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Previously on "Bel-Air"...

No one expects
you to jump right into

the deep end that fast.
- I'm back.

Yeah.
Yeah.

I mean, no one
expected that either.

My anxiety medication
is giving me more anxiety.

Weaning off meds
isn't something

we want him doing on his own.

There are side effects--

headaches, dizziness.

So if you have any
stress or triggers,

you have to come to us.
- Yeah, yeah. I promise.

We could be, like,
the kings of Bel-Air.

- Hey, Carlton.
- Hey.

She's feeling you, man.

Our paths don't
really cross naturally.

Well, that sounds like
something I can fix.

Is this the, uh--
the Black folk meeting?

Look who's the president.

There's a process,
Ms. Hughes.

Here we go,

the process again.

- Ms. Hughes got fired today.
- What?

I think that rallying
to save Ms. Hughes' job

is a cause worthy of our BSU.

- I agree.
- I think we should protest.

So we're gonna run

the plays that I call.
- Yo, I can win this for us.

It's not about you, Will.
It's about the team.

That fancy Bel-Air team
got you and your game soft.

Tonight,
I'm showing the real Will,

West Philly Will.

There it is, Will.
Set it up, set it up!

♪ 'Ey, 'ey, 'ey ♪

♪ 'Ey, 'ey ♪

Good practice, guys,
good practice.

That's good work.

Let's see if you actually
pass the ball in the clutch.

Wow.
We're going back there?

Yeah, let's look forward,
not back, all right?

We live and die as a team.

One more win and we're
in the state tournament.

Hey, that's right, Coach.

We're all about getting
the W, right fellas?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I'm glad to hear it.

Well, we need to stay
focused, all right?

All right?
- Yeah.

- Okay.
- Got you.

See you guys tomorrow.

Bye, Coach.

♪ I'm about some fly shit ♪

Yo, Ty.
Can I talk to you for a second?

- Yeah, what's up?
- Look, man,

you're supposed to be my ace
gunner on this squad, okay?

So if you're against me,
who's gonna be with me?

I'm sorry, Will, all right,

but we called you
on the selfish shit last game,

and then you just went out
and did it again.

Look, man, I apologise.

I just wanted to get the win,

put us in the position
we're in right now.

But we're about to go
to the playoffs.

I want to believe you,
all right?

But when the game
is on the line,

can you really put
the team first?

Look, you have my word.

All right.
I trust you.

♪ I used to get high
before class ♪

♪ They wondered
what was up with me ♪

♪ I acted up,
I barely passed ♪

♪ The teachers didn't
fuck with me ♪

♪ I made the team,
they barely passed ♪

♪ Games were never fun
for me ♪

♪ I was kind of a loser,
not a cool kid ♪

♪ I was too smart,
they were stupid ♪

♪ Went to school,
thought I was clueless ♪

♪ 'Cause I knew that
it was useless ♪

♪ I had a big heart,
where was Cupid ♪

♪ I wanted the new chick,
she was too thick ♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

I hear everyone's all fired up
to go to your house.

Yeah, you know,
we're, uh, turning the mansion

into protest central.

- Coming through?
- I was hoping to.

You okay with that?
- Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

I mean, I know
we're not together,

but we're still cool, right?

Oh, yeah.
Of course.

The trophy they give out now
is way bigger than that one.

Well, that's good.

It's gonna look even better
when I hold it over my head.

Everyone cheering you on
and--

I can see it already.

See, this is why
we just click, you know?

You see, everybody else
around here would've

gotten on my ass
about being too cocky.

Oh, yeah?
Well, you're a little

cockier than usual.

You good?

Yeah, I'm just being myself.

Maybe it's time everybody sees
a little bit more of that.

Right, the West Philly Will.

That why you're so into
this protest with Ms. Hughes?

Look, where I come from,
we look out for our own.

Just 'cause I'm in Bel-Air,
that's not gonna change.

Okay, but this is definitely
new territory for Carlton.

Leading the entire BSU on
a walkout for a Black teacher?

That's a lot.

Look, Carlton will be fine.

This is exactly what he needs
to get his swag back.

Trust me?

Look, I tried to talk
the BSU out of going through

with the walkout,
but no one's gonna

back down at this point.

Everyone's all riled up now.

Because they think
this is a game.

Private school
students cosplaying

as protesters for the day.

Shouldn't you be on our side?

I am.

And as the faculty advisor
for the BSU,

I'm advising you all
to think this through.

You all have worked so hard.

You've got such bright
futures ahead of you.

Does this have anything to do

with the Associate Head
of School position

that they just announced?

Let me guess,
you've already applied.

Your name has come up

in faculty discussions
about the Founder's Award.

President of the student body
and the first Black student

to win the school's
highest honour.

You'd love that, right?

Yeah, of course I would.

Then shut this protest down,

and find a way
to convince your cousin

and the others
to get with the program.

Yo, C, you, uh,

ready to go?

Uh, yeah.

One sec, I just--
let me get my stuff.

Will, I hear we're gonna
need to pull off an upset

in order to beat Stratus.

Yeah, they may be, uh,
ranked higher,

but that'll make the dub
that much sweeter.

Ready?

♪ My guilty conscious said ♪

♪ Fallin' for you ♪

I'm ordering some food
for tonight.

What do you want?

I wanna know what program

Mrs. Bassin wants me
to get with.

You heard that.

Mm-hmm.

Look, she's just concerned

that we might not be accounting
for how embarrassing

a walkout would be
for the school.

Yo, they're
so scared of being embarrassed.

They might as well just give
Ms. Hughes her job back.

Do you really expect
the school to just cave?

Well, they will
if our side sticks together.

But for that to happen,
you have to stay strong, C.

How am I all of a sudden
in the centre of this?

Like, a week ago, I was
the Clarence Thomas of the BSU.

You put us on
to fighting for Ms. Hughes.

And that got you
your Black card.

You gave the BSU
something legit to fight for.

Look, C, this is about
you finally becoming the leader

that you always wanted to be.

And think about
your little sister

and what she's going through.

You want her to blame herself
for Ms. Hughes?

No.

Okay, you're right.
You're right.

We're gonna go through
with the walkout.

Okay.
That's my cousin.

We gonna show this school
a thing or two.

Trust me.

190

♪ Buy me, buy me,
buy me everything ♪

I wanna be able
to see the banner

from across the street.

Pull the wrinkles out
before you lay it down, please.

Uh, yes, ma'am.

Take you back, Geoffrey?

- Yeah.
- What?

Mum used to boss y'all around?

What?
I never bossed anyone around.

They were always happy
to help me with my art.

Right, Geoffrey?
- You don't know.

It was a joy and a privilege.

Ashley, you okay, honey?

I just keep thinking
that Ms. Hughes got fired

because of me.

Ashley, sweetheart,
none of this is your fault.

Honey, you can't
put that on yourself.

We're here
to take this on together.

Look, Ash,
don't stress, okay?

When your school sees this,
they're gonna be so sorry

they ever messed
with Ms. Hughes.

Yeah, you gotta have hope
that justice will prevail.

But what if it doesn't?

Okay, if you wanna
help make protest signs,

that's happening over here.

If you wanna help write
our open letter to the school,

you can join Yazmin
over at the table.

Yep, we got enough pizza
and pasta for everybody,

and, uh, you can help yourself
to whatever's in the fridge.

But stay your ass out
the wine cellar, a'ight?

If you wanna help
make some calls,

reach out to other
students and clubs,

you can head over to the couch.

Yaz, am I missing anything?

Um, well, I just wanna thank
each and every one of you

for joining this cause.

I mean, we need to stand up,

not just for our teachers,
but for the books

that depict
the Black experience honestly.

Yo, what up, Ty?

Yo, I'm here to help
with the protest.

Okay.
I see you on your ally ish.

Welcome to the party, man.

Yeah, I figured you might
need my expertise

since I've been in trouble
with the head of school

more than anyone here.

Also I loved Ms. Hughes,

so I'm not about
to just stand by.

That's what's up.

Yo, real rap, we, um--

we really appreciate
you being here.

Of course.

Uh, one second.

I'ma stop a travesty
in progress.

What the hell are you doing?

Oh, uh,
I'm making some calls,

trying to grow a coalition.

Look, it dawned on me...
- Mm-hmm.

That if we can get support
from the entire student body...

- Right.
- We could win this

before we even have to walk.

Well, I have an idea
that's, like,

ten thousand times better.

Get your ass over there
and work in Yazmin's group.

Oh, what,
you expect me to flirt

while we're trying
to save Ms. Hughes' job?

Pretty sure Ms. Hughes
believes in Black love.

You know what I mean?

Look, I'm just saying,
start some in her honour.

You're ridiculous.

Go, man.
You'll thank me later.

Get out of here, pinky.

You got this.

Hey, Carlton, right on time.

I have an idea
I wanna run by you.

- Uh, yeah.
- Hey, Will.

- Great. I'm all yours.
- You got a sec?

Uh, uh, yeah.

What, am I in trouble again?

No.

No, not at all.
Um, your aunt and I, we--

we need your help, Will.

It's about Carlton.

You're aware he takes
medication for anxiety?

Yeah, he told me that
a while back.

Good.

Well, you know, usually,
we respect his privacy

when it comes
to this kind of thing, but, um,

Carlton started weaning off
the medication,

and we just wanted you
to keep an eye on him.

Let us know
if you see anything off.

- Off?
- Yeah.

Well, I mean,
we're talking about Carlton.

He's always a little off.

No, seriously, Will.

Um, what do you mean?

Well, you know, just, like,
anything out of the ordinary.

As far as I'm concerned,
there's nothing too small

you could let us know about
at this point.

Oh, okay.

Well, if C needs my help,
I got his back.

All right.
Appreciate that, Will.

Yeah.
Hey, um,

did you, uh, look into
the stuff I sent you about Doc?

Yeah, um, yeah,
he seems to be involved

in a lot of things that
could be helpful for you

when it comes to basketball,

but, you know, we gotta discuss
it with your mother first.

But you all feel good
about it, right?

We feel open to it, Will.

Uncle Phil, come on.
I mean, the dude's legit.

I'm not sure
he's the type of guy

you need in your life
right now.

Look, you've come a long way.

We just don't want you to rush
into anything that's not

gonna be in your best interest.

Hey, Mum.

Hey, baby.

You have a sec?

Yeah, honey, what is it?

So it's been a couple days,
and I was wondering

if you or Dad had anything
to say about Jazz.

Why do you think
we have anything to say?

Mum, come on.

Don't act like Dad hasn't
said something.

I swear he hasn't, but if
you want to know his opinion,

you should ask him.
- I can't do that,

'cause he's just gonna say,
Honey Bee,

if you're happy, I'm happy.

Maybe that's actually
how he feels.

Listen,
your father and I decided

after you and LaMarcus broke up

that we were not gonna be
in the business

rooting for or against
any of your boyfriends.

You know y'all wanted me
to marry LaMarcus.

And now you have nothing
to say about Jazz?

I love Jazz, you know that.

And Dad?

I am not gonna be
the messenger between you two.

Okay.
Thanks, Mum.

But wait a minute,
I have a favour to ask you.

After you just curbed me?

Okay, favour is
the wrong word.

It's more of a job opportunity.

So you want me to give
a speech during the protest?

What happened to the whole
open letter idea?

People have short
attention spans

for things that are important.

They'll read three sentences
and then jump on Shade Room.

We need them to stay focused.

Okay, well,
as the president of the BSU,

why don't you give the speech?

Well, it's expected
coming from me.

Got it,
but coming from me,

it'd be such a surprise since
I'm the school's model Negro.

Well, that's way harsher
than I would have put it,

but you can't argue
with the logic.

Look, Carlton, we're trying
to fight a system here.

And I'm sorry
if that offends you, but--

Look, no, I--I get it.

I see why it'd be effective.
I'll do it.

Really?

Thank you.

So Carlton and I are gonna
go draft the speech,

but I'm sure there
are other groups

that could use your help.

Uh, is there
somewhere we could go

that's a little quieter
where we could be alone?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, follow me.
- Okay, cool.

Wow, you actually went
to Minneapolis?

Yeah. Yeah, my mum's
family's from there.

So we flew up to protest after
George Floyd was murdered.

That was, uh--that was intense.

I had no idea.

Well, yeah, you know
it happened during summer,

and we don't really talk much
about it at school, so--

Summer.
Don't you have all

your track meets
and stuff then?

Yeah, but you know,
you make time

for the things that matter.

I wish I could've gone.

But my dad--

Yeah, probably not
the easiest thing

to convince a police chief
to go to a protest, so--

No.

It's okay.
There's--

there's a million ways
you can fight the good fight.

Drew is like clockwork.

Every year,
he makes play for Lisa.

Mm.

Boy just keeps on
getting curbed, huh?

Yeah, but who knows?

I mean, before,
Carlton was in the picture.

Then came you.

Drew's a pretty cool dude.

Maybe Lisa can finally
start seeing him now.

Yeah, maybe.

What, you still into her
or something?

No, of course not.

Okay, if you say so.

Yo, what up, Lisa?

Oh, um, James, right?

Drew.
Close.

Drew, right.

Um, y'all finished
the banners out back, yet?

Not yet, just taking a break.

Taking a break?

Okay.
Well, if you need some help,

I'll show you how it's done.

Got you, man.

Yeah?
You paint, Will?

Yeah, man, I'm pretty good.
Ask Lisa.

She'll tell you about it.
- Mm.

Well, Drew's gonna
help us out for a bit.

You wanna join us?

Join you?

Uh, no, no.
Y'all got it.

I don't wanna take up
too much space.

All right.

Keep making those signs, though.

Will do.

Got you.

I'd give you full control
to curate all my work,

and I'd give you
a competitive rate.

What do you think?

Mum, I would love
the opportunity.

I just don't have
the bandwidth right now.

Bandwidth?

Wow, things are going
that well?

Yes, they are.

I actually have a meeting tomorrow

about the house promoting
this new Simply Spiked drink.

So yeah,
I'm kind of swamped right now.

Yeah, I guess that's
good news, I suppose.

You know what you need?
An assistant.

Yeah.

I think you're on to something,
Miss Bandwidth.

Hey, Lisa.

Can I talk to you for a second?

That's a good idea.
That's perfect.

What's up? Hey.

Yeah, well, I've been
doing some thinking,

and I really need
someone to help me

with my upcoming art show.

And I was wondering,

would you be interested
in being my assistant?

Oh.

I guess that's a yes, then?
- Absolutely.

Period. That's perfect.

Pardon me, but, uh,
Ms. Hughes has arrived.

I know.

Mr. Banks was
equally surprised.

Who invited her then?

I'm so glad
you could make it.

Oh.

Seeing so many of my students
using their collective voice

to fight for your principles,
it just--it fills my heart.

I love you all.

We love you too, Ms. Hughes.

And that's why we're gonna try

to get you back in class
with us.

I will let you all
get back to your organising.

And everyone,
good luck tomorrow.

So I talked to Ms. Hughes
to get a little more insight.

You think she has
a chance here?

I'm not sure.
She said she was just

trying to hold
the school accountable

for what they promised
they'd do.

Which is what?

Update the curriculum
to be more inclusive.

They just weren't
moving fast enough.

So she found a way
to do it herself?

Yeah, even though
she was well aware

that the readings
on every syllabus

were supposed to undergo
an extensive approval process.

And she was warned--
several times.

So this does not
look great for her.

And some parents felt
the books weren't appropriate.

And the extra credit
she chose to give out

didn't help either.

Even though she went
about it the wrong way,

she clearly believed in it.

And so do I.
- Yeah, me too.

But all these kids, Ashley,

they might be out there
fighting a losing battle, Viv.

Or maybe they need
to find a bigger one.

493

Okay, we--we cannot
allow our beloved school

to whitewash this crisis
of conscience.

Mm.
That's a strong closing line.

- You think it's too much?
- No.

No, I think it's perfect.

And I think you'll deliver it
like a king.

A king?

Thanks, I'll take it.

But you know you're kind of
the queen of all of this.

I mean, president of the BSU
is pretty damn cool.

I mean, yeah, I suppose it is.

But it's not really
about one person

or one point of view, you know?

I mean, just look
at all the incredible energy

you brought to the group
just by showing up.

It's pretty impressive.

I'm just trying
to do my part.

I know, and I appreciate it.

♪ I plant the seed
and let it grow ♪

♪ I plant the seed
and let it grow ♪

♪ I plant the seed
and watch it grow ♪

♪ I plant the seed and
watch it grow ♪

Hey, Carlton--

oh.

Oh, uh, sorry,
I was just gonna tell you

that Mum and Dad want
to talk to you.

Y'all just carry on
as if I wasn't even here.

Sorry.

Um...

♪ I plant the seed
and watch it grow ♪

To be continued?

Yeah, to be continued.

You should demand more.

Changing the curriculum
is a much bigger issue

than one person's job.

Absolutely.

I mean, we had a petition
about this last year,

and they just swept it
under the rug.

Yeah, Bel-Air Academy
has to realize

that they can't control
how Black we act

or how real we are.

Okay, but Dad,
what do you think?

Well, it's really a matter
of focusing on a clear message.

And I'm a fan of gathering
all the facts

before rushing into action.

And there's a lot
about this situation

that's still not clear.

But you do feel

that Ms. Hughes
deserves better.

What I think
doesn't really matter

when it comes to the protest.

This needs to be
a student-driven decision.

Okay, then we're doing it.

Look, we can
sit around all day

and worry about
what might happen.

But the point of a protest
is to let people know

that there's a problem,
and I think we can all agree

that Bel-Air Academy
has a problem.

Exactly.
We can't cave now.

Look how much energy
is around us.

Everybody came out because
they wanna do what's right.

We can't just stop now.

That's right.

Look, this is bigger
than Ms. Hughes.

It's bigger than all of us.

Changing the curriculum
attacks the problem

on a systemic level,
not just a personal one.

And...

We're gonna take a stand.

Yeah, that's right.
See?

But we're walking out tomorrow.

So, uh, I seen you and Yazmin
snuck away last night.

What, y'all have
some protest sex?

We wrote a speech, Will.

Oh, speech sex.

Okay.

Y'all out there
speaking in tongues.

I see you.

Y'all nasty, man, I swear.

Yo, what up, Ash?
You ready?

Hey.

Um, I just wanted
to give you these.

- Wait, you're not coming?
- No.

Just got a email
from the middle school

saying no students
are allowed to protest.

And if we do,
we'll be suspended.

Damn, that sucks.

Well, look,
I'm not backing down.

Yeah, me either.

I just hate that
I can't see it through.

Yeah, well, you will

because I'm gonna hang this

right outside your classroom
where you can see it.

Promise.

Thanks, Carlton.

May not be everything,
but it's something.

That's right.
Keep your head up, a'ight?

It's okay.

See you at school.

♪ Money, money, money,
money, money, money ♪

As you can see,
we're still redecorating.

But in addition
to each influencer's

individual spaces,
I've designated these areas

for group videos, where
we can cross-pollinate ideas

and market
to each other's audiences.

I've seen a few of those.

Really loved the one
where you and Phanta did

the culinary tour of Milan.

Yes, I'm very proud
of that one.

And we're just getting started.

So what do you think
of the product?

It's amazing.

And I know when we put
our heads together,

we can come up with some
great ways to market it.

Okay, then.

The new Simply Spiked Peach
flavour launches next month.

So I just need to know, if
we do decide to move forward,

would Ivy be willing
to participate?

Of course she would.

Does a collaboration
depend on that?

It's just that
Simply Spiked would need

to know that a partnership
like the one you discussed

will reach
the right-sized audience.

And Ivy's ten million followers
will make that

an easy sell for me
with my bosses.

Great.

Great, let's move forward then.

Wait, hold on.

What do they mean,
"in addition to suspension"?

What else can they do to us?

It's all in the email
they just blasted out.

Any student involved
with the walkout

is gonna be suspended
from school

and extracurricular activities indefinitely.

Yo, this is some bullshit.

We haven't lost
anybody though.

Yet.
And with how hard

the school's coming down on us,

I don't know if anyone would
want to risk it for this.

What?
Coming over here to tell us

you're not gonna
protest with us?

No.
We talked it over,

and it's like Coach said,
we live and die as a team.

So if you walk out,
we're walking out with you.

A'ight, then.
I knew I liked you.

My guy.

Swim team and lacrosse
is still with us.

Track team's still in.

All right,
let's get back inside.

I called an emergency
BSU meeting

to decide if we should
still do the walkout,

and I'm guessing every
Black student's gonna be there.

Earth to Carlton.

I see you, man.

I know Mrs. Bassin
got in your head.

Just remember, we have
to take a stand together.

I get that.
I'm just trying

to consider both sides here.

All right,
let me help you out with it.

On one side,
there's Black people.

On the other side, people who
wanna hold Black people down.

It's up to you to decide
who you wanna stand with.

666

No, okay?
We still need to protest.

This is about more
than just Ms. Hughes.

Drew's right.
If we back down now,

then nothing changes.

I'm not getting
suspended over this.

Yeah, me neither.

We're not gonna get suspended
for going to a protest.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

The only way they can win
is if they divide us.

Ain't no way they gonna suspend

every Black student
from this jawn.

Nah, Will's right.

They would catch
way too much social media heat,

more than they could imagine.

Look, if we can point that out,

I think we'll be
in a strong position

to negotiate a deal
that's a win-win for everyone.

Well, that's not exactly
what I was saying.

Yes, we have the most
leverage right now.

Mrs. Bassin, can you get us

a meeting
with the head of the school?

I'm sure he'll meet
with a small delegation,

perhaps you and Carlton.

Okay, so is everyone in favour
of committing to the protest

so we can negotiate
with the administration?

all: Yes.

♪ Bring the entourage
when I'm stepping out ♪

- Right there, nice.
- ♪ You know who I am ♪

♪ Please don't
make me spell it out ♪

♪ I'm the one you read about ♪

♪ All my haters heading out ♪

♪ If you want to see
the shining ♪

♪ Come on and check it out ♪
- Right there.

♪ Always bring the entourage
when I'm stepping out ♪

Thank you, Greg.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Everything looking good?

Yes, awesome.

Thank you.

Hilary.

- Hey.
- What are you doing here?

Listen, I know you're
doing your photoshoot

and everything,
I hate to interrupt,

but I needed
to talk to you about--

Oh, I'm okay for now.

Thank you.

I want to talk to you about
this deal that I'm working on.

Uh, you said a deal?

So like I was saying,

I had this great meeting
with this marketing exec

about a collaboration
opportunity for the house.

I feel like it's the perfect--
- Uh, I'll do it myself.

I don't want it too shiny.

Oh, and for the next look,

let's go with matte.
- Sure.

Can you show me
what you have?

Yeah. Here you go.
I have the palette here.

Um, Ivy,

can you just listen to me
for, like, five seconds?

Girl, you came down here
in the middle of my workday.

Okay, but when
I was hitting you up,

you weren't responding.

Again...

Working, Hil.

I'm working too,
and I'm trying

to get our house
to the next level.

So I need you
to pay attention

when I'm talking about
this company, Simply Spiked.

Oh, I love Simply Spiked.

Thank you.

Um, look,
I gotta go back to work,

but I'll be done
in a couple hours.

Let's meet later.
Sound good?

- Yeah. Yep.
- Okay, bye.

- Okay.
- See you.

How's it looking?

Oh, my gosh, I love it.

All right, appreciate it.

Thanks again. Talk soon.

Okay, buh-bye.

Geoffrey?

Phil, what's up?

Just getting up to speed
on a few things.

I thought you were going
in to the firm today.

Yeah, yeah, well,

a few meetings got canceled,

so I figured
I'd work from home.

But now that you're here...

Cohiba Behike.

What's the occasion?

A fresh start.

You didn't have to do this,
you know?

Yeah, I want to.

I'm happy to have you home, brother.

Thank you.

Now, I hope you're ready
to get to work

because I need you.

Of course.

James Lewis...

there's something not right
with him at the firm.

- James?
- Mm.

You think you can trust him?

Well, I mean,
I want to, but--

get into it for me, will you?

- I'm on it.
- Cool.

And I'll put these
in the humidor for later,

because you know
how we do.

We understand
from your perspective

it seems like
the administration acted

hastily in firing Ms. Hughes.

But we can assure you,
it's been a lengthy process.

Mr. Hartwig formed
a DEI committee

to review our curriculum,
which I chaired.

And substantial changes
were made.

All that is true, but
we still feel it isn't enough.

Right, and--

and look,
we understand your position

and want to work with you
to find a solution.

Look, we have a bunch of ideas
about how we can work

to make our voices heard,

but also spare the school
from some, uh,

embarrassment about the issue.

I'm listening.

Listen up, everyone.
We've got some great news.

We can go through
with the walkout,

and no one will get suspended.

Hey, all right.

Also, the school has agreed
to review the policy

that got Ms. Hughes fired,
and they're gonna start

a curriculum review board
with student members.

Nice.

- That's a good start.
- Good job.

Tell them the rest.

Uh, yes, of course.

Uh, we, um...

We just also have to agree
not to make any signs,

chant, or have any speeches.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What?

Whoa, they're trying
to put us on mute?

It's a compromise, Will.

There's a give and a take.

Well, there's a lot of give
on our part.

Silent protests can be
incredibly powerful, Will.

Yo, what they're talking
about is not a protest.

That's a fucking fire drill.

It's the administration's
best and final offer.

Reject it and they'll suspend
anybody that protests.

Listen,

it's all we've got,
and we're running out of time.

We can still make
a powerful statement.

Let's put it to a vote.

All those in favour
of the compromise.

Okay. Those opposed?

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Will.
Will!

Are you seriously
just gonna leave?

Protests are supposed to fuck
with authority, Carlton.

If they're okay with doing
what you're doing,

then you're doing it wrong.

Can't you see
they fuckin' with you?

He's right.

So why don't we play them
right back?

What are you thinking?

Uh, it doesn't matter

'cause we already have a plan.

No, see, I didn't want
to say it in there,

but once they allow us
to walk out,

they won't be able to stop us
from holding our banner

or Carlton
from giving a speech.

What, so you mean just, like,

pretend to go along
with the compromise?

I like that.
I like that a lot.

So what do you say, Carlton?

You ready to go viral?

Come on,
we need you, Carlton.

Yeah.

Yeah.
Fuck it, let's do it.

Great.

Okay, let's, uh,
keep it between us.

We don't want this to leak.

See?

We wanted to be kings
of Bel-Air.

Now this is some shit
that they won't forget--ever.

Yeah.
Dynamic duo, full effect.

It's gonna be great.

Trust me.

♪ Uh, yo, baby,
you know what it is ♪

♪ Uh, I just came
to shake it up ♪

Girl, I'm telling you,
I'm trying to be here.

It's been an hour.

It's gonna be great.

Ivy, are you serious?

I'll see you guys inside, okay?

Where have you been?

We were supposed to meet
an hour ago.

Right, uh, well,
these ad execs wanna pitch me

their take
on the H2Ivy campaign.

Can we make it fast?
- Yes, okay.

We need to talk about
the Simply Spiked collab.

I already told them I'd call
them by the end of the day,

and I really do not want
to lose this opportunity.

Yeah, uh, about that,

didn't we agree
that H2Ivy would be

the official drink
of the house?

Agree?
No one agreed to anything.

There was no agreeing.
You didn't even ask me.

Okay, well,
it doesn't matter,

because I talked to my lawyers,

and they've advised me not
to endorse the competition.

The competition?

Ivy, be for real.

What?

Simply Spiked is
an international brand.

No one even knows
what H2Ivy is.

That's not true.

Okay, they're talking
about a billboard on Sunset.

Okay, that's great for you,
but this opportunity

is great for the house.

I mean, Simply Spiked basically
already agreed to be partners.

Well, I didn't.

So you're gonna have
to find somebody else,

because I don't want
to do it, period.

I gotta go.

♪ Basic, medium, hell, nah ♪

♪ Them ain't none
of my ingredients ♪

♪ I'm made of sugar, spice,
and a big-ass bite ♪

♪ Uh, sugar, spice,
and a big-ass bite ♪

♪ Uh, average, basic, medium ♪
- Okay.

♪ Hell, nah, them ain't
none of my ingredients ♪

♪ I'm made of sugar, spice,
and a big-ass bite ♪

♪ Sugar, spice,
and a big-ass bite ♪

So to find the answer, it's
best to look at the problem

as simply finding the area
of a right triangle.

♪ Ticktock, ticktock,
ticktock, ticktock ♪

♪ Yuh,
time's up, motherfucker ♪

♪ Ticktock, ticktock ♪

♪ Yeah, it's the return
Black excellence ♪

♪ Don't sit next to us,
lay it down like scripture ♪

♪ Jah bless God invest in us ♪

♪ Blackface industry,
lying don't invest in me ♪

♪ Fuck the dance, fuck
the list, fuck the ARIA's ♪

♪ 'Cause I've seen
the industry ♪

♪ Kill dreams of a dreamer ♪

♪ And I've seen the industry
scheme and it's a killer ♪

♪ It's a master plan
to break you ♪

♪ I'm the scheme,
they the schemer ♪

If you're participating
in the school walkout,

right this way.

You coming?

Hell yeah.

Let's do this.

♪ Time's up, motherfucker ♪

- ♪ Ticktock, ticktock ♪
- ♪ Time's up, motherfucker ♪

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Oh, oh!
Carlton, you did it.

Yeah, um,
I kind of can't believe it.

But, um, look,
it wasn't just me, all right?

The rest of the BSU
deserves the credit.

All right, everybody's here.

Time for some devious shit.

Shut up, Will.
Just be patient.

What are y'all
talking about?

Nothing.
Um, hey, everyone.

This is amazing.

Well, we got good
participation, yeah.

But, um, what exactly

are we supposed to do,
just stand around?

Uh, just take lots
of pictures and videos.

All right,
all these people are gonna make

a huge impression
once we post about this.

For an isosceles triangle,

the area can be easily
calculated if the height--

So we hope that seeing all
these students out here

rallying behind former
Bel-Air Academy teacher,

Ms. Donette Hughes,
inspires you to use your voice

and rally
for her reinstatement.

Um, thank you so much
for your support.

Uh, okay.

Yeah, I fe--I feel really,
really good about that.

That video
was boring as fuck.

- Drew.
- Yo, Tyler.

Get a picture of this.
- We promised no signs, Will.

Yeah, yeah, I got you.
I'll post this.

My guy. Big ally tings.

Shit. Uh, excuse me.

Are you serious?

Look, you should be
getting that on camera.

- Come on.
- What are you doing?

- Uh--
- We said no signs.

Y-yeah, just, um,

um, uh, my--
my phone's just messed up--

Seriously?
Yeah, I got it.

Give me the banner.

Carlton!

Carlton!

Did you see that?

They took away the banner.

But you can still
do the speech.

- Speech?
- Yeah, like we talked about.

Just jump up on a table
and start talking.

- That's a great idea.
- Yeah.

Even if they drag you away,
just--we'll just record it,

and it'll have the same effect.

Carlton,
what are you waiting for?

- You could totally do that.
- Uh, okay.

Okay, yeah.
- So--

Yeah, just--uh,
just give me a second, okay?

- Are you okay?
- I'm fine. I'm fine.

Just--just give me a second.

Just--fuck.

- Carlton, where are you--
- Please.

What the hell
is wrong with him?

Carlton, we're trying
to fight a system here.

Founder's Award.

This is some shit
that they won't forget.

Yo, C!

What happened to all the signs
and the speeches and all that?

- I can't.
- What do you mean, you can't?

I can't do
the fucking speech, Will.

Carlton, we have
all these people

out here waiting for something.

You better not fucking
tell Mum and Dad.

Okay? Please,
I'm letting everyone down.

I--okay?

Okay.

Carlton, look,
it's gonna be all right, okay?

I got you.

Just breathe.

Just breathe.

Fuck.

All right, everyone.

Thank you for participating.

Now it's time
to get back to class.

Start heading back to--

♪ The revolution
won't be televised ♪

♪ Too long, we the ones
that they terrorised ♪

♪ Yo, sunset on another day,
'nother day ♪

♪ Feel it in my blood,
ain't no other way ♪

Point's been made.

Let's all get back inside.
Let's go, come on.

Let's all get back inside.
Back to class.

Let's hustle. Back to class.

♪ Tell my little homie,
Daddy said it's useless ♪

♪ I tell him, boy, you got
a voice, you better use it ♪

♪ Don't be confused with these
other people's blueprint ♪

♪ Protest's about American
as apple pie ♪

♪ You can't deny ♪

- Hey, look.
- Look, guys.

Yo, is that Will?

Yes.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no,
what--what's he doing?

♪ The revolution
will not be televised ♪

♪ Not be televised ♪

♪ The revolution will not
be televised, brother ♪

♪ The revolution ♪

♪ Will be live ♪

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

all:

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

He did it.

Ashley,
please put away your phone.

Ashley?
- He did it!

Please take a seat, Ashley.

Ashley Banks!

all: Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.

Black teachers matter.
Black teachers matter.

all: Black teachers matter.