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♪ From the beaches
and the palm trees ♪

♪ Blow with
the Aviator shades ♪

♪ Get a look at what's
holding up bikinis ♪

♪ Raise it up, let it
dip slide through the Strip ♪

♪ A good day
when the sets don't trip ♪

♪ Hailin' from the Left Coast
the best coast ♪

♪ Parties hotter than the sun ♪

♪ We got it the most ♪

♪ Poppin' in the club ain't
nothin' like the Golden State ♪

♪ In the low-riders
where you'll find us ♪

♪ Bouncin'
pumpin' the brakes ♪

♪ Hit switches to dip low ♪

♪ Truck stompin'
never tiptoe ♪

♪ From the Valley to the Hills
sway through the Bay ♪

♪ My fingers twist up
to show you where I stay ♪

♪ Where the pimps
and playas never rest ♪

♪ When you reach the city
you see you ain't there yet ♪

♪ Keep goin' where the smoke
chronically blowin' ♪

♪ And the '64 rollin'
zonin', never chokin' ♪

♪ Dance floor poppin'
till y'all broke in ♪

♪ No matter the color... ♪

♪ Explode on the scene
my heart's Wild West ♪

♪ I got the West
steady-pumpin' in my chest ♪

♪ We've got the dance floor ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ We've got the whole thing ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ Some bump in the trunk ♪

♪ Bustin' down the street ♪

♪ Driftin' to the side ♪

♪ With those funky beats ♪

MAN: Now your mother's
mad at me.

Dad, I'm at work and--

She left the house this morning.

Haven't seen her since.

Why? What happened?

Dad was watching TV,

and Mom didn't like
what he was watching.

Dad, why did Mom really leave?

[sighs] I was listening
to Rush Limbaugh.

Well, you know Mom's
a diehard democrat.

And I'm a republican.

I voted for George Bush.

George Bush is our president.
Accept it.

Well, you should have
worked that out 30 years ago

when you got married
and had four kids.

Well...

If Mom didn't like it, all she had
to do was go into the bedroom.

No one's talking to
you, Jessica. I gotta go.

Bye, Dad. Tell mom to call me
when she gets home, okay?

Okay, sweetheart, love you.

Hi.

Sir. Yes, hi.

Uh, Jackie?

Joanne.

Right. You came from Vegas.

I was born in Milwaukee, but I got
a swimming scholarship to UNLV.

See?

Vegas.

Yeah, no, I worked
for CBS in New York

before moving
to L.A. to work here.

And now you're a contestant
coordinator for our game shows.

- Yes, sir.
- Well, you gotta be a little impressed.

- I got that part right.
- [both laugh]

You look good.

Thank you, sir.

- Uh, sir...
- Yeah?

- I had an idea, but I wasn't sure about the chain of command.
- You can tell me.

We film segments for the
game shows at different hotels.

- Okay.
- And the hotels like it when we film there,

so I was thinking we could
take it a step further

and create special
ad packages for them

where we feature the hotels.

That's a good idea.

It would offset
the price of production.

Exactly.
You'll take it upstairs?

Absolutely.

Uh, you have a banging body.

You should wear shorter skirts,
show 'em off.

I think you'll be surprised
how people respond.

Yeah, um...

Sir, I think I should
get back to my desk.

[buzzer sounds]

[man straining, panting]

Damn, bro,
do you have to do that?

What?

Bustin' down in a cell?

- What's wrong with it?
- Go bust down in the yard.

That's what I'm getting ready
for right now, brother.

MAN: You bustin' down in the
cell to go bust down in the yard?

Don't make no kind of sense.
You workin' out to go work out?

The Bloods supposed to split
their time with us on the weights.

Every day they take a little bit
more time than what they should,

cutting into our time.

CO's don't even say shit.

CO's ain't sayin' nothing?

Them Bloods playin' us, Groove.

Yeah, somebody playing us.

[rap music playing]

See?

Look at these
disrespectful red rags.

Still on the bench.

Y'all ready
to get it crackin', cuz?

We need to walk over there and start
stompin' their ass out, Hoover style.

Hold on, hold on, Groove.

Let me get at 'em first.

Wait here.

Hey, you ready, Groove?

Hey, can I holla at you
real quick?

You the one?

[barbells clang]

Yeah, you the one.

INMATE: Pass the ball!

Okay.

Before I came up in here,

this is where I thought
you came to become a man.

But now I'm in here, and this
is where they break men.

They tell us what we can do,
when we can go shower,

do this, do that, disrespect us,
talk to us any kind of way,

and we gotta take it.

Now, we can die here
over some weights

and they go home and they bitch

and they laugh about
how ignorant we are.

You hear what I'm sayin'?

We both black men so let's not
even give 'em that satisfaction.

Just so you know,
out on the streets,

you'd catch two
in the chest, easy.

I ain't even mad at you.

I'd give you the same love
in the street, cuz.

[rap music playing]

- I loved the movie.
- JOANNE: I didn't see it.

- You weren't in there?
- Just got here.

- You should see the movie, it's good.
- I came for the food.

This buffet is incredible.
I love these events.

JOANNE: I hate these events.

You're in the entertainment
industry, Joanne.

How do you hate movie premieres?

I gladhanded the actors, I
congratulated them on their performance.

But the male executives
who come to these things

think we're on the menu along
with the lobster and cupcakes.

Some of the men here
are good-looking.

I have a job where men think less
and less of me eight hours a day.

I don't need to subject myself to
that kind of behavior on my own time.

- Hmm.
- [sighs] I hate to bail, but I'm gonna take this to go.

I don't know what
you're looking for,

but this is California, so
whatever it is, we've got it here.

Just gotta find it.

- [helicopter hovering]
- [siren wailing]

I don't have a car.

I haven't seen my baby's daddy
in two months.

I just don't want my daughter to
think that she doesn't have a father.

Even if he is in prison.

Give me just a second.

Let me see if we have
some more bus passes left.

Hi. I'd like to see
Leon Watkins?

There's someone in front of you.
Just take a seat.

Oh. Sorry.

Thanks. Tell Leon
I appreciate it.

You got it.

[door closes]

Okay, what can I do for you?

Hi, I'm Joanne Beck, and
I'd like to see Leon Watkins.

Are you his secretary?

No. I'm the associate director.
Where are you from?

North Shore Milwaukee.

I mean which company.

Never mind. Follow me.

WOMAN: We're sorry.
All of our representatives

are still assisting
other customers.

Please remain on the line...

- Leon.
- Yeah?

This is Joanne Beck
from North Shore, Milwaukee.

And she wants to talk to you.

Hi.

Okay. I'm kind of busy,
so I don't have much time.

- Busy doing what?
- Excuse me?

- Yes?
- We're doing an event

and I'm having trouble
lining up a celebrity guest.

- What type? - What type of what?
- What type of event?

- The type where my community gets free flu shots in the end.
- That sounds like a good cause.

Look, um, I don't mean to be rude,
but, uh, could you state your business?

I want a job.

I mean, I have a job but
I'd like a part-time internship.

- Do you know what we do here?
- I read about it in the newspaper.

And what makes you think
you're qualified?

I got a scholarship
for college in swimming.

I swam in
the 200-yard medley relay,

the 800-yard medley,
swimming the butterfly leg.

It takes a lot of concentration
and discipline to do that.

And since moving to Los Angeles,
I've also worked for a game show.

So you've got
no experience at all.

None, but what I lack in
experience, I make up in enthusiasm,

- Ms. Beck--
- Call me Jo, or Joanne.

Ms. Beck, there are
no pools around here,

and the people that call here
have real problems

and they need real help and there's
nothing I take more serious than that.

And while I do appreciate
your enthusiasm,

I don't have time to give you
a personal tour of South Central

or on-the-job training
while solving their problems.

So that's a no?

Yeah.

I just want you to know,
I'm not here working out

some sort of privileged
white guilt.

I didn't think it was.

I read you do good work here.

I'm not on tour.
I honestly want to help.

Check back with me in six months
when we're on more solid ground.

[sighs]

Well, that was inspiring.

Didn't quite go
how you expected?

Yeah, no.

I think I can be good at this.

I think you might
find me valuable.

I'm not judging you,
but how do we know that?

Try me, test me.

You want me to rescue a cat
from a burning building?

Well, that would be helpful,
if we were the fire department.

You know anyone famous?

[gear rattling]

What's up with it, Groove?

Why are you packing your stuff?

Shaking this spot, man.
I go to the house tomorrow.

On the set?

Why you ain't say nothin',
Groove?

Ever tell you the story
about my cellmate before you?

What about him?

He's a good brother,
non-affiliated.

Just in here for a two-year bit.

Almost at the end of the bit, and then
some guy started talking shit to him.

Bust him in the face with a
broomstick. Took his boots.

Charged him with armed robbery.

Damn, for real?

Yeah. Gave him 25 to life

and then shipped him off
to a new joint.

So that's why you didn't wanna
get into it with them Bloods, huh?

I don't turn down
no fade, but...

but if the fools find out
that I'm getting out,

they're gonna start coming
at me with all kind of bullshit.

I'm either gonna
have to take it or...

I got a daughter, man.

Tryin' to see her grow up.

Write me, cuz.

Let me know what it's like
out there now.

Most definitely.

♪ Only win
cos I won't lose ♪

♪ Only win
cos I won't lose ♪

♪ And still I stand
on top of the man ♪

♪ Spite all the things
that I've gone through ♪

MOTHER: He's coming!

Surprise! Surprise, baby!

Come here!
Welcome home, baby.

Come here, baby!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, I missed you.

Look at you.
Look at you.

All buff and everything.

Ahh...

- MOTHER: Girl.
- Ma, why she starting that stuff again?

- MOTHER: Don't start hitting.
- That's what he get.

Girl, stop that. Your
brother just got out of jail.

By taking the rap
for something he didn't do.

- What you want me to do, snitch?
- Whatever.

Yo, forget all that.

- Okay, listen, I'm home.
- He's home.

Yeah, okay, all right.
Forget all that.

Let's get this party
started now, right?

Hey, hey!

Oh, my God!

[hip-hop playing]

Hey, Mama's still got it.

[laughing]

[bell rings]

My community service work has
been honored by two presidents

and I've also had the honor and
privilege to visit the White House.

Any questions?

Yes?

Do you know Chucky?

Chucky? Who's Chucky?
Is he one of your classmates?

Chucky's a doll.

He's a doll?

Like Ken and Barbie?

No, he kills people.

Kills people?

- GIRL: Yeah.
- [kids laughing]

Kids... sit tight.

Um, give me one second.
I'll be right back.

- Where is she?
- Running late.

I can see that.

[sighs] Why did you
delegate this to her?

And why didn't you tell me?

Judgment call.
Listen, just be patient.

That's easy for you to say.

You're not being mugged
by a 9-year-old girl

who identifies
with a serial killer doll.

Sorry, I'm late.

- Leon, this is...
- Armen Gilliam!

Man, you play
for the Charlotte Hornets!

- Hey, nice to meet you.
- Wow!

All right, well,
they're getting restless,

so I'm gonna get him in there.

Who likes basketball?

[cheering]

You know Armen Gilliam?

Yeah, we went to UNLV together.

All the athletes
hung out together,

including the basketball
and swim teams.

- And he flew in just for this?
- No, he was in town.

The Hornets are playing
the Lakers tonight.

I guess being on the swim team gave
me more experience than you thought.

Welcome to the fight
that never ends.

Hebrews 6:10.

"God is not unjust."

"He will not forget your work
or your love for him,

for you have helped his people
and continue to help them."

ALL: Amen.

This feels so good.

The looks on those kids' faces
when they met Armen Gilliam.

And we'll be able to provide flu
shots for people who can't afford them.

Does it always feel this good?

Yeah. The feeling
only gets better.

Okay, what are we doing next?

Hold on, Mother Teresa.
What about your day job?

I can do both.

This is where it's at.
This is what's important.

- I need to be here.
- Okay, okay, look.

- Look...
- [helicopter hovering]

I don't mean to kill
your spirit, but...

it's important for you
to not overreach.

If we can't get a person on
the road to help in 45 minutes,

we probably can't help them.

- Okay, that's good to know.
- Yeah.

My overall goals are
to get store owners

and businesses to hire people

who actually live in the
community to work for them.

Makes sense. If they're gonna
profit off of the community,

they should employ
people from the community.

Right, and I'm putting
together transportation

for people to visit loved ones in
prison. You could help with that.

Would it be overreaching
if I asked if I can get a desk?

- B-Y-O-D.
- Bring your own desk.

Oh. Okay.

- [door opens]
- [scoffs]

- [door closes] - How
long you think she'll last?

How long did Gary Alcorn
play for the Lakers?

- Who's Gary Alcorn?
- Exactly.

When did you get out?

About eight, nine months ago.

What you got?

What you got?

[siren wailing]

Your father, boy.

This the best you can do
for your old man?

That's better than anybody else
will do for you.

I'm sorry I ain't get up
to see you.

I was...

- Busy.
- Yeah, you know how it is.

Yeah, I know how you are.

I feel that.

Give my best to your mama
for me, all right?

You good, Dad.

Cece. Where's the TV, Cece?

You got a problem, Cece.

Now, we can help you, rehab,
but you have to go away.

I know you don't want to,

but you should do it
for your mother,

make her life easy.

Yeah. Okay.

Okay, cool.

All right.

[hip-hop playing]

[music stops]

- Gettin' 20 on 5.
- [cash register opens]

[tires screeching]

[hip-hop playing]

[tires squealing]

- [women screaming]
- [gunfire]

[tires squealing,
engine revving]

[gunshot]

[gunfire]

[tires squeal]

Did you get
the check we mailed you?

JOANNE: Yeah, I got it.

I really appreciate it. It's gonna
help out with the rent a whole bunch.

Nonsense.
We're always happy to help.

That's because
you're his favorite.

Stop, Ruth.
I do not have a favorite.

I love all my kids the same.

RUTH: But Joanne's the only one
that lives and works in Hollywood.

You think she's gonna introduce
you to a movie star.

I don't care where she lives

or works, she'd still get
my support.

Funny you should say that,
I was actually thinking

about trying
something different.

You mean like a different job?

She wants to get another job?
I thought she liked that job.

I do, but I was thinking about doing
something to help the community.

Your mother and I have never
been very religious but--

Not Temple, Dad, South Central.

- South Central?
- Yeah, I read this article

about some
volunteer organization and...

RUTH: South Central? Isn't
that where that group is from?

- What group?
- You know, the one the FBI was making that fuss about?

Because they made that song
protesting the police?

- You're not talking about...
- NWA.

NWA. Yeah...

What does that stand for?

You know, it was just an idea.

It's nothing concrete, Dad,
but... I gotta go.

I'll call you guys tomorrow.

Uh... I love you.

Love you.

Saved by the bell, huh?

I should have told them
the truth.

They ain't my parents, and they
don't subsidize my rent.

But let me tell you something.

Leon takes a lot of crap
from the Brotherhood Crusade

because they give us
our rent free.

But Leon isn't related to them.

True dat.

- [door opens]
- [distant siren wailing]

I'm looking for Leon.

Who's looking for Leon?

Is Leon here?

Like she said, who's asking?

LEON: Hoover Jay.

Unrepudiated lifelong member
of the 107 Hoover Crips.

I'm not about that life anymore.

- Since when?
- Since I been shot at,

three out of the last five days.

- The fifth day being today.
- You got shot at?

Why? You the police?

Talk to me, Hoover.

They shot my whip
up at the gas station,

and I had to leave it.

Cops impounded it.

That's why I'm here.

They say that you give out
small loans.

So you need money to get
your car out of the impound?

My sister uses that car
to take my nieces and nephews

to school and daycare.

How much you need?

Whatever you can spare.
I'm good for it.

Wait here.

There are chairs in here.

Oh. My bad.

Yo, you're down
in this basement.

You wanna know the real, how to
really help people on these streets?

You hit me up.

[helicopter flying over]

Appreciate you, Leon.

Trust and believe
I will get this back to you.

Sure you will.

Y'all be cool.

[door opens]

[closes]

If you know like I know,
you'll trash that boy's number.

I came down here to help people.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

You're gonna be
in for more than that.

[sighs]

Where have you been?

We had a situation right before
we were about to close.

Beverly and Joanne
couldn't handle it?

Gang related.
Better for me to handle it.

Oh.

[sighs]

- I missed his...
- Birthday.

LEON: Yeah.

Look, Evelyn, I...

I've gotta get up early, Leon.

Just... come to bed.

[phone beeping]

WOMAN: Good morning, sunshine.

Sandy...

Were you on the phone?

Yeah.

[beeping continues]

I was on the phone
for three hours.

With who?

A boy.

Really? That's new for you.

Were you talking to that
Jewish boy, Jason Stein,

that your parents have been
trying to set you up with forever?

No. I was talking to
a gang member who got shot at.

You can't be serious.

I met him
at the Family Helpline,

but he's not
what you think he is.

He's a gang member
who got shot at,

he's exactly who I think he is.

He's smart.
He has a lot of good ideas.

We're meeting in a few hours.

It's a good story.

His name is Jay.

He has a great smile.

But it's strictly for work.
He's just showing me around.

You're not making this up,
are you?

No.

[winces] Well, regardless,

it's got to be more fun than the
walk of shame I took this morning.

I forgot my panties.

What are you doing?

Can we talk?

I have to finish this laundry,

so I guess you've got
a captive audience.

Look at me.

Look at me.

- I'm sorry.
- You promised--

I know what I promised.

Everything I do,
I do for you and the kids.

Look what they did
to Rodney King.

Somebody gotta do something to make
this city a better place for us to live.

I don't need you
to change the world,

I just need you to change your schedule
so you're at least home by 6:30 for dinner.

That's it?

That's it.

I could do that.

Okay.

Promise?

Mm-hmm.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

I got coffee and donuts.

Also, Malik is here to see you.

Malik?

That's me.

What can I do for you, Malik?

Look, he... he mess with me,

I'm'a... I'm gonna mess around
and put somethin' in him!

Malik, that's not the way to go.

- Look, I ain't got no choice, man!
- Malik.

Keep poppin' up and shit.

Harassin' me.

Try to tell him I don't know
nothin' but he won't stop sweatin'.

Look, um...

I wanna help you.

But whatever your problem is,

it's not gonna be solved
by you shooting someone.

Don't know what it's like to get
accused of something you ain't do.

I can't go back to jail, man.

Look, I've been
on these streets.

So I have experienced
what it's like.

But I can't help you
if you don't put the gun down.

Okay, good.

Have a seat.
See if we can't work this out.

Who's bothering you?

My brother's parole officer.

He keep coming by asking me
do I know where my brother is.

Try to tell him no,
he won't listen.

Said he gonna lock me up for aiding and
abetting a criminal if I don't tell him.

Do you know
where your brother is?

No.

That's what I keep
telling the man.

My auntie goes to your church.

She said you could help me.

Can you help me?

[helicopter hovering]

So, what do you see
when you look out there?

I don't know, stores, buildings.

No, look, I see like
a dude fiending for crack,

I see a young girl that's
about to make a month's rent

in the back seat of a car.

I see a mother who's lost
her son in a drive-by.

It's amazing what you see
when you look.

Problem is
nobody wants to see it.

Might feel obligated
to do something.

Turn right here.

See, this right here
is Bloods territory.

So, if I got out of the car right
here, right now, I could be killed?

- You'd probably just get robbed.
- I don't have anything.

The point that
I'm trying to make is that

it's an entirely different world
out here on these streets.

If what's happening here was
happening in Beverley Hills,

the government would proclaim
a state of emergency.

My dad's a republican. He
doesn't believe the government

should get involved
in people's lives like that.

JAY: Yeah, well,
your father's wrong.

Doesn't take a college degree
to figure it out.

Somebody benefitted off slavery
more than the slaves.

I know slavery has left a lot
of your people disenfranchised,

but that was a long time ago,
people don't act that way anymore.

You ever heard
of Latasha Harlins?

No. Should I have?

Latasha Harlins was
this young black girl

who walked into
this Korean-owned liquor store

to buy a bottle of orange juice.

The owner accused her of trying to steal
it and shot her in the back of the head.

She died instantly.
She was 15.

- 15?
- Yeah, and the jury felt the same way

and found the store owner, a woman,
guilty of voluntarily manslaughter.

Recommended she get the maximum
sentence of 16 years.

Thank God, she should
have gotten life.

Right again, but Judge Karlin
ignored the jury

and let the woman off
with five years probation.

So the next time
you're about to tell somebody

that black people
are treated equal...

think about Latasha Harlins.

So, what the hell
you doing out here?

Changing the direction
of my life.

What up, Hoove?

JAY: 'Sup, cuz?

Popular.
You know everybody in here.

- People like me, I don't know.
- You make it hard to believe.

- Believe what?
- That you'd hurt someone for showing up

with the wrong color clothing.

You mean cowboys killing Indians
cos they Indians?

It's more complicated
than that and you know it.

So are Crips and Bloods.

I'm not naive, Joanne.

Everything is a situation.

We're not
an unsophisticated people.

A bro come through wanna
see a girl, we give him a pass.

He don't have to have a problem
just cos he wants to see a female.

Respect begets respect.

Well, just like a guy
walking up to your crib,

start breaking stuff, might have
to meatball the mother sucker

to get him up outta there.

Meatball?

What? That's a thing?

- I could never do that.
- Why not?

"A," because I don't know
what it is,

and, "B," I'm
nonconfrontational.

- Seem pretty tough to me.
- I'm not tough, I'm pushy.

You're not gonna survive
out here fakin' it.

Why? Because
everything's a situation?

Everything's a real situation.

- What you doin'?
- It's on me, I got it.

Hmm-mm. My spot, my treat.

The least I can do
is pay for lunch.

Oh, I see.

You think I'm a charity case
because I borrow money from Leon.

This is for the food,
and this is for Leon.

See that he gets it.

You wanna save somebody,
save your own people.

I'm out.

[sighs] No word from Joanne?

No, nothing.

You gotta remember,
she's young, Leon.

Yeah. Everybody wants change,

nobody wanna do the work
to make it happen.

This work ain't easy. It takes
discipline and dedication.

And there's no money so the
reward has to come from the heart.

Everybody's not built for that.

When was the last time I
told you that you do a great job

and I appreciate you?

I don't know, but you know
I live for a compliment.

Well, this place
wouldn't work without you,

and, uh, you're
very much appreciated.

And I make it look good, too.
Thank you.

Let me walk you to your car.

Oh, I'm good.
They don't want this smoke.

You know, firearms are illegal.

So is rape and murder
but people still do it.

I'm just not about to let it
happen to me without a fight.

Good night, Leon.

LEON: Oh, I was just
about to lock up.

What are you doing here?

I wanted you to know
I wasn't flaking

and genuinely forgot to call.

Look, this is volunteer work

and you're a young girl
with a fulltime job.

Beyond that,
you got a life, so...

You wouldn't be the first person
to not come back.

It wasn't personal. I spent most of the
day going to places in the neighborhood.

- You did?
- Yeah. I learned a lot.

Well, I don't say this
often enough,

but, uh, the work you do around
here is greatly appreciated.

And, uh...

In fact, Beverly and I are
working on some grant proposals

and as soon as
they come through,

everybody's gettin' paid.

That's funny.
Jay said the same thing.

- Who?
- Jay?

Oh, but you called him
Hoover Jay.

LEON: Is that who
you spent the day with?

Yeah, he showed me around.

You can't see him anymore.

Leon.

- No.
- It's not like that,

and even if it was,
what would be wrong with it?

You're not equipped
for that, Joanne.

And Hoover Jay
is not the boy next-door.

And I think you think
I'm made of porcelain.

I've dated black guys before.

Not here.

Not in South Central.

And this is not a racial thing.

It sounds like one.

Look, this is about you
standing next to a boy

who has a target on his back

and accidentally getting hit
by a bullet

that was intended for him.

It doesn't matter.

After today, I probably
won't even see him again.

Here's the money he borrowed.

Look, I'm a half-hour late.
I've gotta get home.

If... If I don't leave now,
my wife is gonna...

I don't know what she gonna
do. It's not gonna be good for me.

I didn't mean to hold you.

JOANNE: Yeah, Mom, look,
I gotta go.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.
I love you.

SANDY: What are you doing
up here?

They have me
filling in for a temp.

It's not often I make it up
to the eighth floor.

- Hmm.
- What are you doing here?

My boss has a meeting
with one of your bosses.

And I've got to coordinate an event
with his assistant, so I tagged along.

- Which boss is he meeting with?
- Morgan Sutter?

What type of event is he having?

Best Undressed Assistant?

Actually, they're recognizing Morgan
for a budget idea he came up with.

Something to do
with game shows and ad...

Packages for the hotels
we film at?

SANDY: You've heard of it?

Heard of it?
I came up with it.

It was my idea, and I asked
Morgan to take it upstairs.

Oh, my God.

He took it upstairs
and he took credit for it.

He's being recognized for it.

He's being recognized
for an idea I came up with?

SANDY: That seems to be
the situation.

What are you gonna do?

[scoffs] I don't know.

Try not to meatball him
and roll his ass up outta here.

I don't know what that means,
but I think you can get arrested for it.

I'm so sorry, Joanne.

- Hey.
- If you're gonna talk shit to me, I'll scream

and Leon will come out here and
beat you within an inch of your life.

First of all, I don't know what I've done to
make you think I'm afraid of Leon Watkins.

Secondly, it's not why I'm here.

- Then why are you here?
- I came to apologize.

Where I'm from,
a man holds his own.

I thought you paying for lunch was a
reflection of what you thought of me.

I didn't want you
to think bad of me.

I didn't think bad of you,
I was grateful.

Your conviction
in what you believe is real,

and more important,
you're honest about who you are.

I just don't understand why people have
a problem with people being nice to them.

You was being nice to me?

In a nonromantic way.

What do you do
when you're being romantic?

Go to Malibu, swim.

I ain't never been there.

You live in L.A.
and you've never been to Malibu?

No, but if you'd like to go,
my car's right here.

This the car you got shot at in?

Yeah.

Is that a bullet hole
in the driver's seat?

Yeah. Does that scare you?

No.
But I have to go to work.

No, you don't. It's volunteer.

Which is what makes it so special,
is because you don't have to do it.

Which is why you should
volunteer.

What you have to say is valuable
and you should tell Leon.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Okay.

[telephone ringing]

Don't you have to get that?

Why don't you answer it?

[ringing continues]

Family Helpline.
How may I help you?

WOMAN: There are some young black
boys outside my house talking loud...

How many are there, ma'am?

Four or five.

My husband is trying to watch TV

and I'm scared he's gonna go
out there and say something.

Do you have a sprinkler system?

Excuse me?

Do you have
a sprinkler system, ma'am?

Yeah, but why?

Can you turn on the sprinklers
without anyone seeing you?

Yes. In the garage.

Turn the sprinklers on, ma'am.

Okay.

You told her to turn
the sprinkler on those boys?

- Something wrong with you?
- Yeah, I did her and them boys a favor.

Really?

Yeah. If she turns
the sprinklers on...

them boys move on
to avoid getting wet,

they don't know she did it.

- That's mean.
- No, it's not.

I'm smart.

Look, we don't live in a world
of wonder and magic, Joanne.

That woman's husband goes
outside, talks trash with them boys,

he might catch a beatdown.

Even if that doesn't happen,

maybe the cops roll up
in the middle of an argument.

Guess who's going to jail?
Ain't the white guy.

My way, no one gets hurt,
no one goes to jail.

I just don't think Leon would
have handled it that way.

Well, I'm not Leon.

You don't like Leon, do you?

I don't really know
much about him.

You know him a little bit.

Okay, well, Leon's
a very righteous man.

You know, maybe
a little too righteous.

You know, he, uh...

It's people like Leon tend
to think that we're less than

because we're in a gang.

Nobody grows up
wanting to be in a gang.

But we don't walk around
with our heads down.

You know, I'm a Crip.
I walk it, I talk it.

I'm pretty sure the Bloods
feel the same way.

We're proud to be
a part of a organization,

even if it is a street gang.

We got loyalty, devotion, unity.

Things that most black
organizations wish they had.

My father always says,

never underestimate a group of
people compassionate about a cause.

You really love
your father a lot.

Why do you say that?

Like, I'm not saying that you
don't have your own opinion,

but you quote
your father an awful lot.

"My father says this and that."

Yeah, we're
a pretty tightknit family.

I try to call my parents
every few days.

You close with your father?

I didn't really
grow up with him,

but we're straight.

I love him, I guess.

You see him much now?

I saw him a couple of weeks ago.

He came to cop some product.

You sold your father drugs?

Yeah, he's an addict.

Make sure he gets
some proper stuff.

He's low on cash, I carry him.

You know, keep him
from doing something foul

that might get
his head cracked in.

He is who he is.

He's not gonna change cos of me.

My brother's a drug addict.

Everybody in the family
knows about it

but nobody says anything,
like it's some big secret.

We were so poor,
we couldn't afford secrets.

[pager beeping]

All right, this has been fun,
but I gotta bail.

Hey, what are you doing
next weekend?

Uh, I don't know.
Why? What's up?

I have this work thing
I have to go to.

Wanted to know
if you wanted to go?

Free food and liquor?

I'm there.

Hey, Leon.

LEON: Hey.

What did Hoover Jay want?

He came to apologize to me.

You said you weren't
gonna see him again.

He also came to volunteer.

He asked you to ask me
to work here?

He has a lot of friends
and he has a good grasp

of the history of the city.

But you know why
he can't work here?

You're the boss, Leon.
It's your thing.

- You can do whatever you want.
- Okay.

I know Crips.

I also know
an equal amount of Bloods.

But this place...
[clicks tongue]

we right here,
we're neutral, right?

So, what do you think would
happen if I let a Crip work here?

In the evolution
of everything that works,

there is a time when it didn't.

And maybe the Bloods come
and shoot up the place,

in retribution for
something that the Crips did.

This isn't a playground.

And I can't risk doing
what you're asking me to do.

You are doing a phenomenal job
here, Joanne.

Don't let this kid
ruin it for you.

I understand.

[R&B playing in background]

Mr. Watkins.

Ha, my brother.

- Hey.
- You've been waiting too long.

Longer than reasonable
for a man that doesn't drink.

Okay, in that case,
whatever he's having.

Ginger ale.

Oh, I got that.
I want a whiskey.

Sorry for the delay.

Another drive-by shooting.

This gang turf war...

it's... it's genocide, man.

We are killing our own people.

Don't make no sense.

Yeah, yeah. So you understand
why this is important.

Nah, a parole officer looking
for his parolee, that's routine.

No, no, this isn't routine.

This guy called or showed up
unannounced at my guy's house

six times in 72 hours.

That's harassment.

Your guy got a record?

Maybe a little
gang-related stuff.

Gang-related?

I know what you're thinking,
this isn't that.

I'm late today
because of gang-related stuff.

Seven teenagers got killed today
because of gang-related stuff.

If you knew what I knew, you
wouldn't still be sitting here.

Come on, man.

You from this neighborhood.

You know what it's like.

Most of these kids been rejected
by mainstream society,

abused in their own homes,
and finally found a place

where they can be accepted
and respected,

where they can achieve
a rank of accomplishment.

You can't just walk in there and tell them
they gotta drop the only thing they ever found.

I do not doubt
that you believe that.

But some of them
are just plain bad.

And we gotta turn up
the heat on them

to protect the rest of the
citizens of this city. Period.

The parole officer threatened
to lock him up

for aiding and abetting if he
doesn't tell him where his brother is.

But he doesn't know!

And you believe it?

Yes! I do.

All right, I'll talk to him.

I'll tell him to cool out.

Thank you. I owe you.

No. Bartender,
I'll have another one,

and I changed my mind.

This one's on him.

[laughs]

[R&B playing]

You made it!

Oh! Yeah, I'm running late.
What did I miss?

Oh, nothing.

Just Morgan's bull.
Self-congratulatory toast.

God.

- Jay, meet my roommate, Sandy.
- Oh, hi.

- I have heard a lot about you.
- I haven't heard anything about you.

Good. [laughs]
It's nice to meet you.

You were right, he's hot.

So this the world
you live in, huh?

- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.

She seems cool.

She is like a sister to me.

Mm-hmm.

Well, look, I mean,
I wanted to say that, um...

What?

You lookin' a'ight, though.

I'm lookin' a'ight?

Yeah.

A'ight.

[hip-hop playing]

[rapping]

♪ I'm so good
I'm finally famous ♪

♪ I released my own record
I'm on top of my game ♪

♪ I don't care about no record smokin'
that Pepe le Pew got me stinkin' ♪

♪ Thinkin', thankin' God
I mean, I'm grateful ♪

♪ I'd be on and on
without a label ♪

♪ All my dogs gotta eat
so I'm playful ♪

♪ Baby servin' cake
cos I'm beyond ♪

♪ What can I say? ♪

♪ Let me show up
to the show, get 'em up... ♪

♪ Lookin' at me I'm just a
man who came across a key ♪

♪ Where I see doors
I can open for real ♪

♪ I'm bein' a man
I don't have time to chill... ♪

[music fading]

♪ Prayed I'd never
see that day ♪

♪ All that changed
and you set me free ♪

♪ Cos you make me feel
like somebody... ♪

Last night sure was something...

You always wake up this happy?

I'm out on the streets,
I'm free.

Got a beautiful woman.

I don't have to worry
about nothin'.

You can start your day
how you wanted to.

So you're into rhythm and blues?

I like hip-hop.

It's one of my favorite songs.

I mean, you sing it
from the heart.

So...

you wanna get something to eat?

I can't, I have to go to work.

Got a nice record collection.

Nice place.

Yeah, well, the record
collection is Sandy's,

and my father
helps with rent, but...

I did most of the decorating.

Did you tell Leon
that we're seeing each other?

Leon isn't my father. He
doesn't have to know everything.

Did you tell your father?

[door opens]

Good morning, beautiful people.

- Morning.
- Hi, Sandy.

SANDY: Oh, you guys didn't
make it back to the bedroom?

[dialing]

WOMAN: Good afternoon.
Scrap Iron. May I help you?

Hi. Can I speak
to Jack Beck, please?

- Joanne, hey?
- Can I ask you a question?

Sure. What's on your mind?

I couldn't help but notice you
received a lot of recognition

for the hotel ad package idea, and I haven't
heard two words about it from anyone,

including you, sir.

Let's just say hypothetically

I forgot to mention
your contribution.

This isn't hypothetical, sir.

You lied. You committed fraud.

You represented my ideas
as your own.

Well, I got news for you,
Joanne.

As my employee, you work for me.

Any ideas that you have,
they belong to me.

This isn't your company.

You work here, just like me.

This is a corporation
that belongs to stockholders

and I wonder what the board of directors
will do when they find out what you've done.

Tell me you didn't
just threaten me.

You know, I think you should go
back to your desk right now

and think long and hard about
the consequences of your actions.

- You can't tell me what to do.
- You work for me.

Not anymore. I quit.

And you might wanna go back to
your office and think long and hard

about the consequences
of your actions.

[phone rings]

[thunder crashes]

- Hello.
- JACK: Hey, we need to talk.

Dad? Is everything okay?

You're my flesh
and blood, Joanne.

All right? You're my daughter.

- But I can't--
- Is everything...?

The way you're living...

You're a beautiful girl.

You're smart, aggressive.

Your mother and I,

we stayed up so many nights
thinking what to do.

When I close my eyes
and I see you with a black--

Dad.

But that's just us.

I mean, you cannot
expect us to change.

It's okay, Dad, I understand.

- You could have hung up on
me, but you-- - I'm not like that.

I know, and that's
what makes it so hard.

You know, I hope you have
success, but... not with Jay.

I won't lie, not with Jay.

But I can't support you anymore.

No more credit cards, expenses.

You're gonna have to do this
all yourself.

Okay.

You're a part of people...

and things I don't understand.

I'm still the same person.

I loved you the most.

I've lost you.

[dial tone buzzes]

Joanne. You're drenched.

You ruined my life.

You don't know it, but I'm
actually trying to save your life.

By calling my father
and telling him I'm dating Jay?

Yes. If you are dating him.

That's none of your business.

You asked me to give him a job so
that makes it a little bit of my business.

- That's bullshit, Leon!
- Watch your mouth.

No, I don't think I will
because you called my father,

my father who I have worshiped my
entire life, and turned him against me.

Your father isn't against you.

I'm not against you.

I know my father,
I know when he means business,

and I know when he's
disowning me.

Your father isn't disowning you.
He just doesn't want you with Jay.

Yeah, because he's black.

You don't think I know my father
has issues with black people?

That may be true, I don't know.

But I think
he has a bigger issue

with Jay being an ex-convict,
gang member, drug dealer,

God knows what else.

You are such a hypocrite, Leon.

You can't give Jay the same
benefit of the doubt you ask, if not beg,

society to give other members
of this community.

He's changed.

What does it say in your Bible?

"Let the wicked man
forsake his way,

the unrighteous man his thoughts

and let him return to our Lord
because he will have mercy on him,

and to our God because
he will abundantly pardon."

And it also says in my Bible,

"Rescue those
being led to the death."

"Hold back those stumbling
towards the slaughter."

Proverbs 24:11.

You are young.

You do not understand that
just because I forgive Jay

doesn't mean that I shouldn't
protect you from him.

Don't tell me what I understand.
I understand more than you know.

You should spend more time
with your own children

and less time
treating me like a child.

[distant thunder rumbles]

I won't be back here, Leon.

WOMAN: The violence erupted after
the acquittal of four white policemen

in the beating trial
of black motorist Rodney King.

As night fell,
the violence grew.

The fires erupted around the wide area of
South Central and downtown Los Angeles.

All of it was carried
on local TV.

The crowds breaking and entering

and several times
members of the media

have been dragged
into the melee.

Holy shit.

It was a night Los Angeles
residents won't soon forget.

Really appreciate your sister
letting me stay here

until I find a new place.

It's just for a minute.
Then we'll have our own place.

Now, if I can just find a job.

You really like working
for Leon?

Most important job I ever had.

Then why stop?

I can't go back there.

I'm not saying go back there.

I mean, someone else has to be
doing the same thing.

Go work for them.

What if I don't work for anyone?

What if we do it ourselves?

What if we did what?

You and I,
we start our own program.

All these ideas you've got,
we can do some real good.

You can do some real good
like you've always envisioned.

That's easier said than done.
[chuckles]

I don't know anything
about running a business.

But I do.

We don't...
We don't have any resources.

All my contacts in business,
the world I grew up in.

You handle the programs,
you get your people involved.

You know what this city needs
and you're the one who can do it.

You know I'm right.

[hip-hop playing]

- Future N Action.
- Future N Action. - Future N Action.

Yeah, Future N Action. It's
about alleviating gang violence.

Who's hungry?

- Jay, can we talk?
- Hey, y'all got any hot sauce?

- Yeah. What's up?
- Chinese food?

Sandy got you booked to do
an interview with Lisa Yuen.

Yeah, I like my shit extra hot.

- I thought we were getting Bryant Gumbel.
- Check the kitchen.

What happened to Bryant Gumbel?

Lisa Yuen is how
we get Bryant Gumbel.

We break Future N Action
with her

and all the other
news outlets follow.

Like giving out a free sample and
telling the rest of the crack heads,

"It's the bomb."

- Hey, Joanne, you got a call.
- Yeah, I guess. Who is it?

The DEA. They wanna know when
you're gonna make some busts.

- [chuckles]
- She ain't the DEA, man.

Nah, she the feds. Why she be coming
through these streets like she owns 'em?

[pager beeping]

Oh, I gotta break out.
Can you give me a ride?

Yeah. Hey, Joanne,
can I use your car?

Yeah, sure.

- Come on, D, let's roll.
- On, no, I ain't mean this minute.

- Gotta finish my food.
- Eat that in the car, fool.

- Hot sauce, bro.
- Oh, now you want hot sauce.

Come on.

[hip-hop playing]

How long you known Joanne?

Why? What's up?

Bad white bitch.

You think she changed me,
don't you?

I ain't say all that.

Yeah, you think she changed me.

Look, man, I changed, but Joanne
ain't had shit to do with it.

She ain't got that kind
of power.

You know what changed me?
Bullets?

Catch you wrong
leaking on the sidewalk.

In a wheelchair or worse.

- A coma.
- [helicopter hovering]

When people come visit you, they
don't know whether you're happy or sad.

Yeah, Groove, I'm changed.

I ain't mad at you.

You work in Future N Action,
got Joanne.

What I got?

No bullets.

I need a seat at the table.

What table are you
talking about?

Political table.

I'm thinking about running
for city councilman.

Mm-hmm.

Uh-huh? What does that mean?

- Mm-hmm.
- [both laugh]

I remember
when you first started.

People used to come up to me
and tell me

about how much
you've helped them.

All my friends' husbands
had regular jobs.

Sanitation, mailmen,
car salesmen.

But my man, he helped people.

[Leon chuckles]

You're my Billy Dee Williams,

my Brian Walker in "Mahogany."

There was something magical
about it.

Something special.

Holy, even.

And now I'm looking
less like Billy Dee Williams

and the life of a wife
of a mailman

is looking more magical to you?

You'll always be
my Billy Dee Williams, baby.

And you'll always be
divided by two.

This house
and helping people out there.

I don't know if you'd be
happy any other way.

- So this is about the kids.
- This is not about the kids.

The kids will be fine.

I'm Tracy at the end
of "Mahogany"

and I'll make sure
that the kids are good.

This is about you.

These are precious years, Leon.

Once-in-a-lifetime years.

Once they're gone,
they're never coming back.

So you don't want me to run for city
councilman. It's a bigger paycheck.

I'm not saying don't do it.

I'm not saying do it.

It's your decision, not mine.

But going up against
the Brotherhood Crusade

might be tough since they're
already backing someone.

I never ran from a fight
in my life.

I ain't about to start now.

Is that right?

That's right.

- Is that right?
- Mm-hmm. That's right.

- [Leon chuckles]
- Mm.

JAY'S SISTER: I don't know
what to tell you.

JOANNE: He's been gone
all day and hasn't called.

That's not like him.

JAY'S SISTER:
How would you know?

- I know Jay.
- Really?

You cool and all but y'all ain't
been together that long.

Jay my brother, I love him,
but he be out there.

Out where?
What are you talking about?

John-John is one of the most
compassionate people I know,

but don't get it twisted.

A black man don't survive prison

and the streets of South Central

laughing and smiling
and slapping high-five.

Or haven't you seen
the gun that he carries?

[key turns in lock]

He's home.

Talk to you later.

- Where the hell have you been?
- [scoffs] I was out.

- Out where? It's almost 3:00 in the morning.
- I was handling my business.

What kind of business could you possibly
be handling at 3:00 in the morning?

You know, folks out here
thinking I'm soft as baby skin.

Talking about Future N Action, you
asking me these dumb-ass questions.

- You need to slow your roll.
- You need to tell me what's going on with you, Jay.

What's all this talk shit!?

You know what, you starting
to sound like a cop!

- Maybe Deandre was right.
- If you think I'm a cop, then shoot me!

Shoot me!
Shoot me then, come on!

What are you doing here?

Do you really
have to ask me that?

Because I have given up
everything for you,

my job, my family, my friends.

Do you really have to ask that?!

Sorry.

[sniffles] I'm so sorry.

I love you so much,
it's frightening.

I love you.

I'm scared.

I love you
with everything I've got.

But I need to know
you're all in.

I'm all in.

You?

LEON: Our city...

is in ruins.

Our city needs to fix the
30-year backlog of broken streets.

Our city needs more than police
without principles.

Our city needs
a streamlined permit process

for small businesses to rebuild.

WOMAN: Yes.

Our city needs more than
councilmen without conviction!

- WOMAN 1: Right on.
- WOMAN 2: Say it.

Our city...

needs leaders who are
not just here on Monday.

MAN: That's right.

- Here on Tuesday.
- MAN: Yeah, all right.

But here every day of the week

and not just when
the cameras are rolling.

I'm Leon Watkins,
and I'm that leader.

Thank you for coming.

And please enjoy
the chicken and waffles.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thanks a lot. Hey.

- What did you think?
- I think you did pretty good.

What do you think?

Think we could have had
more people in these seats.

[sighs] Listen, Leon, if
they're not gonna come to us,

we gotta go to them.

[doorbell rings]

Hi. I'm Leon Watkins.
I'm running for city council.

Leon, I know you, and I wanna
hear what you gotta say,

but my mother's on the phone
in Chicago and she's telling me

how to cook collard greens
for my husband.

Can you come back
at another time?

Sure. No problem.

- LEON: How are the numbers?
- WOMAN 1: Not good. - WOMAN 2: What's not good?

WOMAN 1: We're being murdered.

I knew that if I went my own way
that it would cost me.

Mister, you're not telling me you're
tucking in your tail and giving up?

You can't ignore the numbers.

Numbers? Forget 'em.
It's about the narrative.

Good versus evil. The show.

And getting the ending
that we want.

This is a campaign, ma'am,
not a show.

Grow up. You best believe
it's a show.

Politics is the greatest
show on Earth.

We've got good guys,
we've got bad guys.

But I can turn this thing
around for you,

because on election day, people
believe what I tell them to believe.

We have juice and crackers.

Do you want some juice
and crackers, Mr. Watkins?

"Leon" is fine.
Just call me Leon.

The optics say that people in
your community are drug dealers,

addicts, gang members.

A law-abiding citizen gets up,
goes to work every day,

takes care of his family--
That doesn't make the 6:00 news.

But a gang member
robs a liquor store

and that's on every channel
and every outlet.

Because he robbed
a liquor store.

I mean, why should we care

when these people should be
locked up and put behind bars?

They weren't born gang members.

They weren't born drug dealers.

They weren't born addicts.

Somewhere along the way,
our community failed them.

And if you can identify
the problem,

then you have an obligation
to fix it.

Galatians 5:14.

"For all the law is fulfilled
in one word, even in this:

Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself."

There's so many things
that you can't fix in life.

Why not do some
of the things that you can?

Why not help fractured families?

Why not stand up
to corrupt cops?

Why not end the cycle
of poverty, prison and parole?

I will never lose hope
or lessen my faith

that the good in humanity
can't triumph over the evil.

Ignorant or misguided,

we know that change
comes from doing.

This isn't a game.

And my community has problems
that can't be solved

with juice and crackers.

How is the campaign
coming along?

[sighs] It's a little more
difficult than I thought it'd be,

but we fighting a good fight.

You'll be fine.

God's plan.

Mm-hmm.

That's my girl.

What are we doing here?

- I've got a proposal for you.
- What does that look like?

I want you to join my team.

The Future N Action Coalition.

What is that?

It's a group that I'm starting

to get gang life back
to what it was created for.

So you're talking about a truce
between the Bloods and the Crips.

It's the only way
we're gonna survive.

Bloods don't have one mind about
anything except killing cops and Crips.

JAY: Yeah, but you can be the
example of change for all that.

Do one, two interviews together.

You wanna keep going,
that's fine.

You not feeling it,
that's fine, too.

Just let me know.

It can change a lot of shit
out here on these streets.

How you doing, Mr. Watkins?

I'm good. How are you?

I know you don't think too much
of me, but I'm really about this.

Who are you trying to convince?

Me or yourself?

I didn't take her way from
you, Leon, I'm just adding to her.

Your way ain't the only way.

Watch me.

Good night, Jay.

You wanna go over it again?

Joanne.

I was just trying to help.

I've been talking about
South Central my entire life.

Okay? I got this down cold.

Remember to look...

Talk directly into the camera.

Is there something that you want
to say that you're not telling me?

No, nothing.

You could never be a gangster.

You're the worst liar
on the planet.

Okay.

You're pregnant?

Yeah.

I thought that...

Future N Action was the best thing
that ever happened to me, and now this?

JAY: Fighting and killing ain't what
the hood's supposed to be about.

All we're doing is taking away
opportunities we wish we had.

Breaking up homes,
mad about our own dads.

What about our sons?

Who's raising them?

We carry around guns, be ready
to shoot whenever, wherever,

cos we're convinced we're
in danger in our own hoods.

- Yep.
- Yep.

The fear of us only gets real from
us continuing this fussed-up cycle.

This country has shown us time after
time that they don't give a shade about us,

so we have to care for us.

WOMAN: Amen!

JAY: Put down
our guns and unite.

[applause]

Brotherly Love Overrides
Oppression and Destruction.

Community Resources in Progress.

So this is the beginning of peace
between the Bloods and the Crips gang?

JAY: That's what we're
out here for.

Okay, and what is
your name, sir?

My name is John Wesley Hunter
and he's my partner.

- Angelo Adams.
- And we're a part of a group

called the Future N Action
Coalition.

We're sick and tired of our
people getting got by the system.

- [crowd jeering] - Getting got by
each other, only to have nothing.

- Yeah!
- Well, we're done getting got.

Gangs supposed to be
about love, community, family.

Stop pointing the finger at
everybody else and point to ourselves.

WOMAN:
Right on! That's right.

Call the Future N Action
Coalition.

Join the movement.

[applause]

[news theme song playing]

MAN: We're in for
a winter blast this weekend,

as temperatures fall
another 20...

Hey, so, Jay.
We saw you on TV.

- That must have been amazing.
- It was cool.

Opportunity to get
the organization some exposure

and its message out there.

But for me
it's when I met Dexter King.

Dexter who?

Martin Luther King's son?

Oh, wow.

It was a very big deal for me

to sit down at a table
with that man,

for him to share his wisdom
and his thoughts with me.

You know, to validate
what my contribution is

to this community,
a kid from South Central.

He inspired my heart and my soul in
ways that I never knew was possible.

Then you're probably
raking in the dough.

Not yet, but it's on its way.

Oh, so how do you
maintain your organization?

How do you maintain
your organization?

You know Phil's a doctor.

JAY: A doctor? That's cool.

I have some experience
in pharmaceutical distribution.

- Really? How so?
- [doorbell rings]

I'll get it.

[news show theme plays]

MAN: And now, the moment that
you've all be waiting for.

The new city council
of Los Angeles is

Jack Dempsey.

- [sighing]
- No!

WOMAN: We worked so hard.

That's that.

Tough break, boss.

EVELYN: We have food and drinks
for anyone who wants it.

- Can I get you anything, honey?
- No.

No, I'm just gonna...
I might go for a walk.

Thank you. Thanks for
your support. Thank you.

- WOMAN: Oh, Leon, I'm so sorry.
- Thank you so much.

Thanks.

♪ Feel like
some lonesome stranger ♪

♪ Tossed round by the rivers
of fate ♪

♪ Fighting an uphill battle ♪

♪ 'Gainst prejudice ♪

♪ Blindness and hate ♪

♪ I cried out
to the heavens above me ♪

♪ Till an angel
finally appeared ♪

♪ Then my heart surrendered ♪

♪ And faith ♪

♪ Washed away ♪

♪ My tears ♪

♪ And he said ♪

♪ Step up
to the magic mountain ♪

♪ Where the lovelight river
flows ♪

♪ The stars they watch
like shepherds ♪

♪ And the wind sings ♪

♪ As it blows ♪

♪ Yes, the wind sings ♪

♪ As it blows ♪

♪ He said ♪

♪ Step up
to the magic mountain ♪

♪ Where the lovelight river
flows ♪

♪ The stars they watch
like shepherds... ♪

Hey.

I'm sorry, we have to leave it
to one at a time right now.

♪ Yes, the wind sings ♪

♪ As it blows ♪

Isn't she beautiful?

Get in here.

No, get in here.

What did you tell her
her name is?

I was waiting for you.

Danielle.

Do you hear that, sweetheart?

Your name is Danielle.

Congratulations. You'll be
out of here in no time.

[phone ringing]

- Hello.
- JAY: Hey, boo, what you doing?

Checkin' in on my girls.

You know.

I'm gonna go see Brandy.

JOANNE: Tell Brandy I say hi.

No doubt.
Kiss my offspring for me.

Love you.

Love you.

You wanna go
to the beach with Dada?

[laughing]

[hip-hop playing]

[turn signal clicking]

- [horn blares]
- [vehicles crash]

[baby fussing]

[doorbell rings]

Mrs. Beck?

I am so sorry.

[telephone ringing]

- JOANNE: Hi, this is Joanne.
- JAY: And Jay.

BOTH: Leave us a message.

[phone beeps]

RUTH: Hi. Joanne?

We know you're going
through a lot right now.

Both your father and I feel
terrible about what happened to Jay.

We're... We're sorry
we weren't there for you

and we hope that you can
forgive us.

We love you.

[sniffles]

Hey.

Sorry I didn't get a chance
to talk to you at the funeral.

Jay was deeply loved.

The Crips showed up
and showed out for him.

Yeah, he was their brother.

Sorry, I heard
about the city council.

The fight that never ends.

The fight that never ends.

You wanna go for a ride?

I know you think
I didn't like Jay.

You didn't.

It's okay.

And I didn't believe
he could do it.

I was wrong.

I'm sorry that
I couldn't see it before.

You're like a daughter
to me, Joanne.

Despite everything.

You need to know that his life
wasn't lived in vain.

Look out there.

These streets are better
because Jay walked them.

Young brothers know that they
don't have to hate their neighbor

just because he wears
different colors.

They know that no matter where
you start or what you've done,

you can change and reach
for higher ground.

We were gonna do
so much together.

It's all right.

JOANNE: "In a world
so full of hate,

how did I find love?"

"In a society so afraid
to let people be themselves,

how did I find freedom?"

"In a country
so full of separatism,

how did I find unity?"

"In a family so scared and lost,

how did I find inner peace
and strength?"

"In a city so full
of phony people,

how did I find realness?"

"On this Earth,
so polluted and damaged,

how did I see beauty?"

"Being God's child,
he gave me a vision."

"He gave me you."

"Through us, it is possible
to make a difference."

"We have everlasting love...

protection,

and family."

"Through love and understanding,

we will always
have each other."

"Till the wheels
fall off, baby."

♪ You just reach out
if you want me ♪

♪ Don't be afraid to shout ♪

♪ Have no worries ♪

♪ I'll be your brother ♪

♪ You're family to me ♪

♪ Can't you see
you've got a friend ♪

♪ Of all the lonely people
in this cold world ♪

♪ You can count your self out ♪

♪ If you have a problem
to solve ♪

♪ Count me in, no doubt ♪

♪ Anytime you want
peace of mind ♪

♪ Don't be shy
just pass on by ♪

♪ Don't even worry
about a damn thing ♪

♪ Cos you'll be
all right ♪

♪ If you need me ♪

♪ You can just reach out ♪

♪ If you want me ♪

♪ Don't be afraid to shout ♪

♪ Have no worries ♪

♪ I'll be your brother ♪

♪ You're family to me
can't you see? ♪

♪ You've got a friend ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hailin' from the Left Coast
the best coast ♪

♪ Parties hotter than the sun ♪

♪ We got it the most ♪

♪ Poppin' in the club ain't
nothin' like the Golden State ♪

♪ In the low-riders
where you'll find us ♪

♪ Bouncin'
pumpin' the brakes ♪

♪ Hit switches to dip low ♪

♪ Truck stompin'
never tiptoe ♪

♪ From the Valley to the Hills
sway through the Bay ♪

♪ My fingers twist up
to show you where I stay ♪

♪ Where the pimps
and playas never rest ♪

♪ When you reach the city
you see you ain't there yet ♪

♪ Keep goin' where the smoke
chronically blowin' ♪

♪ And the '64 rollin'
zonin', never chokin' ♪

♪ Dance floor poppin'
till y'all broke in ♪

♪ No matter the color... ♪

♪ Explode on the scene
my heart's Wild West ♪

♪ I got the West
steady-pumpin' in my chest ♪

♪ We've got the dance floor ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ We've got the whole thing ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ Some bump in the trunk ♪

♪ Bustin' down the street ♪

♪ Driftin' to the side ♪

♪ With those funky beats ♪

♪ We've got the dance floor ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ We've got the whole thing ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ Some bump in the trunk ♪

♪ Bustin' down the street ♪

♪ Driftin' to the side ♪

♪ With those funky beats ♪

♪ We've got the dance floor ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

♪ We've got the whole thing ♪

♪ Rockin' ♪

♪ Rockin' for you ♪

I would like to thank everybody

that contacted
Future N Action Coalition

and on the behalf of
the Future N Action Coalition

and all the gang members,
we thank you

for your full support
and your phone calls.