 00:30:44,036
The hood?
602
00:30:44,037 --> 00:30:45,877
That's not what I was
trying to say, all right.
603
00:30:49,350 --> 00:30:50,916
What are you doing?
604
00:30:50,917 --> 00:30:53,986
I saw you eyeballing my tats earlier.
605
00:30:53,987 --> 00:30:56,622
These ain't decorations, bro.
606
00:30:56,623 --> 00:30:59,424
I earned each and every one of
these living that life for real.
607
00:30:59,425 --> 00:31:01,425
But that's all behind me now.
608
00:31:02,462 --> 00:31:04,964
Look, you can choose to see me
609
00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:06,531
and only see my mistakes,
610
00:31:06,532 --> 00:31:08,267
or you can choose to
see something different.
611
00:31:08,268 --> 00:31:11,503
Just like you can choose to see our son
612
00:31:11,504 --> 00:31:14,372
as a kid from North
Philly, teenage father.
613
00:31:16,076 --> 00:31:19,711
Or you could choose to
see a straight-A student,
614
00:31:19,712 --> 00:31:22,713
a sweet boy that loves to make
his mother and daughter smile.
615
00:31:24,517 --> 00:31:27,586
But what you not gonna
do is write him off.
616
00:31:27,587 --> 00:31:29,586
I ain't having that.
617
00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:35,259
I'm sorry.
618
00:31:38,430 --> 00:31:42,133
Randall, Beth, I'm-I'm sorry I lied.
619
00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:44,735
I'm sorry for skipping school yesterday.
620
00:31:44,736 --> 00:31:47,737
I'm-I'm sorry I disappointed you.
621
00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,177
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges,
622
00:31:52,178 --> 00:31:54,545
I'm sorry for skipping
school with Malik,
623
00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:57,848
but I am not sorry for liking your son.
624
00:32:00,119 --> 00:32:01,786
And I'm not sorry for yesterday,
625
00:32:01,787 --> 00:32:04,121
because that was the
best day of my life.
626
00:32:07,283 --> 00:32:09,159
- Hey, wait-wait-wait-wait-wait.
- Malik.
627
00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,627
No, just, just hear me out, okay?
628
00:32:13,965 --> 00:32:15,598
Deja, I don't have game.
629
00:32:16,835 --> 00:32:18,302
I don't.
630
00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:20,838
Janelle's mom was my first girlfriend.
631
00:32:20,839 --> 00:32:22,473
I still don't why she liked me.
632
00:32:22,474 --> 00:32:24,241
I mean, we got
football players at our school,
633
00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:26,609
I'm, like, this big.
634
00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:31,581
But I get how you see me.
635
00:32:34,919 --> 00:32:36,618
A lot of people see me like that.
636
00:32:39,957 --> 00:32:41,658
I remember when I first told my parents
637
00:32:41,659 --> 00:32:43,659
I got Jennifer pregnant.
638
00:32:47,197 --> 00:32:49,531
The look on my dad's face.
639
00:32:56,507 --> 00:32:59,074
You know how long my
parents been together?
640
00:33:02,445 --> 00:33:04,279
22 years.
641
00:33:07,084 --> 00:33:09,318
My grandparents were together for 60.
642
00:33:09,319 --> 00:33:12,988
Hell, I bet my ancestors in
Africa were even booed up.
643
00:33:15,025 --> 00:33:16,992
And I let them all down.
644
00:33:19,129 --> 00:33:20,661
I like you, Deja.
645
00:33:23,666 --> 00:33:25,000
That's the truth.
646
00:33:28,705 --> 00:33:31,374
And when I tell you you're beautiful,
647
00:33:31,375 --> 00:33:32,874
that's the truth, too.
648
00:33:37,079 --> 00:33:40,615
Look, if you really want to
go back to school, that's okay.
649
00:33:40,616 --> 00:33:41,950
I understand.
650
00:33:41,951 --> 00:33:43,951
But, uh...
651
00:33:46,255 --> 00:33:49,156
I-I did have one more
place I wanted to show you.
652
00:33:59,168 --> 00:34:01,802
Show me.
653
00:34:11,485 --> 00:34:12,965
Thank you for coming over.
654
00:34:15,910 --> 00:34:17,676
Thank you.
655
00:34:21,324 --> 00:34:22,389
Okay.
656
00:34:23,339 --> 00:34:25,139
Okay.
657
00:34:30,287 --> 00:34:31,320
Okay.
658
00:34:33,779 --> 00:34:35,079
Korey.
659
00:34:38,059 --> 00:34:39,816
Can I have a word?
660
00:34:41,853 --> 00:34:43,286
I'll wait for you by the car.
661
00:34:47,425 --> 00:34:49,726
Hey. Um...
662
00:34:51,596 --> 00:34:53,863
Tonight was, um...
663
00:34:55,133 --> 00:34:57,935
Look, Jack, we don't
have to tiptoe around it.
664
00:34:57,936 --> 00:34:59,135
Tonight was awkward.
665
00:35:00,995 --> 00:35:02,760
It wasn't my finest.
666
00:35:03,407 --> 00:35:04,807
Yeah, mine either.
667
00:35:05,843 --> 00:35:08,443
Ever since Randall met you...
668
00:35:12,850 --> 00:35:15,651
All right. If I'm being honest,
669
00:35:15,652 --> 00:35:19,755
ever since Randall could talk,
he would ask me questions.
670
00:35:21,826 --> 00:35:25,394
"Why is everybody staring at us, Dad?"
671
00:35:25,395 --> 00:35:28,131
"Wh-why don't we have
any black neighbors?"
672
00:35:28,132 --> 00:35:30,366
He-he would ask questions,
673
00:35:30,367 --> 00:35:32,588
and I always had an answer for him.
674
00:35:32,589 --> 00:35:35,872
I-I don't know how
good the answers were,
675
00:35:35,873 --> 00:35:38,078
but I had them.
676
00:35:39,009 --> 00:35:42,832
And lately, his questions have gotten...
677
00:35:44,084 --> 00:35:46,086
very complicated.
678
00:35:48,010 --> 00:35:50,211
And I feel like I'm letting him down.
679
00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:55,890
That kid is my whole world.
680
00:35:58,561 --> 00:36:00,433
And I...
681
00:36:01,364 --> 00:36:03,264
I'm out of my depth here.
682
00:36:06,970 --> 00:36:10,172
You know, I only applied to Hanes
683
00:36:10,173 --> 00:36:12,007
'cause it's the best,
684
00:36:12,612 --> 00:36:15,156
and I wanted to teach at the best.
685
00:36:15,645 --> 00:36:17,878
But I knew I'd be the only one there.
686
00:36:19,114 --> 00:36:20,848
So...
687
00:36:20,849 --> 00:36:23,317
I guess when I met Randall...
688
00:36:24,487 --> 00:36:25,619
... I understood him.
689
00:36:26,656 --> 00:36:29,056
And then when I saw
that he was searching,
690
00:36:29,057 --> 00:36:31,993
I just, I felt like I could
help him with all that.
691
00:36:31,994 --> 00:36:34,495
- Well, you can.
- No.
692
00:36:35,731 --> 00:36:39,033
I get him from 8:00 to
3:00, five days a week.
693
00:36:39,034 --> 00:36:43,104
I mean, if I'm lucky,
one day, he'll remember me
694
00:36:43,105 --> 00:36:46,973
as someone who was vaguely
important to him once.
695
00:36:48,977 --> 00:36:50,445
But you're his father.
696
00:36:50,446 --> 00:36:53,714
Yeah, you're gonna be a
grandfather to his children.
697
00:36:53,715 --> 00:36:55,282
You're gonna be with him forever.
698
00:36:55,283 --> 00:36:58,452
Korey, I-I can't teach
my son how to be black.
699
00:37:01,656 --> 00:37:03,390
Oh, no.
700
00:37:03,391 --> 00:37:05,158
No, don't, don't do that.
701
00:37:05,159 --> 00:37:06,694
Okay?
702
00:37:06,695 --> 00:37:09,729
'Cause you-you, you can't do that.
703
00:37:11,366 --> 00:37:15,034
All right, hold on, one,
one second. Just hold on.
704
00:37:18,306 --> 00:37:19,939
One second.
705
00:37:27,981 --> 00:37:32,284
This... is The Weary Blues.
706
00:37:32,285 --> 00:37:36,989
By one of the baddest scribes
ever to live, Langston Hughes.
707
00:37:36,990 --> 00:37:39,191
I was gonna give this to Randall,
708
00:37:39,192 --> 00:37:41,860
but my wife told me
to leave it in the car.
709
00:37:42,896 --> 00:37:46,197
Randall is... he's really into his work.
710
00:37:54,842 --> 00:37:58,678
- Thanks.
- Yeah. Well, um...
711
00:37:58,679 --> 00:38:01,145
I'll see you at the
parent-teacher meeting.
712
00:38:01,146 --> 00:38:02,446
- See you there.
- Yeah.
713
00:38:34,045 --> 00:38:35,111
Hey.
714
00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:38,015
Hi.
715
00:38:38,016 --> 00:38:41,852
So... Mr. Lawrence.
716
00:38:41,853 --> 00:38:45,155
He's a pretty cool guy. I
can see why you like him.
717
00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:47,391
He's okay.
718
00:38:47,392 --> 00:38:50,761
No, he's, um...
719
00:38:50,762 --> 00:38:52,361
he's pretty cool.
720
00:38:53,398 --> 00:38:56,934
Yeah, he, he, he gave me this.
721
00:38:56,935 --> 00:39:00,022
He said that you liked it a lot.
I'm planning on reading it, too.
722
00:39:00,023 --> 00:39:03,741
- You are?
- Mm-hm.
723
00:39:03,742 --> 00:39:05,543
This is a book of poetry, Dad.
724
00:39:05,544 --> 00:39:07,144
What, I like poetry.
725
00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:09,178
Sure you do.
726
00:39:09,179 --> 00:39:12,113
Okay, I'll
take that back, then.
727
00:39:18,722 --> 00:39:21,790
You're grounded for a
week for lying to us.
728
00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:26,294
It cannot happen again.
729
00:39:28,866 --> 00:39:32,602
Randall and I talked, and we agreed
730
00:39:32,603 --> 00:39:33,936
that you can see Malik.
731
00:39:34,972 --> 00:39:38,775
- Seriously?
- But supervised.
732
00:39:38,776 --> 00:39:41,978
All right? Either in this house
when Beth and I are home,
733
00:39:41,979 --> 00:39:44,712
or at Malik's house,
when his parents are home.
734
00:39:46,649 --> 00:39:50,352
We didn't really get
to know Malik tonight...
735
00:39:52,055 --> 00:39:55,124
... but we'd like to.
736
00:39:55,125 --> 00:39:57,025
Mind telling us about him?
737
00:40:00,730 --> 00:40:04,733
- Can I look now?
- Hold on, just wait a second.
738
00:40:04,734 --> 00:40:06,301
Well, he's obsessed with cheesesteaks.
739
00:40:08,070 --> 00:40:11,577
He's very confident. Not cocky.
740
00:40:11,578 --> 00:40:12,841
And...
741
00:40:12,842 --> 00:40:15,210
he's the type of guy
that walks into a room
742
00:40:15,211 --> 00:40:18,112
- and everyone notices.
- Now.
743
00:40:25,488 --> 00:40:27,166
G.G., it's sticky.
744
00:40:27,167 --> 00:40:29,925
Yeah.
745
00:40:29,926 --> 00:40:31,894
And you're getting it
everywhere, baby girl.
746
00:40:31,895 --> 00:40:34,963
- Dayje?
- Yeah, Mama?
747
00:40:34,964 --> 00:40:36,231
Look outside, tater-tot.
748
00:40:36,232 --> 00:40:38,333
You see the lights?
749
00:40:38,334 --> 00:40:39,834
They're pretty, right?
750
00:40:39,835 --> 00:40:42,235
Mm-hmm.
751
00:40:45,841 --> 00:40:48,676
The thing about Malik is,
752
00:40:48,677 --> 00:40:52,479
he makes me feel like myself.
753
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,214
Like I have a piece of home.
754
00:40:57,252 --> 00:40:59,419
Oh, damn, did I mess up again?
755
00:41:03,124 --> 00:41:05,224
No, you didn't mess up at all.
756
00:41:19,006 --> 00:41:21,173
You know, I actually
memorized my favorite one.
757
00:41:22,176 --> 00:41:24,142
You did?
758
00:41:26,647 --> 00:41:28,246
Can I hear it?
759
00:41:34,655 --> 00:41:37,724
"I, Too".
760
00:41:37,725 --> 00:41:39,693
"I, too, sing America.
761
00:41:39,694 --> 00:41:41,427
I am the darker brother.
762
00:41:41,428 --> 00:41:44,163
They send me to eat in the kitchen,
763
00:41:44,164 --> 00:41:45,932
when company comes.
764
00:41:45,933 --> 00:41:50,435
But I laugh, and I eat
well, and I grow strong.
765
00:41:50,436 --> 00:41:54,106
Tomorrow, I'll be at the table.
766
00:41:54,107 --> 00:41:56,709
When company comes,
nobody'll dare say to me,
767
00:41:56,710 --> 00:41:57,977
'eat in the kitchen', then.
768
00:41:57,978 --> 00:42:01,880
Besides, they'll see how
beautiful we are, and...
769
00:42:01,881 --> 00:42:04,482
be ashamed.
770
00:42:06,753 --> 00:42:10,922
I, too, am America".
771
00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:17,602
We could read that together.
772
00:42:17,603 --> 00:42:19,002
If you want.
773
00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:21,937
I would like that very much.