1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,501 [Violet] Previously on Queen Sugar... 2 00:00:02,578 --> 00:00:03,585 [Micah] I want to create something for us 3 00:00:03,662 --> 00:00:05,379 in Web3 definitively black. 4 00:00:05,381 --> 00:00:07,589 I'm gonna really need to delve into your creative portfolio. 5 00:00:07,591 --> 00:00:08,674 I'm ready for that. 6 00:00:08,676 --> 00:00:11,427 Aunt Martha crossed over last month. 7 00:00:11,429 --> 00:00:13,178 [Nova] I should have been more in tune 8 00:00:13,255 --> 00:00:15,305 with everything on my mother's side of the family. 9 00:00:15,307 --> 00:00:17,891 I've been on an island loving you. 10 00:00:17,893 --> 00:00:20,477 -And you've been struggling to love me. -Dominic. 11 00:00:20,479 --> 00:00:22,521 I don't want him being surprised if he finds out about Chase. 12 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:24,565 This is so unnecessary. 13 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:26,567 -Where is this coming from? -It's coming from my gut! 14 00:00:26,569 --> 00:00:28,402 Should we think about fostering again? 15 00:00:29,905 --> 00:00:31,613 [hopeful music playing] 16 00:00:37,580 --> 00:00:40,122 Is all this really necessary? 17 00:00:40,124 --> 00:00:43,709 I mean, it hasn't changed since you were here last. 18 00:00:44,253 --> 00:00:45,878 Standard practice. 19 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,504 I have to make sure everything's in order 20 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:49,465 before we assign you a child. 21 00:00:51,469 --> 00:00:53,427 Oh, sorry. [laughs nervously] 22 00:00:55,723 --> 00:00:57,097 [hums] 23 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:05,522 -[hushed whispers] -Oh, no worries 24 00:01:05,557 --> 00:01:07,441 about the sherry laying around anymore. 25 00:01:07,443 --> 00:01:09,693 We... We took the notes that you gave us the last time. 26 00:01:09,695 --> 00:01:12,029 We just kicked it up. [chuckles] 27 00:01:16,077 --> 00:01:19,536 Uh, well you can see that we just put in one bed this time. 28 00:01:19,538 --> 00:01:20,746 But we saved the other one 29 00:01:20,748 --> 00:01:22,706 in case another child needs us. 30 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:25,793 And um, we... We're gonna paint. 31 00:01:27,505 --> 00:01:30,005 Look, I know y'all are good people. 32 00:01:30,091 --> 00:01:32,132 I saw how you took care of the Avila boys. 33 00:01:32,209 --> 00:01:33,634 But you won't know the kid this time 34 00:01:33,710 --> 00:01:35,302 and there is a process. 35 00:01:35,304 --> 00:01:38,597 Look Miss Carmichael, we respect that. 36 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:40,933 But this right here. 37 00:01:42,061 --> 00:01:44,353 This is the most important thing to us right now. 38 00:01:46,023 --> 00:01:47,940 Okay, I'm approving you. 39 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,016 You are now officially on the roster 40 00:01:50,018 --> 00:01:52,444 as permanent foster parents in the state of Louisiana. 41 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:55,614 I'll turn in my report and you'll be notified about assignments. 42 00:01:55,616 --> 00:01:58,075 Could be as early as 72 hours 43 00:01:58,119 --> 00:02:00,327 for as long as 90 days or more. 44 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:01,703 So be patient, 45 00:02:02,873 --> 00:02:04,414 but be ready. 46 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:07,501 Okay, now do you know if we'll get a girl or a boy? 47 00:02:07,503 --> 00:02:10,337 [chuckles] I won't know until there's a need. 48 00:02:10,339 --> 00:02:12,113 You know, it doesn't even matter. 49 00:02:12,115 --> 00:02:14,216 -We'll be happy with whoever you bring over here. -Absolutely. 50 00:02:14,593 --> 00:02:15,658 Well, good luck. 51 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:18,637 Alright. Well, thank you so much. 52 00:02:19,265 --> 00:02:20,722 Congrats. 53 00:02:23,644 --> 00:02:27,646 Congratulations, Hollywood. 54 00:02:27,648 --> 00:02:31,525 -[crying] -[inhales] Oh, baby, baby. 55 00:02:32,736 --> 00:02:35,195 -[exhales] -But Hollywood... 56 00:02:36,407 --> 00:02:38,699 We could be parents within 72 hours. 57 00:02:38,701 --> 00:02:40,384 Lord, are we ready? 58 00:02:40,386 --> 00:02:43,036 I mean, I thought that we would have more time to prepare. 59 00:02:43,038 --> 00:02:44,830 Sha, sha... 60 00:02:45,833 --> 00:02:48,542 Baby, we've been wanting this for a long time. 61 00:02:49,420 --> 00:02:52,421 If we ain't ready, we gonna get ready. 62 00:02:53,132 --> 00:02:54,381 -[laughs] -We gonna get ready. 63 00:02:54,383 --> 00:02:56,633 -[both laughing] -We gonna get ready. 64 00:02:56,635 --> 00:02:58,135 [opening theme playing] 65 00:03:00,097 --> 00:03:01,496 ♪ Dreams never die ♪ 66 00:03:01,573 --> 00:03:03,056 ♪ Take flight As the world turns ♪ 67 00:03:03,058 --> 00:03:04,892 ♪ Keep the colors In the lines ♪ 68 00:03:04,894 --> 00:03:07,144 ♪ Take flight As the world turns ♪ 69 00:03:07,146 --> 00:03:09,813 ♪ Keep the colors In the lines Take flight ♪ 70 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:12,858 ♪ Dreams never die ♪ 71 00:03:18,991 --> 00:03:21,408 ♪ Keep the colors In the lines ♪ 72 00:03:23,329 --> 00:03:25,954 ♪ Keep the colors In the line Take flight ♪ 73 00:03:26,999 --> 00:03:28,123 [somber music playing] 74 00:03:32,171 --> 00:03:33,629 [Dominic] Morning. 75 00:03:35,257 --> 00:03:36,298 It's ginger turmeric. 76 00:03:37,676 --> 00:03:38,634 Thank you. 77 00:03:41,597 --> 00:03:42,930 Really should eat something. 78 00:03:43,974 --> 00:03:45,098 I got some croissants. 79 00:03:45,768 --> 00:03:48,310 Maybe later when Ra gets here. 80 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:51,605 I'm... 81 00:03:52,274 --> 00:03:55,400 I'm sorry about your Aunt Martha. 82 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:58,237 I can't believe she's gone. 83 00:03:59,865 --> 00:04:01,698 I just wish I had more time with her. 84 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:04,326 There was so much more that I wanted to talk with her about. 85 00:04:05,079 --> 00:04:06,495 Learn from her. 86 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:08,205 Well, she's still here. 87 00:04:09,583 --> 00:04:11,041 In your heart, in your blood. 88 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:15,087 I have put that part of me on hold for so long. 89 00:04:15,089 --> 00:04:17,631 It gets harder to hear it, feel it. 90 00:04:18,717 --> 00:04:22,344 I need to spend time out there and listening. 91 00:04:24,306 --> 00:04:25,547 For her and... 92 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:31,103 -And for my mother. -You should do that. 93 00:04:32,064 --> 00:04:33,346 And you don't need to host today. 94 00:04:33,348 --> 00:04:35,315 They're my friends. I can find another place. 95 00:04:35,317 --> 00:04:37,818 [giggling] I'm not missing that. 96 00:04:38,821 --> 00:04:40,362 I want to meet all your people. 97 00:04:41,282 --> 00:04:43,198 All the folk who you travel the world with. 98 00:04:43,993 --> 00:04:45,951 Who take you away from me. 99 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:47,828 No one could ever take me away from you. 100 00:04:48,747 --> 00:04:50,205 [romantic music playing] 101 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:00,632 [chuckles softly] 102 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:03,710 [rockabilly music playing] 103 00:05:03,712 --> 00:05:08,765 Here are your copies of the final contracts for your attorney to review. 104 00:05:08,767 --> 00:05:12,060 Well [chuckling] thankfully I do have good lawyers 105 00:05:12,137 --> 00:05:13,478 who can help me with all this, 106 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,273 'cause honestly when I read it, 107 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:18,525 it just all reads like a foreign language. 108 00:05:18,602 --> 00:05:21,445 [chuckles] Now, the fun part. 109 00:05:22,906 --> 00:05:25,115 We get to taste your recipes. 110 00:05:26,201 --> 00:05:28,243 The lab team has worked hard 111 00:05:28,245 --> 00:05:30,412 to duplicate the recipes you gave us, 112 00:05:30,489 --> 00:05:33,206 but we can't finalize anything 113 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:36,543 until we get your approval. 114 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:39,212 Here's a sneak peek. 115 00:05:39,289 --> 00:05:40,797 [exhales] Alright. 116 00:05:49,975 --> 00:05:51,224 Oh, baby. 117 00:05:52,311 --> 00:05:53,727 It's missing the cinnamon. 118 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,272 There was no cinnamon in the recipe last... 119 00:05:57,274 --> 00:06:00,525 I told those people. I don't follow no recipe. 120 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:02,819 It's... It's all in my head and in my hand. 121 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:04,738 I taste as I go. 122 00:06:04,740 --> 00:06:09,534 Um, to mass produce, we'll just need to get all that 123 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,704 out of your head and into a written recipe. 124 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:14,748 But it's okay. We'll get there. 125 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,625 It's just a process. 126 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:17,767 But first... 127 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:24,925 These are the proposed pie boxes. 128 00:06:27,805 --> 00:06:31,014 And we plan to place them at the end of the isle 129 00:06:32,017 --> 00:06:34,309 for maximum visibility. 130 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:38,647 [breath trembling] 131 00:06:40,526 --> 00:06:41,858 Aren't they great? 132 00:06:42,486 --> 00:06:43,693 They're very nice. 133 00:06:45,781 --> 00:06:48,448 [sighs] Very nice indeed. 134 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:55,997 Okay, well don't forget what I said about the cinnamon. 135 00:06:55,999 --> 00:06:57,416 I can't be out there not looking right. 136 00:06:58,377 --> 00:06:59,418 I mean, after all... 137 00:07:01,713 --> 00:07:03,380 My face is on these boxes. 138 00:07:03,382 --> 00:07:05,966 -[both laughing] -It sure is. 139 00:07:09,513 --> 00:07:11,304 This is all that's left of Momma's legacy. 140 00:07:12,057 --> 00:07:14,516 Momma spent so much time there. 141 00:07:14,518 --> 00:07:16,518 There's so much about her that we don't know. 142 00:07:17,312 --> 00:07:19,271 I found this in Aunt Martha's book. 143 00:07:19,347 --> 00:07:21,273 The green lines represent all her land. 144 00:07:21,275 --> 00:07:23,400 She left to a praise house close by. 145 00:07:24,236 --> 00:07:26,820 I mean, I know you didn't have much time with her, 146 00:07:26,822 --> 00:07:30,907 but to me, she was as real and present as Daddy was. 147 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:33,702 Some things. 148 00:07:35,914 --> 00:07:36,955 Not enough. 149 00:07:40,419 --> 00:07:41,609 -Thank you. -Thanks. 150 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:48,049 [sighs] I wish these walls could talk. 151 00:07:48,126 --> 00:07:50,844 [chuckles] For real. 152 00:07:52,222 --> 00:07:53,513 Looking at this, 153 00:07:55,267 --> 00:07:56,892 I realize I spent a lot of time 154 00:07:56,894 --> 00:07:58,602 living up to his expectations. 155 00:08:00,355 --> 00:08:01,646 I lost track of hers. 156 00:08:03,066 --> 00:08:04,131 How could I let this happen? 157 00:08:04,133 --> 00:08:07,152 [Ralph] Pops had that effect on us. 158 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:12,407 It felt like it was a struggle trying to be who I want to be and be who he wanted me to be. 159 00:08:12,409 --> 00:08:15,327 [chuckles] I guess Charley figured it out. 160 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:17,037 She about the only one 161 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:18,246 who got it together in his head. 162 00:08:18,323 --> 00:08:20,749 Mmm, I don't know about that. 163 00:08:21,752 --> 00:08:23,543 I think she disappointed him less than we did 164 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:24,911 because she wasn't here to mess up. 165 00:08:24,913 --> 00:08:27,047 Yeah, well I don't want to be like that with my kids. 166 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:30,008 Making them feel like they can't make mistakes, 167 00:08:30,719 --> 00:08:31,751 be human. 168 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:36,515 Well, you have to remember he tried. 169 00:08:36,517 --> 00:08:39,226 And you know, after she died, he was left with two kids, 170 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:41,811 a struggling farm and a broken heart. 171 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:44,597 He was just surviving. 172 00:08:48,028 --> 00:08:51,279 [Hollywood] See you all at the debate. I need your support. Be there. 173 00:08:51,356 --> 00:08:52,447 I hope to see you all at the debate. 174 00:08:52,449 --> 00:08:54,015 Need your support. 175 00:08:54,017 --> 00:08:56,868 -Yeah. -Those kids need us more now than ever before. 176 00:08:56,945 --> 00:08:59,538 So you not only got Dads on Patrol, 177 00:08:59,540 --> 00:09:00,997 but you're running for school board too? 178 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,208 Sure am. Whatever it takes, man. 179 00:09:03,285 --> 00:09:04,960 These schools need some fixing up. 180 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:07,337 Yeah well, I don't know why 181 00:09:07,339 --> 00:09:08,421 you have to debate that sucker. 182 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:09,923 He's just gonna make a scene. 183 00:09:09,925 --> 00:09:12,008 I mean, you can't reason with these people. 184 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:13,385 They got their own set of facts. 185 00:09:13,387 --> 00:09:14,803 Oh, you're right. You're right. 186 00:09:14,805 --> 00:09:16,805 But it's a part of the election process. 187 00:09:17,683 --> 00:09:19,975 And the school board's got some real power, man. 188 00:09:19,977 --> 00:09:21,226 Now look, if I can get in there, 189 00:09:21,303 --> 00:09:23,979 then I won't have to do Dads on Patrol. 190 00:09:23,981 --> 00:09:26,815 I can be able to affect change from the inside. 191 00:09:27,150 --> 00:09:28,400 We need more power. 192 00:09:28,944 --> 00:09:30,110 And I intend on getting it. 193 00:09:30,112 --> 00:09:32,445 [chuckling] 194 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:33,780 Anybody with any sense will know that 195 00:09:33,782 --> 00:09:34,906 you the right man for the job. 196 00:09:34,908 --> 00:09:36,408 You care more about these kids 197 00:09:36,410 --> 00:09:37,600 than some of their own folks do. 198 00:09:37,602 --> 00:09:38,760 -[cashier] Here you go. -Thank you. 199 00:09:38,837 --> 00:09:40,561 Well, I appreciate you for believing in me. 200 00:09:40,563 --> 00:09:43,290 Sandy wants me to pick up some flyers to pass out at the hospital. 201 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:46,042 Well man, here you go. How are you all settling in? 202 00:09:46,086 --> 00:09:49,796 I love her to the moon, but I can't find a thing anymore. 203 00:09:49,831 --> 00:09:51,840 [laughs] I remember those days, man. 204 00:09:52,426 --> 00:09:54,593 Y'all are so used to living alone. 205 00:09:54,595 --> 00:09:56,261 It's gonna take some time getting used to it. 206 00:09:56,263 --> 00:10:00,807 But she rearranged everything in the house. 207 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:01,975 [laughing] 208 00:10:01,977 --> 00:10:05,270 And if she didn't move it, she threw it away. 209 00:10:05,347 --> 00:10:07,981 [both laughing] 210 00:10:07,983 --> 00:10:10,567 Oh man. I love every second of it. 211 00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:11,610 Uh-huh. 212 00:10:11,686 --> 00:10:14,112 You know, we're the lucky ones. 213 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:17,032 Brother, you ain't never lie. 214 00:10:23,874 --> 00:10:24,831 Never lie. 215 00:10:27,836 --> 00:10:29,044 Darla? 216 00:10:30,756 --> 00:10:31,630 [door closes] 217 00:10:36,094 --> 00:10:37,010 What's going on? 218 00:10:37,638 --> 00:10:38,695 Hey. 219 00:10:39,723 --> 00:10:43,224 -[sighs] Is she asleep? -Yeah. 220 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:46,311 -How was your day? -Nothing new. 221 00:10:47,397 --> 00:10:49,564 I stopped by Nova's to talk about Aunt Martha. 222 00:10:50,317 --> 00:10:52,108 She can't believe she's gone. 223 00:10:52,110 --> 00:10:55,820 Brought back memories of my mom and my dad 224 00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:58,823 -and just how they were. -Oh, yeah? 225 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:02,744 Look, I don't want to fight. 226 00:11:03,705 --> 00:11:04,829 Neither do I. 227 00:11:05,791 --> 00:11:07,707 But I still disagree with you. 228 00:11:07,784 --> 00:11:09,042 And I think he needs to know. 229 00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:12,295 And I still disagree with you. 230 00:11:12,297 --> 00:11:15,256 But I'm gonna keep trying to convince you that he doesn't. 231 00:11:15,333 --> 00:11:17,092 [scoffs] That's fair. 232 00:11:20,222 --> 00:11:24,099 Actually, my campaign is starting now. 233 00:11:25,602 --> 00:11:27,435 And I'm definitely not playing fair. 234 00:11:29,815 --> 00:11:31,231 [soft music playing] 235 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:36,736 -You rang? -Blue? 236 00:11:36,813 --> 00:11:38,530 What were you doing hiding in there, man? 237 00:11:38,532 --> 00:11:40,448 Come here. [grunts] 238 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:43,034 -[laughs] -Are you happy to see me? 239 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,744 [hums] 240 00:11:44,821 --> 00:11:46,746 [chuckling] 241 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:48,498 I missed you so much, man. 242 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,334 [Blue] Oh, I missed you too. 243 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:53,294 You're definitely not playing fair. 244 00:11:53,371 --> 00:11:54,796 Man, it's good to see you, boy. 245 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,260 So this is it. 246 00:12:00,262 --> 00:12:02,721 -What you think of our new home, son? -It's cool. 247 00:12:03,598 --> 00:12:05,348 -I like it a lot. -You do? 248 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:07,475 Even though it's smaller than the farm? 249 00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:09,644 It's big enough for us. 250 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:14,232 -Grandma's house is so big I get lost in it sometimes. -[chuckles] 251 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:17,360 Like, I'm on the second floor. She's on the first floor. 252 00:12:17,362 --> 00:12:19,779 Granddad is in the office above the-- 253 00:12:19,781 --> 00:12:22,073 They have a three-car garage, 254 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,616 but they only have two cars. 255 00:12:23,618 --> 00:12:25,827 You know what they say about different strokes. 256 00:12:25,829 --> 00:12:27,454 Different strokes for different folks. 257 00:12:28,165 --> 00:12:30,415 -[chuckling] -[Blue] Right. 258 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:33,710 What's this doing here? 259 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:37,505 Reminding me of home. 260 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:40,258 And you. 261 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:41,926 You know, if you ever want to talk to us, you can, right? 262 00:12:44,723 --> 00:12:46,723 Oh, can you measure me? 263 00:12:46,725 --> 00:12:49,184 -That's a good idea. Come on. -[Darla] That's a great idea. 264 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:51,728 ♪ Oh you know I can feel it ♪ 265 00:12:52,856 --> 00:12:54,439 Stand up straight. 266 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:57,442 ♪ Can you feel it I'm the next big thing ♪ 267 00:12:57,444 --> 00:12:59,235 ♪ What up what up When they hit my line ♪ 268 00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:01,404 ♪ Feeling me In a brand new rhyme ♪ 269 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:03,782 ♪ You know me Got to keep my vibe ♪ 270 00:13:03,858 --> 00:13:05,700 ♪ What up what up When they hit my phone ♪ 271 00:13:05,777 --> 00:13:08,328 ♪ Same old me In a brand new zone ♪ 272 00:13:08,330 --> 00:13:10,013 ♪ What up what up Big sax on the jack ♪ 273 00:13:10,015 --> 00:13:12,248 ♪ Going gets tough But I'm making these stacks 274 00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:13,875 ♪ Keep my homies And run like a pack ♪ 275 00:13:13,952 --> 00:13:16,544 ♪ Loving my grind And I never look back ♪ 276 00:13:16,579 --> 00:13:19,047 ♪ Oh you know I can feel it ♪ 277 00:13:19,758 --> 00:13:21,591 ♪ Can you feel it ♪ 278 00:13:21,593 --> 00:13:24,511 ♪ Can you feel it I'm the next big thing ♪ 279 00:13:24,587 --> 00:13:27,555 ♪ Oh you know I can feel it ♪ 280 00:13:28,058 --> 00:13:30,475 ♪ Can you feel it ♪ 281 00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:33,019 ♪ I guess I got to Like myself ♪ 282 00:13:33,096 --> 00:13:36,064 -This whole album is just-- -Everything. 283 00:13:36,817 --> 00:13:38,399 -For real. -[chuckles] 284 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:39,651 [phone vibrating] 285 00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:42,111 [sighs] Sorry. 286 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:47,492 [laughs] 287 00:13:48,954 --> 00:13:50,370 Who has you smiling? 288 00:13:50,372 --> 00:13:53,414 I'm waiting on a call from the studio museum. 289 00:13:53,416 --> 00:13:56,751 -[Keke] Mmm-hmm. -I met a curator there and sent some of my work. 290 00:13:56,753 --> 00:14:00,004 -So you loved it there? -I did, yeah. 291 00:14:00,882 --> 00:14:04,968 New York was eye-opening, you know? 292 00:14:04,970 --> 00:14:07,428 I mean, it's not like I haven't been there before, 'cause I definitely have, 293 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:11,057 but something about this trip was just... 294 00:14:12,602 --> 00:14:14,060 I don't know. It hit different. 295 00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:16,729 The vibe, the people. 296 00:14:17,774 --> 00:14:18,940 It kind of felt like home. 297 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,401 Or what I want home to feel like. 298 00:14:24,823 --> 00:14:26,406 Sounds like you have something to say 299 00:14:26,482 --> 00:14:28,575 and the Keke I know don't bite her tongue, so... 300 00:14:28,577 --> 00:14:31,661 It's just this is what you do. 301 00:14:31,663 --> 00:14:34,831 Ever since I've met you, you're always looking for the next thing. 302 00:14:34,833 --> 00:14:37,000 No, it's not like that. 303 00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:38,960 I went to New York because I was looking 304 00:14:38,962 --> 00:14:41,504 to secure an investment for our collective here. 305 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:43,882 Like, LA is my parents' city. 306 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:47,886 Like, I grew up there, but it was their way of life. 307 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:51,347 It's not necessarily the way of life I would choose for myself. 308 00:14:51,349 --> 00:14:54,183 And I took that trip to Paris for the summer and that was cool, 309 00:14:54,185 --> 00:14:57,020 but again, something was missing. 310 00:14:57,063 --> 00:15:02,734 And New Orleans is beautiful and comfortable 311 00:15:02,736 --> 00:15:04,235 and amazing and magical, 312 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:08,031 but I'm trying to step outside of my comfort zone. 313 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:11,618 That's exactly what I felt when I went to New York. 314 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:13,828 Just in the best way. 315 00:15:15,749 --> 00:15:16,956 Then, that's where you should be. 316 00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,494 I think so too. 317 00:15:22,839 --> 00:15:26,132 Plus, I can work on the collective from anywhere. 318 00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,218 Just dreaming. 319 00:15:30,347 --> 00:15:32,513 Dream away. [giggling] 320 00:15:35,352 --> 00:15:37,435 -[Prosper] What do you think? -I mean, I love it. 321 00:15:37,812 --> 00:15:39,896 Sandy has great taste. 322 00:15:39,898 --> 00:15:42,231 [Prosper] Yeah, I'm still trying to get used to it myself. 323 00:15:43,985 --> 00:15:46,736 See, I don't know how you put up with all my crap for so long. 324 00:15:46,738 --> 00:15:49,030 Well you know, it has a certain charm. 325 00:15:50,325 --> 00:15:52,200 But what I can't believe is that she let you keep 326 00:15:52,276 --> 00:15:53,826 that old raggedy chair of yours. 327 00:15:53,828 --> 00:15:55,662 -Watch that! -[Billie wheezing] 328 00:15:55,738 --> 00:15:57,705 If this chair could talk, it'd have stories. 329 00:15:57,707 --> 00:15:59,916 It ain't going nowhere until I do. 330 00:16:00,752 --> 00:16:02,109 [Billie] Okay, well then, do you know what? 331 00:16:02,111 --> 00:16:04,379 I hope it stays around for years to come then. 332 00:16:04,381 --> 00:16:05,630 -[Prosper] Thank you. -Okay. 333 00:16:05,707 --> 00:16:07,548 [both chuckle] 334 00:16:07,625 --> 00:16:12,679 Oh, uh, now that Dominic is back over at Nova's, 335 00:16:12,714 --> 00:16:14,555 you are welcome to stay here if you want. No problem. 336 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:17,809 Thank you, daddy, but I'm moving back to Chicago 337 00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:24,023 as soon as this whole Laundry land business is in a better shape for the co-op. 338 00:16:24,100 --> 00:16:26,651 Shouldn't be too much longer. Maybe a couple weeks. 339 00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:28,027 Mmm, sure you ready to go? 340 00:16:29,406 --> 00:16:30,405 I am. 341 00:16:31,282 --> 00:16:32,532 I mean, coming here has... 342 00:16:33,535 --> 00:16:35,243 ...has changed so much. 343 00:16:36,204 --> 00:16:38,121 Me and you being most important. 344 00:16:39,207 --> 00:16:40,623 I feel the same. 345 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:42,917 I mean, it really has been wonderful, Daddy. 346 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:44,585 -I mean... -Really. 347 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:47,046 Yeah, well, I wouldn't have met Sandy 348 00:16:47,048 --> 00:16:48,965 if it hadn't been for you. 349 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:50,675 -Meddling. [chuckling] -I mean... 350 00:16:50,752 --> 00:16:52,343 Making me have a nurse. 351 00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:53,928 I mean, facts! 352 00:16:54,431 --> 00:16:56,097 [laughing] 353 00:16:59,436 --> 00:17:00,601 I'm gonna miss you. 354 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:09,110 You know, we've been through a lot. 355 00:17:11,906 --> 00:17:13,322 I'm gonna miss you, too, Daddy. 356 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:20,788 His niece was teaching your kids CRT. 357 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:22,874 -[crowd murmuring] -I mean, he's not even a parent. 358 00:17:22,950 --> 00:17:26,377 So now he's gonna be in charge of brainwashing your kids. 359 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:27,712 [crowd applauding] 360 00:17:32,761 --> 00:17:34,719 Well, unlike my opponent here 361 00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,429 who's just running his mouth... 362 00:17:36,431 --> 00:17:38,097 [crowd chuckling] 363 00:17:39,601 --> 00:17:41,726 ...I'm doing something to make it better for your kids. 364 00:17:43,271 --> 00:17:45,021 I'm here for more than just 365 00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:46,773 a drop and pick a child up. 366 00:17:47,484 --> 00:17:50,151 I started Dads On Patrol 367 00:17:50,228 --> 00:17:51,527 to help all of you out. 368 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:54,405 And I see your kids. 369 00:17:54,482 --> 00:17:55,656 They're struggling. 370 00:17:56,534 --> 00:17:58,301 Scared. 371 00:17:58,303 --> 00:18:00,536 Trying to make sense of a world where they have no control. 372 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,581 So, I volunteer my time away 373 00:18:03,583 --> 00:18:05,333 from my businesses in this community, 374 00:18:05,335 --> 00:18:07,543 my own place, the Real Spot, 375 00:18:07,545 --> 00:18:09,087 my beautiful wife's restaurant, 376 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:11,005 Vi's Prized Pies and Diner. 377 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:13,382 -[applause] -That'll do it. Tell her! 378 00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:16,135 I volunteer my time because I care. 379 00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:19,472 And contrary to popular belief, 380 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:21,265 caring is not just a domain 381 00:18:21,342 --> 00:18:22,934 of a biological parent, 382 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:26,604 it's the domain of every human being 383 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,648 who wants to better their community, 384 00:18:28,650 --> 00:18:29,732 our community. 385 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:31,275 [applause] 386 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,486 So, how are you gonna educate our kids? 387 00:18:33,563 --> 00:18:35,696 [chuckling] You didn't even finish high school. 388 00:18:36,199 --> 00:18:37,406 [crowd murmuring] 389 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,035 All right, he's not lying. 390 00:18:42,664 --> 00:18:44,122 School wasn't easy for me. 391 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:47,208 Everything was okay till I got to high school... 392 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:49,368 ...then I fell behind... 393 00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:53,339 ...and I was too ashamed to ask for help... 394 00:18:54,717 --> 00:18:56,300 ...and nobody noticed I struggled. 395 00:18:57,220 --> 00:18:59,595 So, when my mother got laid off... 396 00:19:00,598 --> 00:19:03,266 ...I told her that I would get a job. 397 00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:06,018 Now, she didn't know that I was gonna be working full-time, 398 00:19:06,095 --> 00:19:09,147 but when she found out, boy, she was hotter than fish grease. 399 00:19:09,223 --> 00:19:11,107 [laughing] 400 00:19:12,902 --> 00:19:15,570 So, by the time graduation rolled around, 401 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:17,530 nobody even noticed I didn't even show up. 402 00:19:18,533 --> 00:19:20,074 I fell through the cracks, 403 00:19:20,151 --> 00:19:21,993 and that's what I see with these kids. 404 00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:25,288 They are falling through the cracks just like me, 405 00:19:25,290 --> 00:19:27,165 and there's nobody there to catch them. 406 00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:30,501 But me and my wife... 407 00:19:31,379 --> 00:19:32,545 ...we wanna be there. 408 00:19:33,381 --> 00:19:37,133 We just found out that we were approved 409 00:19:37,135 --> 00:19:40,178 to become foster parents. 410 00:19:40,254 --> 00:19:42,221 So we wanna help out as many kids as needed. 411 00:19:42,223 --> 00:19:44,557 And that is why 412 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:46,601 I am running for the school board. 413 00:19:47,812 --> 00:19:49,729 I want to make a difference. 414 00:19:49,764 --> 00:19:51,171 Or at least try. 415 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:56,444 So, thank you for considering giving me your vote. 416 00:19:57,530 --> 00:19:59,113 My name is Hollywood Desonier... 417 00:20:00,742 --> 00:20:02,742 ...and to me, all kids are a star. 418 00:20:02,744 --> 00:20:03,951 [applause] 419 00:20:09,834 --> 00:20:11,292 [cheering] 420 00:20:13,963 --> 00:20:14,921 [mouthing] 421 00:20:14,997 --> 00:20:16,964 [mouthing] 422 00:20:22,472 --> 00:20:24,263 [Darla] You don't need to wear your hard hat, Blue. Nothing's up yet. 423 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:26,641 [Blue] I like it. Makes me feel in charge. 424 00:20:26,717 --> 00:20:28,226 Don't need no hat for that. 425 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,437 That's where the cane goes, right? 426 00:20:31,439 --> 00:20:33,606 -[Ralph] It goes in on top. -[Darla] Mmm-hmm. 427 00:20:33,683 --> 00:20:36,484 And then it gets chopped up and turns into sugar. 428 00:20:36,486 --> 00:20:39,195 Then the juice is extracted and boiled. 429 00:20:39,197 --> 00:20:42,406 I did a science fair project on processing sugar. 430 00:20:42,483 --> 00:20:45,868 Most kids in D.C. have no idea where their food comes from. 431 00:20:46,788 --> 00:20:48,913 Spoken like a true Bordelon. 432 00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:50,998 You know you got sugar cane in your blood, right? 433 00:20:51,167 --> 00:20:52,583 Perfect amount. 434 00:20:52,660 --> 00:20:54,669 [Blue] That's what I tell my friends. I like farming. 435 00:20:54,671 --> 00:20:56,754 We have a garden at Sidwell 436 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:59,382 Mrs. Obama started when Sasha and Malia were there, 437 00:20:59,384 --> 00:21:02,260 but really small compared to ours, Pops. 438 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:06,764 I'm gonna go check out the part numbers. 439 00:21:08,518 --> 00:21:10,268 See, he's fine. 440 00:21:10,344 --> 00:21:11,769 When he's with us. 441 00:21:12,563 --> 00:21:14,021 I'm worried about when he's away. 442 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,191 You worry too much. 443 00:21:26,661 --> 00:21:28,369 Purple? 444 00:21:28,371 --> 00:21:30,162 Baby, what if the kid don't even like purple? 445 00:21:30,239 --> 00:21:32,164 That is not plain old purple, 446 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:34,292 that is electric violet. 447 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:35,793 It's for the accent wall. 448 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:37,044 Well, it's a bold choice. 449 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:39,130 Everybody loves violet. 450 00:21:40,425 --> 00:21:41,716 I know I do. 451 00:21:41,718 --> 00:21:42,800 [chuckling] 452 00:21:43,511 --> 00:21:44,760 Oh, okay. 453 00:21:44,762 --> 00:21:47,513 You know, I just wish I knew if, 454 00:21:47,515 --> 00:21:50,099 you know, we were preparing for a girl or a boy 455 00:21:50,101 --> 00:21:51,809 or knew anything about them. 456 00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:54,687 In fact, baby, are they gonna tell us 457 00:21:54,764 --> 00:21:56,647 why the child is in foster care? 458 00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:58,316 You know? 459 00:21:58,318 --> 00:22:00,818 Are we gonna know anything about what they've been through? 460 00:22:00,895 --> 00:22:02,945 I don't know, baby. 461 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:05,906 We're just gonna take it one day at a time, okay? 462 00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:08,409 Well, I guess you're right. 463 00:22:08,411 --> 00:22:09,327 [chuckling] 464 00:22:09,403 --> 00:22:10,494 I hear you. 465 00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:14,123 Hollywood... [chuckling] 466 00:22:14,125 --> 00:22:17,043 -...I keep thinking about you in that debate. -[chuckling] 467 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,920 That man did not know what hit him. 468 00:22:19,997 --> 00:22:22,381 Ah, baby, I did my best. 469 00:22:22,383 --> 00:22:24,717 I just said what I felt and just spoke the truth. 470 00:22:25,011 --> 00:22:26,418 Now we'll see what happens. 471 00:22:26,420 --> 00:22:29,263 Yeah, well, whatever happens, I'm so proud of you. 472 00:22:29,340 --> 00:22:31,307 Baby, look around... 473 00:22:32,435 --> 00:22:34,060 ...I'm proud of us. 474 00:22:36,272 --> 00:22:37,229 [chuckling] 475 00:22:53,164 --> 00:22:54,705 Place is a time capsule. 476 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:56,040 [Dominic] Did you spend a lot of time here? 477 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:58,501 [Nova] I guess I was here a lot when I was little, 478 00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:02,421 and, uh, I know this may sound weird, 479 00:23:02,423 --> 00:23:05,091 but I dreamt about this place my whole life. 480 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:06,967 I wasn't always sure if it was real 481 00:23:06,969 --> 00:23:08,928 or if I made it up, but... 482 00:23:09,806 --> 00:23:11,204 ...it felt like home. 483 00:23:13,976 --> 00:23:16,894 I come from a long line of women, powerful women. 484 00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:18,120 Mmm. 485 00:23:20,858 --> 00:23:22,400 I felt that in you the minute I met you. 486 00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:29,740 Oh, she really put space 487 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:31,450 between her and the rest of the world. 488 00:23:32,370 --> 00:23:34,078 Well, it wasn't all by choice, 489 00:23:34,155 --> 00:23:36,997 uh, all the women in my family have a gift. 490 00:23:37,708 --> 00:23:39,583 But her father saw it as a curse 491 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:40,918 and sent her away. 492 00:23:43,881 --> 00:23:45,131 Did she ever confront him about it? 493 00:23:46,008 --> 00:23:47,299 No. 494 00:23:47,301 --> 00:23:49,343 He died when she was in Haiti, 495 00:23:49,420 --> 00:23:51,137 but she said he visited her in her dreams 496 00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:52,888 and they made peace. 497 00:23:55,476 --> 00:23:56,600 Does Ernest come to you? 498 00:23:58,980 --> 00:23:59,895 He does. 499 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:01,730 Sometimes. 500 00:24:02,817 --> 00:24:03,691 And my mother. 501 00:24:08,072 --> 00:24:09,029 See? 502 00:24:10,575 --> 00:24:12,199 She was writing her story. 503 00:24:13,411 --> 00:24:15,119 The story of this land... 504 00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:16,996 ...the house. 505 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:20,708 This is Trudy's room. 506 00:24:21,836 --> 00:24:23,185 That's my mother. 507 00:24:24,213 --> 00:24:27,131 Martha says, "Trudy's room gets the best light. 508 00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:30,134 You have to come to this room... 509 00:24:31,095 --> 00:24:32,011 ...when you're ready." 510 00:24:58,414 --> 00:24:59,413 I guess... 511 00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:01,332 ...guess I'm not ready. 512 00:25:14,597 --> 00:25:15,930 This collective is gonna work. 513 00:25:15,932 --> 00:25:18,766 It is, we're gonna revolutionize web three. 514 00:25:18,768 --> 00:25:21,060 Shame it needs revolutionizing. 515 00:25:21,136 --> 00:25:22,436 And it's just starting. 516 00:25:23,397 --> 00:25:25,147 But white supremacy works fast. 517 00:25:25,149 --> 00:25:27,691 Well, we're gonna move faster. 518 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:29,193 [chuckles] 519 00:25:30,613 --> 00:25:31,695 They emailed me. 520 00:25:32,657 --> 00:25:34,198 What was that? 521 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,158 It's just one of the responses I've been waiting on. 522 00:25:36,494 --> 00:25:37,943 One that I really want. 523 00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:42,414 And it's the law enforcement accountability project. 524 00:25:42,416 --> 00:25:44,291 They match artists with projects 525 00:25:44,293 --> 00:25:45,960 that amplify police aggression. 526 00:25:45,962 --> 00:25:47,628 That's perfect for you. 527 00:25:47,705 --> 00:25:48,771 I know. 528 00:25:48,773 --> 00:25:51,298 Um, what are we waiting for? Move. 529 00:25:52,176 --> 00:25:53,217 [computer beep] 530 00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:56,262 "Micah, I'm thrilled to share 531 00:25:56,264 --> 00:25:59,515 that on the merits of your grassroot activism 532 00:25:59,517 --> 00:26:01,850 and your current art practice, 533 00:26:01,852 --> 00:26:04,270 we'd like to invite you to accept the position 534 00:26:04,346 --> 00:26:06,480 of East Coast Artist Coordinator 535 00:26:06,557 --> 00:26:09,358 -for the law enforcement accountability project." -Are you serious? 536 00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:12,152 -Micah! -I got a job? 537 00:26:13,823 --> 00:26:15,030 I have a job! 538 00:26:15,032 --> 00:26:16,699 [laughing] 539 00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:20,119 A good job! 540 00:26:20,195 --> 00:26:21,912 -Yes! -An important one. 541 00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:25,499 You did! And in New York. 542 00:26:29,046 --> 00:26:32,172 Remember prom night when we were stuck in that hotel 543 00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:35,050 and everybody was talking about their dream job? 544 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:37,011 Yeah, I remember that. 545 00:26:37,013 --> 00:26:40,806 You said you would end up in something "respectable" 546 00:26:40,808 --> 00:26:41,765 like a hedge fund. 547 00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:42,975 [chuckling] 548 00:26:42,977 --> 00:26:45,394 But you didn't. 549 00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:49,898 You blew off Harvard 550 00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:52,401 and stayed here because it was right for you. 551 00:26:53,654 --> 00:26:55,195 New York is right for you. 552 00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:57,489 You're gonna do big things. 553 00:26:57,491 --> 00:26:59,617 It's just a huge decision, like, I gotta... 554 00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:02,703 ...I can't rush into it, I got school... 555 00:27:03,581 --> 00:27:05,331 ...family, you and the collective. 556 00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:06,624 Don't worry about us. 557 00:27:07,209 --> 00:27:08,292 We all here. 558 00:27:08,919 --> 00:27:10,628 I'll hold her down. 559 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:14,131 A collective success doesn't always have to fall on one person. 560 00:27:14,634 --> 00:27:16,175 And you can do it from New York. 561 00:27:16,251 --> 00:27:18,344 My parents are gonna freak out if I drop out. 562 00:27:19,096 --> 00:27:22,097 You're parents want you to be happy. 563 00:27:22,099 --> 00:27:23,599 No, they want me to make them happy. 564 00:27:25,478 --> 00:27:26,727 I don't believe that. 565 00:27:27,605 --> 00:27:29,438 My entire life they've told me I can... 566 00:27:30,274 --> 00:27:33,359 ...do anything, I can be anything, 567 00:27:33,361 --> 00:27:36,236 just within their idea of success. 568 00:27:36,313 --> 00:27:38,113 Maybe you misread that. 569 00:27:39,033 --> 00:27:40,407 Either way, it's your life, 570 00:27:40,409 --> 00:27:43,535 and if you want it, convince them. 571 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:47,239 [chuckling] 572 00:27:54,048 --> 00:27:55,506 You know, I would have been really lost... 573 00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:59,677 ...when I came to New Orleans if I hadn't met you. 574 00:27:59,753 --> 00:28:02,262 Remember that when I need a place to stay in New York. 575 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:03,222 [laughing] 576 00:28:03,224 --> 00:28:04,765 I'm serious, I'm serious. 577 00:28:07,228 --> 00:28:08,894 I really came into my own here, 578 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,521 and you had so much to do with that. 579 00:28:12,441 --> 00:28:15,401 It's like you are New Orleans to me. 580 00:28:42,096 --> 00:28:44,805 He used to put his hat on my head so I couldn't see anything. 581 00:28:46,016 --> 00:28:47,391 He did that to me when I was little, too. 582 00:28:50,396 --> 00:28:51,729 I miss Pops. 583 00:28:52,314 --> 00:28:53,522 [Blue] I miss Papa, too. 584 00:28:55,526 --> 00:28:57,526 Where do you think we go when we die? 585 00:28:59,488 --> 00:29:00,612 That's a tough question. 586 00:29:02,199 --> 00:29:03,298 We live on. 587 00:29:03,993 --> 00:29:05,701 In people's hearts that love us most. 588 00:29:06,996 --> 00:29:08,162 That's all we can do. 589 00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:13,792 [phone ringing] 590 00:29:17,006 --> 00:29:18,279 Mr. Prosper. 591 00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:22,509 Wait, slow down, you said Cardale said what? 592 00:29:26,974 --> 00:29:29,183 What's going on, Mr. Prosper? 593 00:29:29,185 --> 00:29:31,894 Never thought I'd be happy to see someone get evicted, 594 00:29:31,896 --> 00:29:32,936 but he deserves it. 595 00:29:34,064 --> 00:29:35,689 Who deserves something so horrible? 596 00:29:35,766 --> 00:29:37,441 [Billie Denton] Landry. 597 00:29:37,443 --> 00:29:39,318 [Sam Landry] Is this necessary? Do you really have to do this? 598 00:29:39,904 --> 00:29:41,336 Look, you know, 599 00:29:41,338 --> 00:29:42,488 you know this is all just a big misunderstanding? 600 00:29:42,564 --> 00:29:44,031 Never thought I'd see this day. 601 00:29:44,992 --> 00:29:46,492 Didn't come soon enough. 602 00:29:47,203 --> 00:29:48,994 He got away with so much. 603 00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:50,996 For way too long. 604 00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:52,790 My daddy would love to see this. 605 00:29:52,792 --> 00:29:55,292 Hmm, yeah, well, 606 00:29:55,369 --> 00:29:56,877 he's looking down on it right now and loving it. 607 00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:58,186 That's right. 608 00:29:58,188 --> 00:30:00,964 You know they're gonna auction of his land. 609 00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:02,424 My land right in the middle of it. 610 00:30:03,093 --> 00:30:04,051 Ralph... 611 00:30:05,054 --> 00:30:05,928 ...we will get it back. 612 00:30:07,056 --> 00:30:08,222 Don't give up hope. 613 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:11,058 Hey, Landry! 614 00:30:13,229 --> 00:30:14,536 What are you doing? 615 00:30:14,538 --> 00:30:16,814 Want him to see who exposed him to the USDA. 616 00:30:18,943 --> 00:30:20,943 That was the Borderlons 617 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:22,945 and the black farmers from St. Joe. 618 00:30:23,447 --> 00:30:25,072 We did that! 619 00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,506 [lady in background] Hi, Dr. Barnes, how are you? 620 00:30:43,968 --> 00:30:45,592 [Dr. Barnes in background] Thank you, thank you so much. 621 00:30:46,887 --> 00:30:48,095 Man of the hour. 622 00:30:48,514 --> 00:30:49,847 [laughing] 623 00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:50,889 How are you doing? 624 00:30:50,891 --> 00:30:53,642 Hey, new must be Wifi's girlfriend? 625 00:30:53,644 --> 00:30:55,077 Wifi? 626 00:30:55,079 --> 00:30:56,669 [Dr. Barnes] Whole time we were in the dessert, 627 00:30:56,671 --> 00:30:59,523 all he's thinking about is finding wifi so he can call you. 628 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:00,816 Oh! 629 00:31:00,818 --> 00:31:02,401 Hmm. [chuckling] 630 00:31:02,403 --> 00:31:04,361 Giving away all my secrets? 631 00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:06,864 Wonderful to meet you, Miss Bordelon. 632 00:31:06,866 --> 00:31:07,948 Thank you for hosting us. 633 00:31:07,950 --> 00:31:09,199 It's my pleasure. 634 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,535 This is Dr. Barnes, he's our program chair. 635 00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:12,786 At least he is for a few more months. 636 00:31:12,788 --> 00:31:14,997 He's one of the few Black archaeologists 637 00:31:14,999 --> 00:31:17,666 who chairs a university program and is basically my hero. 638 00:31:18,294 --> 00:31:19,359 [chuckling] 639 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:21,503 Something I wanna talk to you about. 640 00:31:21,547 --> 00:31:22,880 Yeah, certainly. 641 00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:24,590 It's not public yet, 642 00:31:24,592 --> 00:31:27,926 but Tulane University 643 00:31:27,928 --> 00:31:31,847 has been chosen to participate in an international delegation 644 00:31:31,849 --> 00:31:34,683 for a landmark dig 645 00:31:34,685 --> 00:31:37,144 in Bamako, Mali. 646 00:31:37,220 --> 00:31:40,063 Congratulations! That is massive. 647 00:31:40,691 --> 00:31:41,940 I'd like you to lead it. 648 00:31:45,154 --> 00:31:46,612 [stuttering] 649 00:31:48,949 --> 00:31:51,116 Uh, thank you, Dr. Barnes, I... 650 00:31:51,994 --> 00:31:53,535 ...I, are you sure? 651 00:31:53,537 --> 00:31:54,786 I mean, this is your dream. 652 00:31:54,788 --> 00:31:56,705 Our dreams shine brighter 653 00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:59,458 when they're stepping stones for others. 654 00:31:59,460 --> 00:32:01,710 It's your turn, young man. 655 00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:04,296 [stuttering] 656 00:32:07,092 --> 00:32:09,426 I... I... Thank you. 657 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:11,803 I don't know what to say. 658 00:32:12,598 --> 00:32:14,431 The dig will start end of spring, 659 00:32:14,433 --> 00:32:17,309 16 months in a cradle of civilization. 660 00:32:17,386 --> 00:32:18,435 You earned it. 661 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:20,562 I can think of no one better 662 00:32:20,564 --> 00:32:23,315 to represent me and our university. 663 00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:25,817 Think about that. 664 00:32:36,330 --> 00:32:38,455 I don't wanna be away from you that long again. 665 00:32:39,083 --> 00:32:40,958 Not so soon, not like this. 666 00:32:41,034 --> 00:32:42,125 But... 667 00:32:43,212 --> 00:32:46,630 ...this is everything you've wanted. 668 00:32:46,632 --> 00:32:49,216 Everything you've been working toward your whole career. 669 00:32:49,218 --> 00:32:50,968 This is it! 670 00:32:51,044 --> 00:32:54,221 Yeah, I know, but I don't wanna do it without you, though, Nova. 671 00:32:54,297 --> 00:32:55,430 I don't, like... 672 00:32:57,893 --> 00:32:59,101 Would you come with me? 673 00:32:59,144 --> 00:33:00,227 Would you... 674 00:33:01,605 --> 00:33:02,813 Would you move to Africa with me? 675 00:33:02,815 --> 00:33:04,398 [stuttering] Whatever this is, 676 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,234 I wanna experience it together with my love, with my... 677 00:33:07,987 --> 00:33:09,302 ...my best friend. 678 00:33:09,379 --> 00:33:11,613 You're one of my favorite people in the world. 679 00:33:12,825 --> 00:33:14,324 You're one of my favorites, too. 680 00:33:15,869 --> 00:33:18,996 But Dominic, this is your destiny not mine. 681 00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:20,998 This is your path and you have to follow it. 682 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,791 My path leads here. 683 00:33:34,096 --> 00:33:35,721 You changed my life. 684 00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,265 I feel the same. 685 00:33:56,785 --> 00:33:57,993 [message alert] 686 00:34:07,921 --> 00:34:09,212 [phone ringing] 687 00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:10,380 [laughing] 688 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:12,132 Very funny. 689 00:34:12,134 --> 00:34:15,135 [Billie] You okay? I know breakups are hard. 690 00:34:15,137 --> 00:34:18,013 I'm just writing, um... 691 00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:22,434 Been inspired lately to tackle a new subject. 692 00:34:22,436 --> 00:34:24,603 [Billie] Well, you sound lik you're in a good place. 693 00:34:24,605 --> 00:34:30,358 Listen, if you need to cry, or scream, or go get a drink 694 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,862 I'm here for you. Don't be too strong to fall apart, okay? 695 00:34:34,865 --> 00:34:36,323 I hope you don't mind me saying that. 696 00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:38,784 No, no, that's fine. That's... 697 00:34:38,860 --> 00:34:41,953 I'm just following where the universe is taking me. [chuckles] 698 00:34:44,625 --> 00:34:48,710 Local business man Sam Landr behind on loan payments, 699 00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:51,880 was accused of bribing local USDA officials. 700 00:34:51,882 --> 00:34:54,883 The land seizure is set for auction this week. 701 00:34:54,927 --> 00:34:58,970 One of the largest asset seizures in Louisiana history... 702 00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:00,889 [Parthena] I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. 703 00:35:02,518 --> 00:35:04,392 All that land. 704 00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:06,603 [Billie] Most of it's stolen from black farmers. 705 00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:09,189 It's the only piece that matters to me. 706 00:35:09,191 --> 00:35:11,566 Might as well just auction off my daddy. 707 00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:14,361 Look, we have Nova's advance money 708 00:35:14,437 --> 00:35:17,280 and everyone in the co-op is willing to pitch in. 709 00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:19,007 Same as they did for Parthena. 710 00:35:19,009 --> 00:35:21,618 Yeah, well, all our money together couldn't help out Parthena. 711 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:23,703 She got less land than Landry got. 712 00:35:23,705 --> 00:35:26,081 Look, all these companies and people, 713 00:35:26,125 --> 00:35:28,208 they coming out the wood works for this property. 714 00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:32,212 Uh, I don't wanna cause an alarm, but I just heard 715 00:35:32,214 --> 00:35:34,214 from Hugh over at the hardware store. 716 00:35:35,134 --> 00:35:37,592 Sam's not going down without a fight. 717 00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:40,262 Now he's calling in old favors 718 00:35:40,264 --> 00:35:42,806 and his friends are talking about showing up at the auction. 719 00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:45,809 Win or lose, we have to try. 720 00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:48,353 All his friends got deep pockets. 721 00:35:48,355 --> 00:35:52,691 They have deep pockets but I know folks here with bigger hearts. 722 00:35:54,069 --> 00:35:56,278 But hey, y'all. Listen up. 723 00:35:57,406 --> 00:36:00,490 Now, y'all seen the news, you know what's going on. 724 00:36:00,492 --> 00:36:04,369 All right? Now we have to band together to help Ralph Angel. 725 00:36:04,371 --> 00:36:06,955 -[woman] Mmm-hmm. -[Prosper] He and his family, they've come through for us. 726 00:36:06,957 --> 00:36:09,624 Now it's time for us to come through for them. 727 00:36:09,626 --> 00:36:13,003 All right, now they're gonna auction off his land in two days. 728 00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:14,629 So, every little bit helps. 729 00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:17,549 Okay? Please. 730 00:36:17,551 --> 00:36:21,678 [indistinct murmuring] 731 00:36:28,353 --> 00:36:30,896 If it comes down to a fight, we're right there with you. 732 00:36:31,857 --> 00:36:33,523 Thank you, Mr. Prosper. 733 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,323 Like you always told me, one step at a time. 734 00:36:44,328 --> 00:36:47,454 So, you know, I was in New York 735 00:36:47,456 --> 00:36:52,209 and I met with an investor, Grandma knows her, but this is not about her. 736 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:54,127 I just... 737 00:36:55,672 --> 00:36:56,955 [Charley] What's going on, Micah? 738 00:36:56,957 --> 00:36:59,549 Mom, I got a job offer while I was in New York. 739 00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:03,428 -So, plan is to drop out of Xavier... -[Charley] What? 740 00:37:03,505 --> 00:37:06,681 ...and start a new chapter there. 741 00:37:06,683 --> 00:37:08,749 [Charley sighs] Micah, you're starting to make 742 00:37:08,751 --> 00:37:11,102 choices that you'll have to live with for the rest of your life. 743 00:37:11,104 --> 00:37:12,604 -Are you, are you even thinking about that? -Mom, Mom, Mom. 744 00:37:12,606 --> 00:37:14,046 You don't get it. 745 00:37:14,048 --> 00:37:18,568 I have never felt more sure about anything, ever. 746 00:37:20,405 --> 00:37:22,096 [Charley] I don't know what to say. 747 00:37:22,098 --> 00:37:26,493 This is the part where you say, "Congratulations, Micah." 748 00:37:27,162 --> 00:37:28,787 "I knew you could do it." 749 00:37:28,789 --> 00:37:30,872 [Charley] I just don't know anymore. 750 00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:32,707 I just thought you'd be happy for me. 751 00:37:33,293 --> 00:37:35,252 Everyone else is. 752 00:37:35,254 --> 00:37:38,838 This is a great opportunity for me to explore, to move forward in my life. 753 00:37:38,915 --> 00:37:41,174 [Charley] Think about your future. 754 00:37:41,176 --> 00:37:43,134 You could have talked to us first before you went- 755 00:37:43,211 --> 00:37:44,719 I'm not asking for your permission. 756 00:37:46,473 --> 00:37:47,672 I'm an adult. 757 00:37:49,351 --> 00:37:51,226 You just insist on treating me like a kid. 758 00:37:51,228 --> 00:37:53,019 [Charley] Then stop acting like one! 759 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:55,188 I'm not act-- You're not even listening to me. 760 00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:58,233 Like, I'm not going to New York to just live there. 761 00:37:58,277 --> 00:38:00,944 This is exactly what I've been working for. 762 00:38:00,946 --> 00:38:03,196 This is exactly what I wanna do with the rest of my life. 763 00:38:03,273 --> 00:38:06,199 Make art, make community. 764 00:38:06,201 --> 00:38:09,619 Have a job, I'm gonna have access to so many people 765 00:38:09,696 --> 00:38:12,622 who actually see me for who I am. 766 00:38:13,959 --> 00:38:15,608 I have to be there. 767 00:38:15,610 --> 00:38:17,919 [Charley] Well, we'll talk more later. I gotta go, bye 768 00:38:33,979 --> 00:38:36,313 Now, this room is better, right? 769 00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:39,983 I mean, it's closer. That way, if they need us, we can hear 'em. 770 00:38:40,060 --> 00:38:43,028 And I tell you, baby, this, this electric violet, 771 00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:45,363 it's the right choice, baby, you nailed it. 772 00:38:45,365 --> 00:38:46,364 You think they'll like it? 773 00:38:46,700 --> 00:38:48,325 We can always repaint. 774 00:38:49,328 --> 00:38:52,203 I thought we would have gotten the call by now. 775 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:54,456 Do you think that there's a problem? 776 00:38:54,458 --> 00:38:57,417 I think our baby will come right on time. 777 00:38:57,919 --> 00:38:58,960 I don't know. 778 00:38:59,629 --> 00:39:00,879 [sighs] 779 00:39:02,132 --> 00:39:04,049 I mean, maybe our time has passed. 780 00:39:04,468 --> 00:39:05,792 You know? 781 00:39:05,794 --> 00:39:08,511 Maybe this, this isn't the right thing to do. 782 00:39:08,588 --> 00:39:10,889 I am not a young woman. 783 00:39:10,891 --> 00:39:13,975 You, Violet Bordelon, are timeless. 784 00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:16,061 -I'm serious. -And so am I. 785 00:39:18,607 --> 00:39:21,191 You can imagine me, a baby and me? 786 00:39:21,193 --> 00:39:23,568 With parents that are barely Micah's age? 787 00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:26,988 I could see any child being lucky calling you Mama. 788 00:39:26,990 --> 00:39:29,824 Do you think Belinda has changed her mind? 789 00:39:29,826 --> 00:39:31,493 Just need to be patient, baby. 790 00:39:31,995 --> 00:39:33,203 Just a little bit. 791 00:39:40,253 --> 00:39:42,295 [Nova gasps] Miss Pearl. 792 00:39:46,593 --> 00:39:49,010 [Pearl] So pleased that you came back. 793 00:39:50,263 --> 00:39:52,430 Say prayers for Miss Martha's journey. 794 00:39:52,891 --> 00:39:54,599 She was a good woman. 795 00:39:55,602 --> 00:39:57,602 She deserves this. 796 00:40:02,275 --> 00:40:04,609 Ladies, shall we begin? 797 00:40:05,195 --> 00:40:06,820 -Yes. -[woman murmuring] 798 00:40:19,251 --> 00:40:24,295 We ask in the name of our beloved Martha Lavoisier. 799 00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:29,134 That as her soul separates from her body, 800 00:40:29,136 --> 00:40:32,220 she be granted peace. 801 00:40:32,889 --> 00:40:35,306 May her homegoing path be clear 802 00:40:35,308 --> 00:40:39,894 and her journey be filled with euphoric joy. 803 00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:44,357 May our hearts be strengthened. 804 00:40:44,359 --> 00:40:48,987 We know and believe that while absent in mind, she is present in spirit 805 00:40:48,989 --> 00:40:54,033 and in spirit she is mighty. 806 00:40:54,035 --> 00:40:57,704 ♪ In my home ♪ 807 00:40:57,706 --> 00:41:01,791 ♪ Over there♪ 808 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:09,883 ♪ For I shall walk♪ 809 00:41:09,885 --> 00:41:16,389 ♪ The golden stairs♪ 810 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:22,770 ♪ And I'll be free♪ 811 00:41:22,772 --> 00:41:29,777 ♪ Of every care♪ 812 00:41:29,821 --> 00:41:35,074 ♪ I'll be happy ♪ 813 00:41:35,151 --> 00:41:36,618 [whispering] I feel you with me. 814 00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:39,120 ♪ I'll be happy ♪ 815 00:41:39,164 --> 00:41:40,955 Martha, on my right. 816 00:41:40,957 --> 00:41:43,082 ♪ In my home♪ 817 00:41:43,159 --> 00:41:44,792 Martha on my left. 818 00:41:45,545 --> 00:41:47,212 Thank you. 819 00:41:48,298 --> 00:41:55,303 ♪ Over there ♪