All language subtitles for All American s03e11_English

LABELS.

YOU KNOW WHY I HATE THEM?

BECAUSE AS A SOCIETY,
WE USE THEM

ON EACH OTHER WAY
TOO MUCH.

I MEAN, I'VE LIVED
MY WHOLE LIFE AS A LABEL.

YOU KNOW, FIRST
IT WAS THE TWIN,

AND THEN...THE ADDICT,

AND THEN THERE'S
MY LATEST LABEL,

THE D.A.'s DAUGHTER...

BUT HERE'S THE THING
ABOUT LABELS:

YES, THEY LEND THEMSELVES

TO FUN, CUTE HASHTAGS.

HEY, YOUR FOOD IS
COMIN' RIGHT UP.

SPENCER: THANKS.
MAN: HEY, MAN, YOU KILLED
IT DURING HOMECOMING GAME.

THEY COULD NOT TOUCH YOU!
SPENCER: I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.

THINK I CAN GET A SELFIE
WITH SURE-TO-BE MVP?

DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL
THAT MVP STUFF, BUT SURE.

[CAMERA CLICKS]
THANKS, MAN.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

[GIRLS GIGGLE]
SPENCER: HEY. OH, OK.

OLIVIA: BUT LABELS RARELY
GIVE YOU THE WHOLE PICTURE
ABOUT A PERSON,

AND THE WHOLE PICTURE
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

MAN: THAT BULLET
DIDN'T SLOW HIM DOWN.

OH, NO, NOT ONE BIT,
NOT ONE BIT.

YO, THANKS FOR MAKING
THE TRIP OUT HERE TO

SEE SPENCER IN PERSON.
I APPRECIATE THAT.

HEY, TEXAS NORTHERN TECH
DOESN'T PLAY AROUND
WHEN IT COMES

TO THE RIGHT
SENIOR RECRUITS,
AND RIGHT NOW,

SPENCER JAMES IS
TOP OF THAT LIST.

BILLY: YES, SIR.
MAN: MAN.

IF I HAD THAT KINDA TALENT
WHEN I WAS HIS AGE, I WOULDN'T
HAVE KNOWN HOW TO ACT.

DID YOU EVER GET
THAT CHARGERS TATTOO
REMOVED FROM YOUR ASS?

SHOOT, I WEAR IT
WITH PRIDE.

[BILLY CHUCKLES]
MAN: I DO. YOU KNOW ME.

HEH HEH!

TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
BILLY: YEAH.

THESE CATS HAVE IT
MAD EASY NOW

WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
AND PRESS COVERAGE.

NO MORE OLD-FASHIONED
RECRUITING.

NOW THEY OUT HERE
MAKIN' A VIRAL NAME
FOR THEMSELVES AT 16.

NOW, WITH THAT WHOLE
NCAA RULING

ON STUDENT-ATHLETES
AND PAID ENDORSEMENTS...

IT'S A WHOLE NEW COLLEGE
BALL GAME OUT THERE.

BILLY:
WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILY?

MAN: EVERYBODY'S GOOD,
YOU KNOW.

GOT A LITTLE BABY--
SPENCER: WHAT'S GOOD, COACH?

THERE HE IS.
SPENCER JAMES.

THIS IS ROMELO--
SPENCER: BARNUM.

IT'S AN HONOR
TO MEET YOU, SIR.

YOUR LEGACY LOOMS
LARGE IN THESE HALLS.

LOOK AT THAT.
YOU MADE AN IMPRESSION
ON THE FIELD.

UH, ACTUALLY, I MEANT
YOUR SENIOR-YEAR PRANK
AGAINST INGLEWOOD.

NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE
TO TOP IT SINCE.

ROMELO: HEH HEH HEH!
BILLY: OOH.

DID THEY EVER FIND THAT GOAT?

I PLEAD THE FIFTH.

[BILLY AND SPENCER CHUCKLE]

YOU ALWAYS GO THAT HARD
TRAINING, SON?

YES, SIR.
GAME, PRACTICE--

IT DON'T MATTER.
YOU SHOW UP,
YOU GIVE 150%.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.
I LIKE THAT.

I'M LOOKIN' FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE

ABOUT THIS WORK ETHIC
AT OUR MEETING TODAY.

SPENCER: ABSOLUTELY.
ROMELO: ALL RIGHT.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]
IS THIS REALLY
HAPPENING, COACH?

MAN, YOU'VE BEEN WORRIED
ABOUT RECRUITER INTEREST
ALL YEAR.

NOW YOU GOT IT.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE.

GO GET
YOUR DREAM, SON.

[MEN GROANING AND LASER FIRE
ON VIDEO GAME]

YOU KNOW, I HEARD
VITAMIN D IS

REALLY GOOD
FOR THE HUMAN BODY,

YOU KNOW, LIKE
THE REAL KIND,

LIKE FROM THE SUN?

[GRUNTING SOUND EFFECTS]

-JORDAN?
-WHAT?

DUDE, IT'S BEEN, LIKE,

NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF YOU
IN THESE SAME PAJAMAS

ON THE SAME COUCH
IN THAT SAME SPOT.

-OK, AND YOU CARE WHY?
-WELL, WEREN'T YOU CLEARED

FOR, LIKE, LIGHT
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT
YOU BACK ON THE FIELD

WITH YOUR HELMET ON, BUT,
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING.

YEAH, AND PLAYING
INJUSTICE 2 IS MY LIGHT
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, LIV.

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM SIMONE?

NO. SHE'S OFF THE GRID.

MOM SNITCHED
ABOUT OUR MARRIAGE
TO HER PARENTS

BEFORE WE HAD A CHANCE
TO TELL 'EM OURSELVES,

SO I'M SURE THEY'VE
GOT HER IN A CONVENT
IN TANZANIA BY NOW.

NO, I'M SURE THEY FOUND
A CONVENT CLOSER.

LAURA: THERE'S
NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

ON A FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE.

WELL, I DON'T CARE
WHAT THE COST IS.

I JUST WANT
THIS ANNULMENT EXPEDITED.

YES, FINE, I'LL HOLD.

YOU DO KNOW I CAN
HEAR YOU, RIGHT?

[DOOR CLOSES]
LAURA: YOU KNOW WHAT?

JUST BE QUIET.
BILLY: HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING?

THAT GOOD, HUH?

-I HAVE A WORD?
-I'M JUST--I--

CAN I HAVE A WORD?

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

[QUIETLY]
SO, OK, I KNOW THAT
YOU'RE ANGRY WITH JORDAN,

AND SO AM I, BUT DO WE
REALLY HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT THIS ANNULMENT
THING, LIKE, RIGHT NOW?

UH, OUR UNDERAGE SON

GOT MARRIED IN VEGAS
AND LIED ABOUT IT.

YOU BET YOUR ASS WE DO.
BILLY: I'M JUST SAYING,

CAN WE MAYBE PUT
A PIN IN IT

AND FOCUS
ON HIS RECOVERY?

-I'M GETTING HIM
THROUGH HIS RECOVERY.
-OK.

BUT LUCKILY,
BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN, I AM
CAPABLE OF MULTITASKING.

LAURA: I AM ANNULLING
THE MARRIAGE.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

MALE SINGER: ♪ NOW LET'S
JUST FIND A WAY... ♪

OK, UM,
NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
OF MOTION STATES

THAT THE ACCELERATION
OF AN OBJECT IS
DEPENDENT ON WHAT?

UH, THE OBJECT'S MASS

AND THE AMOUNT OF FORCE
APPLIED TO THE OBJECT?

-MM-MMM.
-DAMN! I COULDA SWORE
I KNEW THAT ONE.

MAN, I KNEW IT!
I WAS RIGHT.

GIRL, YOU CANNOT READ.
LAYLA: WHAT?

OH. SORRY, I TOTALLY
READ THAT WRONG.

WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?

NOTHING. I'M JUST...
[SIGHS]

LIKE, HOW DID I MISS
THAT MY BEST FRIEND WAS

STRUGGLING WITH HER
SOBRIETY FOR MONTHS?

BECAUSE SHE HID IT WELL?
LAYLA: YEAH, WELL, IT'S
THE SECOND TIME

I'VE MISSED THE SIGNS.
COOP: HEY, YOU'VE
BEEN THERE FOR HER

MORE THAN YOU'RE GIVING
YOURSELF CREDIT FOR.

NOT WHEN IT
REALLY COUNTED.

SO WHAT YOU
GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

I MEAN, LOOK, ALL I
KNOW IS GUILT DOES

NOTHIN' BUT WEIGH YOU
DOWN, SO YOU EITHER GOT
TO FIND SOMETHIN'

POSITIVE TO DO WITH IT
OR LET IT GO.

SORRY. I FEEL LIKE I'M
WASTING YOUR TIME.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
FIND A STUDY PARTNER
WHO CAN ACTUALLY READ

THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
I'LL SEE YA.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

[BOTH LAUGH]
DILLON: OK, SO WE TALKIN'

HALLE STORM
OR ALEXANDRA SHIPP STORM?

GIRL: WHO'S HALLE?
DILLON: DON'T LET
MY MOM HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]
GRACE: HEAR WHO SAY WHAT?

OH, HEY, MOM.
NO, JASMYN'S, UH,

FILM EDUCATION IS
SERIOUSLY LACKING.

I SEE.

NICE TO MEET YOU, JASMYN.
JASMYN: YOU, TOO.

-YOU READY, DILLON?
-YEP.

ARE YOU WAITING
FOR SOMEONE?

YEAH, MY DAD.

HE'S NORMALLY ON TIME.
MUST BE TRAFFIC.

OH. WELL,
WE'LL WAIT HERE

WITH YOU UNTIL HE GETS HERE.
[JASMYN CHUCKLES]

GRACE: SO, HOW WAS
COMIC BOOK CAMP?

AWESOME! DILLON'S
"KING CRENSHAW" COMIC
IS GONNA BE SO GOOD.

[JASMYN CHUCKLES]
GRACE: OH.

I TOLD YOU. HE'S HERE.

HEY, BABY.
I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

PRINCIPAL CARTER.

MS. JAMES.

HEY, DAD.

JABARI: YO, ALL I'M ASKIN'
IS WHO NAMES THEIR CHILD
ROMELO ON PURPOSE?

NHANI: HEH! WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
ISN'T TNT's PROGRAM KNOWN AS
"THE BAD BOYS OF FOOTBALL"?

I MEAN...ARE THERE
A LOT OF FLAGS
ON THE PLAY?

JABARI: YES.

BIG PERSONALITIES?
YES.

[CHUCKLES]
UNREFINED ARROGANCE? YES.

THEY'RE
A CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING TEAM

AND A PIPELINE TO THE NFL,
WHICH IS THE GOAL.

I CAN'T LET THE NEXT
24 HOURS PASS WITHOUT
LOCKIN' DOWN AN OFFER.

HAVEN'T OTHER RECRUITERS
BEEN HOVERING THESE
LAST COUPLE WEEKS?

HOVERIN', YEAH,
BUT NO ACTUAL OFFERS,

NOT SINCE THE SHOOTIN'.
LOOK, I NEED THIS.

DAWG, YOU'RE
THE HOTTEST PLAYER IN
SOUTH L.A. RIGHT NOW.

THAT RECRUITER TOOK
HIS BYE WEEK

TO FLY IN
AND MEET YOU.

COME ON, SPENCE.
YOU GOT THIS ON LOCK.

NHANI:
MAYBE SEMI-LOCK.

OLIVIA: WELL,
THAT'S WHAT HE GETS

FOR BEING A MISOGYNIST.

OH, YOU DAMN STRAIGHT.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]
JOY: MMM.

SO,
HOW YOU DOING?

I'M GOOD.

YEAH.

LET'S TRY THAT
AGAIN.

TOUGH MORNING.

NO REAL REASON.
JUST, UM...

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST
HARDER TO FIGHT THE URGE
TO WANT TO TAKE SOMETHING.

MM-HMM. THAT'S OK.
OUR SOBRIETY IS

A "ONE DAY AT A TIME"
KINDA THING.

I KNOW.

BUT THE GOOD PART IS
YOU'RE BEING HONEST,

EVEN ON YOUR HARD DAYS.

THAT'S PROGRESS, LIV.

THAT KIND OF SOUNDED
LIKE A COMPLIMENT.

-IT DID NOT. ME?
-MM-HMM. YEAH, IT DID.

-[LAUGHING]
-WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

-[CHUCKLES]
-UM,

WELL, I SHOULD
PROBABLY HEAD OUT
BECAUSE I HAVE TO--

WELL, MY FRIEND KIA IS
ORGANIZING A FLOWER VIGIL
FOR TAMIKA PRATT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW,
WHENEVER I THINK
ABOUT THOSE DAMN COPS

STILL BEIN' ON THE JOB,
IT JUST...MAKES
MY BLOOD BOIL.

YEAH, MINE, TOO,
ALTHOUGH I'M
HOPING, YOU KNOW,

COVERING THE EVENT
FOR "LIV THE TRUTH"
WILL HELP RAISE AWARENESS.

GOOD...

BUT I NEED YOU
TO PACE YOURSELF

BECAUSE SOMETIMES
FIXATING ON SOLVING

OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS
TO AVOID YOUR ISSUES,

THAT CAN BE
AN ADDICTION, TOO.

YOU UNDERSTAND?
OLIVIA: YEAH.

JOY: OK.

HEY.

HEY.

JOY: HEY!
SPENCER: HEY. HEY.

MY FAVORITE
STUDENT-ATHLETE.

I HEAR THAT YOUR ARM
AND YOUR FOOTBALL
CAREER ARE BACK

ON TRACK, SO CONGRATS.
SPENCER: THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR
EVERYTHING YOU DID
AT THE HOSPITAL, TOO.

OH.

HEY, YOU HEARD
FROM JORDAN?
I KEEP GETTING

ONE-WORD REPLIES
EVERY TIME I
CHECK IN ON HIM.

NO, HE'S IN A FUNK
WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET
HIM OUT OF, SO...

I SHOULD GET TO WORK.
I'LL KEEP ON HIM.

OK, NEXT COFFEE,

I WANT ALL THE TEA
ON YOU TWO.

-NO.
-AND BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY

TO DENY IT,
I HAVE EYES.

[PERSISTENT KNOCKING
ON DOOR]

YEAH, HOLD ON.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

YOUR DAD TEXTED ME.
[JORDAN GRUNTS]

[JORDAN SIGHS]
JJ: BIG J.

WHAT'S UP, BROTHER?

[SIGHS]
MY DAD TEXT YOU, TOO?

UH, NAH, SPENCE CALLED,

BUT I WAS GONNA
SWING BY ANYWAY.

WELL, NEWSFLASH,
GENTLEMEN, I'M FINE.

SO YOU CAN BOTH
REPORT IN

AND CLOSE MY DOOR ON
THE WAY OUT. THANKS.

I WAS GONNA HIT
THE FIELD,

DO SOME LIGHT
PASSING DRILLS

OR SOMETHIN'.
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN?

-NO, I'M GOOD.
-AW, COME ON, MAN.

HEY, I'LL EVEN
JOIN, TOO, HUH?

IT'LL BE GOOD,
GET THAT BODY
BACK IN SHAPE.

JJ, WHY DON'T YOU FOCUS
ON GETTING YOUR BODY
BACK IN SHAPE

AND, I DON'T KNOW,
FIGURE OUT HOW TO NOT
TO SUCK SO BAD

AS QB1 SO WE DON'T LOSE
ANOTHER GAME?

DAMN.

[VIDEO-GAME LASERS FIRING]

YO, DUDE,
WHAT THE HELL?

[SIGHS]
HMM.

OH, IF YOU WANT THIS
BACK, UH, IT'LL BE
ON THE FIELD

WITH ME...AND ASHER.

[DOOR OPENS]

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

I BELIEVE THE TERM
"ABOLISH"

IN THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
MEANS ELIMINATE,

NOT CHANGE.

NEGRO, CAN YOU, UH,
MAKE SOME NOISE

NEXT TIME
YOU APPROACH?

LUCKY GUESS.
PREACH: HEY, LISTEN,

IF YOU WANT TO STAY
ALIVE WHILE LOCKED UP,
YOU LEARN

TO STUDY PEOPLE
AND HOW THEY RELATE
TO EACH OTHER,

TO THE CAGES
THEY'RE IN,

HOW THEY REPEAT
PATTERNS.

I MEAN, THAT'S
BASICALLY WHAT
SOCIAL STUDIES IS.

AND HERE I THOUGHT
YOU ONLY READ THAT CREEPY
GREEK MYTHOLOGY STUFF.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS
YOUR STRONGEST MUSCLE.

YOU KEEP THAT EXERCISED,
THEY CAN'T STOP US.

HEY, MAN, LOOK, YOU KNOW
I REALLY NEED TO PASS

THIS G.E.D. TO ACCELERATE
THE MUSIC THING.

I NEED A TUTOR.
PREACH: WHAT THE HELL
I LOOK LIKE, JOE CLARK?

MAN, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
YOU AND MORGAN FREEMAN
DON'T LOOK NOTHIN' ALIKE.

WHAT IF I PAID YOU,
IN CASH?

YOU GOT BILLS
TO PAY, RIGHT?

AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN HARD
TRYIN' TO GET A JOB
SINCE YOU GOT OUT.

THIS COULD BE A WIN
FOR BOTH OF US.

MO: I'M JUST STATING
THE FACTS.

IF THERE WAS NOTHING TO HIDE,
THE BODYCAM FOOTAGE

WOULD HAVE BEEN
RELEASED ALREADY

[DOOR OPENS]
AND THE OFFICERS ARRESTED.

UNTIL THAT HAPPENS...
LAURA: HEY, HONEY.

THERE IS NO JUSTICE.
[TV CLICKS OFF]

HOW WAS, UH, COFFEE
WITH JOY?

TAMIKA'S INVESTIGATION
IS BEING HANDLED

THROUGH YOUR OFFICE,
RIGHT?

"COFFEE WAS GREAT, MOM.
THANKS FOR ASKING."

YES, WE ARE
HANDLING THINGS

AND NO, I CANNOT
DISCUSS IT WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M JUST SAYING
THAT IF THE D.A. DID

WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT,
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH EASIER

THAN CHATTING
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER
FOR HER PODCAST.

OLIVIA, DON'T EVEN
JOKE ABOUT IT.

THIS INVESTIGATION
IS...

VERY...DELICATE.

I CAN'T BE PERCEIVED
TO HAVE ANY CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.

YEAH, NO.
OF--OF COURSE.

I WILL KEEP YOUR NAME
OUT OF IT, I PROMISE.

[MUMBLING INDISTINCTLY]

CAN I GIVE YOU
A HAND?

UH, I CAN MANAGE.

OH, I NEVER SAID
THAT YOU COULDN'T.

THANK YOU

FOR WAITING
WITH JASMYN EARLIER.

I'M NORMALLY
NEVER LATE.

JASMYN'S
AN IMPRESSIVE YOUNG LADY.

MUST GET IT FROM HER MOM.

YEAH...SHE DOES.

THAT WAS A JOKE.

[CHUCKLES]
YEAH, I--I KNOW.

HER--HER MOTHER
PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.

OH, GOD.
I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

IT'S OK. I'M--I'M
GETTING USED
TO SAYING IT.

BUT JASMYN, SHE STILL
HAS A TOUGH TIME,

AND MY SISTER
WHO WAS HELPING US
OUT, SHE JUST MOVED

TO SEATTLE
A FEW WEEKS AGO, SO
I THINK JAS IS HAVIN'

A HARD TIME
WITH THAT, TOO.

I'M SORRY. YOU--
YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR
A WHOLE THERAPY SESSION.

OH--HEH!--TRUST ME.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY

WHO UNDERSTANDS
NAVIGATING KIDS
THROUGH TOUGH TRANSITIONS,

IT'S ME.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
JAS AND I HAD FINALLY
FOUND OUR RHYTHM,

BUT IT JUST SEEMS
LIKE THE MORE I
TRY TO CONNECT,

THE MORE SHE JUST
PUSHES ME AWAY.

SHE'S ADJUSTING
TO A LOT.

MAYBE DOUBLE DOWN ON
THE EXTRA QUALITY TIME
WITH HER,

REMIND HER YOU'LL
ALWAYS BE HERE.

YEAH.

[SNIFFS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ROMELO: SURE I CAN'T
GET YOU ANYTHING?

NO, I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT,
SO TALK TO ME, SON.

I'M SURE YOU
GOT MAD QUESTIONS
ABOUT TNT's PROGRAM.

UH, I GUESS I'M JUST
CURIOUS AS TO WHY

TNT DIDN'T SHOW ME
NO INTEREST
LAST YEAR.

I WAS ONE
OF THE TOP PLAYERS
IN THE COUNTRY.

FAIR QUESTION.

WELL, I'LL GIVE IT
TO YOU STRAIGHT.

-OK.
-LAST YEAR,

YOU WEREN'T
A GOOD FIT FOR US.

HEH! I'M
THE SAME PLAYER
I WAS BEFORE.

TURNS OUT WE HAD YOU
ALL WRONG OFF THE FIELD.

IT ALL CLICKED FOR ME
AFTER YOUR SHOOTING.

HEH! Y'ALL WANT ME
'CAUSE I GOT SHOT?

I WANT YOU BECAUSE
YOU HAVE AN EDGE

THAT TNT LIKES
IN ITS PLAYERS.

THAT EDGE, THAT
"TAKE NO PRISONERS"
KINDA ATTITUDE--

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED
WHEN OUR BACK IS UP
AGAINST THE WALL

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

I AIN'T A PART
OF NO GANG,

AND THAT SHOOTING WAS
AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

DOESN'T MATTER.

WHAT MATTERS IS
THE IMAGE I CAN

TAKE BACK TO MY BOSSES
AT TNT AND SELL.

"BAD BOY" SPENCER JAMES?

NOW THAT'S AN IMAGE
I CAN PACKAGE.

YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEONE
YOU NOT FRIENDS WITH

NO MORE, YOU DEEP
IN HIS BUSINESS.

MAN, WHATEVER.
WHY DON'T YOU MIND
YOUR BUSINESS AND EXPLAIN

THIS COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
STUFF TO ME IN A WAY
THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND?

-I BEEN TRYING.
-WELL, TRY HARDER, OK?

'CAUSE I ONLY GOT A FEW
MORE MINUTES BEFORE I GOT
TO BE AT THE FLOWER VIGIL.

ROMELO: YOU ALSO NEED MORE
OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.

NOW, THAT'S WHERE
THE GAME AND THE FAME
PLAYS OUT THESE DAYS.

WE CAN HELP FIX THAT,
UNOFFICIALLY, OF COURSE.

-FIX IT HOW?
-TNT CAN HELP YOU

BUILD A PROFILE BEFITTING
A TNT STAR ATHLETE,

HOOK YOU UP WITH
THE FOLKS AT INSTAGRAM,

HELP YOU GET THOSE
ENDORSEMENTS, YOU KNOW?
SPENCER: YEAH, I KNOW.

CREATE SOME
REAL BUZZ AROUND

♪BadBoySpencerJames.

I JUST WANT
TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

AND I'M TELLIN' YOU
HOW WE GET YOU THERE.

I'M ACTUALLY, UH,
LATE FOR A VIGIL.
MY BAD.

I'MMA HAVE TO HEAD OUT.
YOU MIND IF I THINK
ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID?

YEAH.

UH, SON,

YOUR, UH,
SOCIAL JUSTICE THING
IS COMMENDABLE.

JUST...

DON'T LET IT GET
IN THE WAY OF
YOUR NFL DREAMS.

YOU REALLY WANT
TO HELP YOUR PEOPLE?

ACHIEVE THE DREAM.

MALE SINGER:
♪ COCOA BUTTER KISSES
WIPE MY TEARS AWAY ♪

HEY.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I THOUGHT THERE'D BE
A BIGGER CROWD.

[SIGHS]
SADLY, THIS WAS PRETTY
MUCH WHAT I EXPECTED.

THE CRIES
OF INJUSTICE AROUND
BLACK WOMEN'S MURDERS

ARE ALWAYS
SO MUCH QUIETER:

SANDRA BLAND,
BREONNA TAYLOR,
REM'MIE FELLS.

SADLY, I COULD
GO ON FOR DAYS
WITH THAT LIST.

MO: KIA, I THINK
THE FAMILY'S READY
TO GET STARTED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
THE STAGE IS READY.
MO: OK.

OH, MO, THIS IS
MY FRIEND, OLIVIA BAKER.

SHE'S GONNA BE COVERING
OUR EVENT ON HER PODCAST.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE D.A.'s DAUGHTER.

DOES YOUR MOTHER
KNOW YOU'RE HERE?

SHE DOES.

I LISTEN
TO YOUR PODCAST,

AND IT'S KIDS
LIKE YOU AND KIA

THAT GIVE ME HOPE
FOR THIS NEXT
GENERATION.

'SCUSE US.

SINGER: ♪ SHE'S A QUEEN
FROM ANOTHER PLACE ♪

♪ WHY ARE YOU
SO DISPLACED? ♪

♪ SHE'S A GODDESS
WALKING ON EARTH ♪

NAVEAH:
MY COUSIN TAMIKA

IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST A HASHTAG.

SHE WAS MY ROCK,
THE ONE PERSON I CAN CALL

IN TIME OF NEED, AND SHE'D
ALWAYS HAVE MY BACK,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

IF SHE CARED ABOUT YOU--
WHICH, LET'S FACE IT,

APPLIES TO EVERYONE
IN HER LIFE--

SHE ALWAYS KEPT IT 100,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH THAT
TRUTH MIGHT HAVE STUNG.

TAMIKA, TODAY
WE GIVE YOU FLOWERS

BECAUSE THE COPS
WHO MURDERED YOU

ROBBED US OF THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SO IN PERSON,

AND BY BLATANTLY HIDING
THE BODYCAM FOOTAGE,

THEY'RE ROBBING YOU
OF JUSTICE.

MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN,

THESE FLOWERS ARE
ALSO FOR YOU.

THEY'RE HERE TO SAY
WE LOVE YOU,

WE SEE YOU, AND WE WILL
ALWAYS PROTECT YOU.

[APPLAUSE]

[APPLAUSE ABATES]

WAKIN' UP BELIEVIN'
THE WORLD IS OUR OYSTER,

LOVIN' LIFE AS WE STROLL
DOWN THE STREET,

WALKIN' LIKE WE GOT CLOUDS
UNDER OUR FEET,

DAYDREAMIN'

OF THE GOLIATHS WE KNOW
WE CAN DEFEAT.

THAT'S WHAT TAMIKA
DESERVED--

A FUTURE FULL OF POSSIBILITIES,
LIKE FALLIN' IN LOVE

OVER THE DOPEST
CONVERSATION,

MAKIN' IT TO HER COLLEGE
GRADUATION OR, SHOOT,
JUST MAKING IT...

TO ANOTHER
MORNING SALUTATION.

THAT'S WHAT TAMIKA
DESERVED--

A WORLD THAT LOVED HER
AS BEAUTIFUL AND AS BLACK
AS SHE WAS,

NOT A POLICE SYSTEM
THAT JUDGED AND FAILED HER,

NOT A GROWN MAN
WITH A BADGE AND A GUN

THAT WAS SCARED OF HER.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

THE BRILLIANCE THAT WAS HER...
KIA: YOU OK?

COOP: THAT'S WHAT
TAMIKA DESERVED.

THAT'S WHAT ALL OF US
BLACK WOMEN DESERVE

BECAUSE OUR LOVE,
DESPITE WHAT IT ENDURES,

OUR BODIES CONTINUE
TO NURTURE AND REASSURE;

OUR MINDS, OUR STRENGTH
THE CONSTANT CURE,

SO A "THANK YOU"

IS WHAT TAMIKA DESERVED.

THE POEMS, THE PRAISES,

THE FLOWERS--
THOSE ARE ALL GIFTS

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
LEFT AT HER FEET,

NOT A BULLET AND CONFUSION
AS SHE DARED TO SLEEP.

THIS IS WHY WE'RE
ALL HERE TODAY,

BECAUSE HER STORY IS
NOT COMPLETE.

JUSTICE IS WHAT
SHE DESERVES,

AND UNTIL SHE GETS IT,

WE'RE GONNA FIGHT.

RIGHT HERE IN THESE STREETS,
WE GONNA FIGHT.

AND I WANT Y'ALL
TO TAKE YOUR FLOWER

AND RAISE IT UP
IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW

IF YOU FEELIN' ME.

[OLIVIA SIGHS]

NOPE,
DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T COMPARE.

YOU AND TAMIKA
ARE DIFFERENT.

AM I THAT OBVIOUS?

YOU'RE THAT HARD
ON YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH IS
IS THAT WE'RE NOT

THAT DIFFERENT.

WE'RE BOTH YOUNG
BLACK WOMEN,

WE BOTH DRANK,
WE BOTH DROVE,

AND, I MEAN,
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
IS THAT TAMIKA HAD

THE GOOD SENSE
TO PULL OVER AND TRY
TO SLEEP IT OFF,

AND I JUST KEPT DRIVING
UNTIL I CRASHED.

-I KNOW.
-AND BECAUSE I'M
THE WHITE D.A.'s DAUGHTER,

THE COPS OFFERED
ME A RIDE HOME,

AND TAMIKA GOT
A DEATH SENTENCE.

[VOICE BREAKING]
HOW IS THAT FAIR?

IT'S NOT.

-IT'S NOT FAIR.
-IT'S NOT FAIR,

AND IT'S ALSO NOT
YOUR FAULT THAT YOU'RE
ALIVE AND TAMIKA ISN'T.

YEAH, WELL...
TAMIKA ISN'T ALIVE

TO FIGHT
FOR HER OWN JUSTICE...

BUT I AM.

I OWE THAT TO HER.

[CHUCKLES]

UH, ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH
WITH THIS SUSPENSE.

WHAT'S--WHAT HAPPENED
WITH SPENCER?

HE'S A SMART KID,

WHO'S GOING
TO OVERTHINK HIMSELF
OUT OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
-YOU NEED TO CONVINCE HIM

TO LEAN INTO WHATEVER
IMAGE IS GONNA GET HIM
THE OFFER FROM TNT.

WHATEVER IMAGE SPENCER
LEANS INTO IS GONNA

FOLLOW HIM INTO THE NFL
AND FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

AND HE CAN THANK ME
FOR IT WHEN HE LANDS
HIS FIRST PRO CONTRACT.

LOOK, I KNOW WHAT PLAYERS
YOU USUALLY GO FOR AT TNT.

YOUR INTEREST IN SPENCER
MADE ME THINK YOU WERE
CLEANING UP YOUR ACT.

I MEAN, TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
THE NFL IS CHANGING.

THE LEAGUE NEEDS SOMEBODY
LIKE SPENCER JAMES.

COME ON, BILLY.
NOW, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL

AIN'T NOTHIN'
REALLY CHANGED.

YES, EVERYONE IS BUSY

APOLOGIZING TO KAP NOW,

BUT HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY
OFFERED HIM

HIS SPOT BACK
IN THE LEAGUE?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

MALE SINGER:
♪ I'LL SIT BACK AND... ♪

DILLON: JASMYN'S HERE.
CAN I SAY HEY?

♪ ALL AROUND TOWN, CAN'T TAME US
BUT CAN YOU BLAME US? ♪

HEY.

JASMYN: HEY.
DILLON: OH, HEY.

[GRACE CHUCKLES]
CARTER: HEY.

-HEY.
-THIRD TIME IN ONE DAY.

AT THIS POINT,
WE MIGHT AS WELL
SYNC CALENDARS.

HEH! ACTUALLY, THIS STOP
WAS KINDA IMPROMPTU.

JAS BAILED ON
THE POOL PARTY,
SO I FIGURED

I'D TAKE YOU UP
ON YOUR ADVICE

AND DO THE WHOLE
QUALITY-TIME THING.

-HOW'S IT GOIN'?
-IT'S OK,

YOU DON'T COUNT
HER GRUMPINESS
AND THE FACT THAT SHE

DIDN'T WANT
TO EAT ANYTHING.

APPARENTLY SHE HAS
A STOMACHACHE...AGAIN.

IT'S KINDA BEEN
AN ISSUE ALL WEEK.

DAD, SERIOUSLY?

WHAT? WHAT'D I SAY?

EXCUSE ME.
[SCOFFS]

CARTER: JAS.
[JASMYN SCOFFS]

DILLON: UM,
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

BABY, CAN YOU GO
CHECK ON MY TEA?

SINGER: ♪ I'M DOWN HERE
SMILIN' IN THE BOOTH ♪

♪ REMINISCIN' 'BOUT
LATE-NIGHT DEDICATION ♪

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

HAVE YOU HAD THE TALK
WITH HER YET...

ABOUT MENSTRUAL CYCLES?

I'M ALMOST POSITIVE
YOUR DAUGHTER STARTED

HER PERIOD THIS WEEK,
AND SHE'S PROBABLY

TOO EMBARRASSED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT IT.

[SIGHS]
THE POOL PARTY,

THE MOOD SWINGS,
THE STOMACHACHES.

OH, MY GOD.
HOW DID I MISS IT?

UH, BECAUSE
YOU'RE HUMAN,

AND YOU'RE A MAN.

-YOU--
-I COULD GO TALK TO HER.

NO, NO, NO, NO.
I--I GOT IT.

I'M--I'M
ACTUALLY PREPARED.

I--I GOT POWERPOINT,
I GOT FLASH CARDS.

I'M--I'M READY.

-OK.
-YOU THINK

JANELLE MONAE'S
"PYNK" IS TOO MUCH?

UH...

MAYBE JUST START WITH
THE TALK, YOU KNOW?

SEE HOW THAT GOES.

SPENCER: I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
MAYBE COACH BARNUM'S RIGHT.

I'M RUNNIN' OUTTA TIME
AND OPTIONS.

I MEAN, THE GOAL WAS
TO GET IN THE DOOR,
RIGHT, WHATEVER IT TAKES?

YEAH, JUST MAKE SURE
YOU CAN LOOK YOURSELF IN
THE MIRROR EACH MORNING.

ALL I KNOW IS THERE'S
A LOT OF POTENTIAL MONEY

ON THE LINE WITH
THIS NEW NCAA RULE.

I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND
IT ALL YET, BUT

ANY CHANCE TO PROVIDE
FOR MOMS IS A CHANCE
I GOTTA TAKE.

[BILLY SIGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DROPS PAMPHLET]

[SIGHS]

[DOOR OPENS]

HEY. WHAT'S UP, MAN?
JORDAN: HEY, UH,

SORRY FOR JUST
SHOWIN' UP.

HEY, DAD.
BILLY: HEY.

GLAD TO SEE YOU MADE IT
UP OFF THE COUCH.

[DOOR CLOSES]
JORDAN: YEAH, UM, AM I

INTERRUPTING SOMETHING OR--
BILLY: NO, NO, NO.

Y'ALL, UH, Y'ALL
KICK IT. I'LL, UH,

I CAN TALK TO YOU LATER.
SPENCER: ALL RIGHT.

BILLY: ALL RIGHT, YOUNG MAN.
JORDAN: OK.

OK, SERIOUSLY, WHAT--
WHAT DID I JUST INTERRUPT?

NAW.
NO, MAN, YOU GOOD.

[SIGHS]
SO WHAT'S UP?

HOW YOU BEEN?
JORDAN: NOT GREAT.

TNT.
THEY ARE SOME BEASTS.

-YEAH.
-I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE
CONSIDERING TEXAS SCHOOLS.

I WASN'T, TILL ONE
OF THEIR RECRUITERS

CAME TO TOWN, SORTA
MADE ME AN OFFER.

JORDAN: WHAT?
SPENCER: HEH! YEAH.

DUDE, THAT'S--
THAT'S AWESOME!

WAIT. WHY--WHY
DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
THROW IT IN YOUR FACE

WITH EVERYTHING
YOU GOT GOIN' ON,
NOT BEIN' ABLE TO PLAY.

LISTEN, SPENCE,
I DON'T NEED EVERYONE
TIPTOEING AROUND ME.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU NEED, J.

YOU'RE NOT TALKIN'
TO NOBODY.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]
HOW DID YOU DO IT,
SPENCE?

WHENEVER YOU
THOUGHT YOU...

WOULD NEVER PLAY AGAIN,
HOW--HOW DID YOU DEAL?

I MEAN, ONE MINUTE,
I'M--I'M RIDIN' HIGH

IN THE MIDDLE OF
MY HOMECOMING GAME,
AND THE NEXT...

EVERYTHING JUST WENT
TO HELL SO FAST.

YOU TAKE IT DAY BY DAY.

YOU FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL
AND THEN YOU
KEEP IT MOVIN'.

YOU CAN'T FOCUS ON
THE UNCERTAINTY, MAN.

YOU GOT TO GET UP
AND REMIND YOURSELF

THAT YOUR LIFE AIN'T
OVER, YOU FEEL ME?

[SCOFFS, SIGHS]

UM...
[DROPS PAMPHLET]

LOOK, MAN,
I'M--I'M SORRY

THAT I MADE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU COULDN'T SHARE
YOUR DOPE NEWS WITH ME.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAPPENS
WITH ME AND FOOTBALL,

I'M ALWAYS GONNA
CELEBRATE MY BOY'S WINS.

I KNOW.

[SLAP HANDS, SNAP FINGERS]

[SNIFFS, EXHALES]

DAMN.
I JUST REALIZED.

I OWE SOMEBODY ELSE
AN APOLOGY AND
A CELEBRATION.

[RUBS PALMS TOGETHER]

HEY.

-YOU STALKING ME?
-WELL, IT'S NOT HARD.

YOU'RE LITERALLY
ALWAYS EITHER HERE OR IN
THE STUDIO THESE DAYS.

UM, I'M SORRY
FOR LEAVING YOU WITHOUT
A STUDY PARTNER TODAY.

I JUST HAD
TO CLEAR MY HEAD,

BUT CLEARLY,
YOU FOUND A STRATEGY

THAT WORKS BETTER THAN ME.
COOP: UH, NO.

ACTUALLY, THE NOTECARDS
WERE PREACH'S IDEA.

HUH. OK.
WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT?

...SAY THE DREAM STARTS NOW,
THAT MEANS MY PATH TO...

IS THAT ALSO
PREACH'S IDEA?

NO. THIS IS JUST
SOMETHIN' SPENCER
NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

WAIT.
I'M--I'M SO CONFUSED.

I THOUGHT WE WERE STILL,
LIKE, A SPENCER-FREE ZONE.

WE ARE. THAT FRIENDSHIP
IS IN THE PAST,

BUT THAT DON'T MEAN
ALL THE CARIN' JUST
MAGICALLY VANISHED.

YEAH,
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I REALIZED TODAY
AT TAMIKA'S VIGIL
THAT I DON'T WANT

THE LAST THING THAT'S
SHARED BETWEEN ME AND
SPENCER TO BE ANGER.

ME DOIN' HIM
THIS SOLID JUST...

ALLOWS OUR FRIENDSHIP
TO REST IN PEACE.

[JABARI SIGHS]

SO NOBODY ELSE IS
PISSED OFF

THAT COACH CALLS US
IN FOR AN IMPROMPTU
PRACTICE?

I'M STILL TRYIN'
TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE
NOT ON THE FIELD.

BILLY:
HERE THEY ARE.

-HEY, WHAT'S GOIN' ON, COACH?
-GO AHEAD, NOW. HAVE A SEAT.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELCOME TO FINANCIAL
LITERACY 101.

JABARI: WHAT?
BILLY: LISTEN UP.

NOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS

IN THIS WORLD USUALLY COMES DOWN
TO FINANCIAL LITERACY.

WELL, THE SAME HOLDS TRUE
IN THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL.

UH, IT USED TO BE THAT PLAYERS
DIDN'T THINK THEY NEEDED

TO KNOW THIS STUFF
UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR THE PROS.

BUT NOW THE GAME'S CHANGED
WITH COLLEGE ATHLETES,

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GUYS ARE PROTECTED;

PROTECTED AND PREPARED.

THE LAST THING I WANT IS
FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE MISTAKES

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY OR, EVEN WORSE,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND MONEY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT CAN SMELL THAT,

AND THEY WILL TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF YOU.

AND I'LL BE DAMNED
IF I, UH, HAVE ANYBODY
TREATIN' YOU LIKE THAT,

SO KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
THAT KNOWLEDGE HERE,
EVERY SATURDAY,

FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS.
PASS THESE OUT.

[GRACE AND DILLON CHUCKLE]

BOOM, BOOM!

OH, YOU ARE SAVAGE.

HOW YOU GONNA JUST
JUMP ME LIKE THAT?

THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT
OF THE GAME, BABY.

GET YOUR CHECKERS CROWNED
SO YOU CAN MAKE
SOME MOVES, TOO.

[CHUCKLING]
DILLON: OK. ALL RIGHT.

GRACE: HA HA HA HA!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

GRACE: AND DON'T
FORGET, I HAVE EYES

IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD,
SO DON'T TRY ANYTHING.

PRINCIPAL CARTER.

A GIFT FOR TODAY.

CARTER: I, UM--
WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.

GRACE: I'M ALWAYS RIGHT.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]

UH, THAT IS VERY SWEET,
BUT VERY UNNECESSARY.

I HAVE A DAUGHTER
WHO'S ON VIDEO CHAT
WITH HER FRIENDS

RIGHT NOW, TALKIN'
ABOUT HOW DOPE HER DAD IS,

SO THEY ARE
VERY NECESSARY.

UH, WELL, THANK YOU.

YEAH, WELL,
LOOK AT US.

YOU DO REALIZE WE'RE
GOIN' ON ALMOST 24 HOURS
WITHOUT FIGHTING?

OH, THERE'S STILL TIME.
[CHUCKLES]

HEH! YEAH. I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
GRACE: HA HA!

SPENCER: OH, FOR REAL.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET HIM
A SECOND-GRADE MATH BOOK.

[ALL CHUCKLE]
[PHONE VIBRATES]

HEY, I'LL CATCH UP
WITH Y'ALL.

JABARI: YEAH.
NHANI: ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS THE DREAM.

I'M SPENCER JAMES, AND MY DREAM
IS TO PLAY IN THE NFL,

SO WHEN I SAY
THE DREAM STARTS NOW,

THAT MEANS MY PATH
TO GREATNESS STARTS NOW.

THAT MEANS PUTTING WORK BOTH
ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

THAT MEANS MAKING VARSITY
BY NINTH GRADE.

IT MEANS BEING A REAL PLAYER

AND CARING FOR MY TEAMMATES
AS MUCH AS THE GAME.

IT MEANS BEING
THE BEST I CAN BE

IN MY HEART,
SOUL, AND MIND

BECAUSE WHEN THAT'S NOT RIGHT,
THEN THE REST DON'T MATTER.

GIRL:
I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT.

SAY IT WITH YOUR
WHOLE CHEST, SPENCE.

WE DREAMIN' BIG, BABY!

SHH, COOP!
WE'RE RECORDING.

I'M SPENCER JAMES,

AND THAT'S MY DREAM,
AND THE DREAM STARTS NOW.

[LINE RINGS]

YOU HAVE
THE TAMIKA FOOTAGE.

HOW CAN YOU NOT
RELEASE IT?

-OLIVIA--
-DON'T!

DON'T HIDE BEHIND
YOUR WHOLE

"I CAN'T DISCUSS
ACTIVE" WHATEVER.

SHE WASN'T
MUCH OLDER THAN ME.
SHE COULD HAVE BEEN ME.

-I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE UPSET, BUT--
-THERE'S NO "BUT."

I DID FAR WORSE
THAN TAMIKA, AND I
GOT TO WALK AWAY!

ARE YOU GOING
TO LISTEN TO ME?

THERE IS NOT A DAY
THAT GOES BY THAT I

DON'T GRIEVE
FOR TAMIKA
AND HER FAMILY,

BUT HEAR ME WHEN I
SAY THIS TO YOU:

YOUR SITUATION
WITH THE COPS

AND TAMIKA'S WERE
VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.

WELL, I GUESS WE'LL
NEVER KNOW BECAUSE YOU

AND THE COPS WON'T
RELEASE THE FOOTAGE.

BUT, HEY,

AT LEAST YOUR DAUGHTER'S
SAFE AT HOME.

TAMIKA'S MOTHER
CAN'T SAY THE SAME.

ROMELO:
ALL RIGHT, SON.

YOU READY TO BE
IN BUSINESS WITH TNT?

WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT, SIR...

THE QUESTION IS, IS TNT
READY TO BE IN BUSINESS
WITH SPENCER JAMES?

LOOK, IF Y'ALL WANT ME,
YOU GOTTA TAKE ME
THE WAY I AM.

I'M NOT
A GANGBANGER, AND I'M NOT
A SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR.

I'M JUST ME, AND THE KID
WHO WORKED HIS WAY

BACK TO PEAK PERFORMANCE
AFTER GETTING SHOT,

THE KID WHO TOOK
A BULLET FOR HIS FRIEND,

THE SAME KID WHO CONVINCED
THE SCHOOL BOARD

TO GIVE SOUTH CRENSHAW
ANOTHER CHANCE.

THAT'S THE KID TNT
SHOULD WANT ON THEIR FIELD

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
WITH THEIR BACKS UP
AGAINST THE WALL.

[ROMELO SIGHS]

I GOT TO TALK IT OVER
WITH THE BOSSES AT TNT.

MAYBE THE OFFER WILL
COME, MAYBE IT WON'T.

BILLY: AND WE'RE OK WITH THAT.
ROMELO: BUT...

I RESPECT THE HELL
OUTTA THE STAND
YOU JUST TOOK, SON.

[PATS SPENCER'S BACK TWICE]

NAVEAH: MY COUSIN TAMIKA
IS SO MUCH MORE THAN
JUST A HASHTAG.

TAMIKA, TODAY
WE GIVE YOU FLOWERS

BECAUSE THE COPS
WHO MURDERED YOU

ROBBED US OF THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SO IN PERSON.

COOP: A WORLD THAT LOVED HER
AS BEAUTIFUL AND AS BLACK
AS SHE WAS,

NOT A POLICE SYSTEM
THAT JUDGED AND FAILED HER.

THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF THE BRILLIANCE THAT WAS HER--

THAT'S WHAT
TAMIKA DESERVED.

MY COUSIN TAMIKA IS SO MUCH
MORE THAN JUST A HASHTAG.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-HEY.
-LAYLA. HI.

SORRY. I DIDN'T WANT
TO INTERRUPT ANYTHING.

I JUST WANTED
TO DROP SOMETHING OFF.

UM, I'M--NOW'S NOT
REALLY A GOOD TIME.

I KIND OF HAVE A LOT
GOING ON AND I JUST--
I HAVE TO FINISH

EDITING THIS REEL
ON THE FLOWERS
FOR TAMIKA EVENT.

I'LL BE QUICK.

JUST...

UM, YOU GAVE THAT BACK
TO ME WHEN...

YOU WERE AT YOUR LOWEST
AND REALLY NEEDED HELP,

AND I TOTALLY MISSED
WHAT YOU WERE TRYING
TO TELL ME AND...

NO AMOUNT OF SORRY
IS EVER GONNA
MAKE UP FOR THAT,

BUT I STAND BY WHAT I
SAID THE DAY I
GAVE IT TO YOU.

YOUR COURAGE
INSPIRES ME,

AND YOUR COURAGE
HELPED ME FIGHT
FOR MY OWN RECOVERY,

AND THAT'S HOW I KNOW
YOU'RE GONNA KEEP
FIGHTING FOR YOURS.

A GOOD FRIEND
TOLD ME THAT...

GUILT DOES NOTHING
BUT WEIGH YOU DOWN,

THAT YOU GOTTA FIND
SOMETHING POSITIVE
TO DO WITH IT

OR JUST...LET IT GO.

TREY SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY
MOTHERS HAVE TO CRY? ♪

OLIVIA: LABELS.

SONGZ:
♪ HOW MANY BROTHERS GOTTA DIE? ♪

OLIVIA:
YOU KNOW WHY I HATE THEM?

BECAUSE, AS A SOCIETY,
WE USE THEM

ON EACH OTHER
WAY TOO MUCH.

I MEAN, I'VE LIVED
MY WHOLE LIFE AS A LABEL.

YOU KNOW,
FIRST IT WAS THE TWIN.

SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY MORE LIVES? ♪
OLIVIA: AND THEN

THE ADDICT.
SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪

OLIVIA: AND THEN THERE'S
MY LATEST LABEL--

THE D.A.'s DAUGHTER.
SINGER: ♪ TAKE A LOOK AROUND ♪

OLIVIA: WHERE IS IT?
SONGZ: ♪ CAN YOU SEE IT NOW? ♪

OLIVIA: BUT HERE'S
THE THING ABOUT LABELS.

SONGZ: ♪ 'CAUSE WHEN
THEY KILLIN' MINE ♪

OLIVIA: YES,
THEY LEND THEMSELVES

TO FUN, CUTE HASHTAGS,

BUT LABELS RARELY GIVE YOU
THE WHOLE PICTURE
ABOUT A PERSON,

AND THE WHOLE PICTURE
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

MAN, CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT LITTLE PUNK CARTER
ENDED UP BACK HERE.

HE AIN'T
SO LITTLE ANYMORE.

AND NOW YOU GOTTA
REPORT TO HIM?

[SCOFFS]
YEAH.

AFTER THAT ASS-WHUPPIN'
YOU GAVE HIM

BEFORE HOMECOMING
IN NINTH GRADE?

[CHUCKLING]

MAN, KARMA IS
A BITCH.

SO...

SO THEN THAT FIGHT
REALLY HAPPENED?

IT WASN'T REALLY
A FIGHT. HEH!

YOU HAD HIM PINNED UP
AGAINST THE LOCKER.

BUSTED HIS LIP
PRETTY DAMN GOOD.

HEH! NO ONE KNEW
WHAT GOT INTO YOU.

IT WAS LIKE
YOU JUST SNAPPED.

HEY, HOLD UP.

YOU REALLY DON'T
REMEMBER?

OLIVIA:
THE WHOLE PICTURE

IS THE ONLY WAY
TO THE TRUTH.

OLIVIA: THE WHOLE PICTURE
IS THE ONLY WAY

TO REAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

JJ: WHAT'S UP WITH
THE URGENT SUMMONS?

HAD TO MAKE SURE
Y'ALL WOULD COME.

ASH: WELL, WE DID.
WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT?

-AN APOLOGY.
-IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN.

NO, IT'S NOT, ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE QB1--

HEH!--WHICH IS
FRICKIN' HUGE,

AND I SHOULD HAVE
CELEBRATED THAT, SO...

CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO STATE WITH YOU.

WITH BOTH OF YOU,

AND, UM,

YOU KNOW, I'MMA DO
MY PART, TOO,

FROM, UH, FROM--
FROM THE SIDELINE,

SO...
ASH: HEY...

WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR?

SONGZ: ♪ WHERE YOUR RAGE
WHILE MY PEOPLE DIE? ♪

♪ WE AIN'T SLAVES,
LET MY PEOPLE FLY ♪

♪ NOW IT'S TIME,
WATCH MY PEOPLE RISE ♪

♪ HOW MANY MOTHERS
HAVE TO CRY? ♪

KEEP THAT SPIRAL TIGHT.

SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY BROTHERS
GOTTA DIE? ♪

♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
BACKGROUND SINGERS: ♪ OOH, HOW ♪

JJ: HA HA HA!
SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
JORDAN: ATTA BOY. DO IT.

OLIVIA: THE WHOLE PICTURE...
SONGZ: ♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪

OLIVIA: IS THE ONLY WAY
TO REALLY START THE HEALING.

-♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
-♪ OOH, HOW? ♪

-♪ HOW MANY MORE LIVES? ♪
-♪ OOH, HOW? ♪

- ♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
-♪ HOW MANY TIMES? ♪

-♪ HOW MANY MOTHERS
HAVE TO CRY? ♪

♪ TELL ME, HOW MANY
BROTHERS GOTTA DIE? ♪

♪ TELL ME, HOW MANY
MORE TIMES? ♪

-♪ OOH, HOW? ♪
-♪ OH, LORD ♪

-♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
-♪ HOW MANY TIMES? ♪

OLIVIA:
SO FORGET #TamikaPratt.

FORGET #IAmTamika.

FORGET THE LABELS.

WE NEED
THE WHOLE PICTURE...

-♪ HOW MANY MORE TIMES? ♪
-♪ HOW MANY ♪

-SO HERE IT IS.
-♪ ...TIMES? ♪

[POLICE RADIO, INDISTINCT]

MAN:
WAKE UP, MA'AM.

I SAID WAKE UP!

TAMIKA: WHAT?
MAN: I NEED YOU

TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
TAMIKA: I JUST WANT TO--

I'M JUST TRYING TO SL--
MAN: COME ON.

I'M NOT GONNA ASK AGAIN!
LET'S GO!

-I JUST WANT TO CALL MY COUSIN.
-COME ON!

[BOTH GRUNTING]
TAMIKA: WHY CAN'T I GO HOME?

MAN: STOP FIGHTING US!
YOU'RE ONLY HURTING YOURSELF!

TAMIKA: I JUST WANT TO SLEEP!
I'M TIRED!

-[GRUNTS]
-NAVEAH WILL GET ME!

PLEASE! LET ME CALL HER!
MAN: YOU HEARD ME!

-AAH!
-WILL Y'ALL LEARN, HUH?

TAMIKA: SLEEPING ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD IS NOT A CRIME!

-STOP RESISTING!
-I JUST WANT TO SLEEP!

GET OFF OF ME!
[MAN GRUNTS]

TAMIKA: GET OFF OF ME!
[TWO GUNSHOTS]

[CLICK]

TAMIKA WAS A 21-YEAR-OLD GIRL
FROM SOUTH L.A.,

ONLY CHILD OF...

ROSANNA AND LASHAWN PRATT.

SHE WAS A COUSIN...

A GODMOTHER...

A FRIEND.

SHE DREAMT OF BEING
AN ENGINEER

AND WAS HEADED BACK
TO SPELMAN THIS FALL...

BUT SHE NEVER
MADE IT THERE

BECAUSE THE COPS,

WHO ARE MEANT
TO SERVE AND PROTECT,

SAW HER AS A "Y'ALL,"

AS LESS THAN.

AND MY LABEL,

AS THE WHITE D.A.'s DAUGHTER,
LIKELY SAVED MY LIFE

IN A SIMILAR RUN-IN.
[SNIFFLES]

BUT HER LABEL, AS JUST
ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN

IN AMERICA,
COST TAMIKA HERS,

AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY
EVOLVED FROM SLAVE PATROLS.

IT NEVER WAS
AND IT NEVER WILL BE NEUTRAL.

[SNIFFLES]
THERE HAS TO BE

A BETTER WAY TO SERVE
AND PROTECT.

I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE
A BETTER SYSTEM

THAT ALLOWS US
TO MAKE MISTAKES

AND STILL GET TO LIVE,

AND IT'S TIME TO FIGHT
FOR THAT BETTER SYSTEM.

IT IS TIME TO BURN DOWN
THE HOUSE AND REBUILD IT

TO LOOK LIKE
THE NON-PUNITIVE PROGRAMS,

THE COMMUNITY-BASED
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS,

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS,
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.

IT'S TIME TO DEFUND
THE POLICE...

AND IT'S TIME TO REALLY
GET JUSTICE FOR TAMIKA.

MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!