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Woman:
I was with a guy that...

I knew was
shooting drugs.

He had $100,000
in this arm,

and he had $50,000
in this arm.

And I said,
"Okay, go to the doctor.

Get a test

before we even
do anything."

And then I just threw
all that out the closet

and said "Later" for it.

Me and Slick used
to get high together.

Then he got locked up.
He called me.

He created
this story about

his friends
in jail had gotten tested,
you know, some of them,

and they came up
positive.

And he thought that
I should get tested.

As soon as he said
that, I knew it.

I knew it.
I knew it.
I knew it.

I was ready
to kill his ass.

I was ready to kill myself.
I was ready to kill somebody,

you know? Shit.

Woman #2:
We have felt it.

"Oh, he loves me.
You know, he would tell me.

He wouldn’t..."
you know.

And I just told myself
a whole bunch of bullshit.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

You know?
Just a bunch of bullshit.

Because I knew that
he slept with other women.

I also knew that,
you know, he shot drugs.

But I was like,
"No, whatever."

I guess in the back of my mind
I had this crazy thing

about how I was just
gonna, you know,

prove how much I loved him
and how much better

I was than all
the women that he had.

And I was going--
just I was going
to show my love.

I was so stupid.
And sometimes I wake up
in the middle of the night

mad at myself.
I’ll be like, "Girl,
you’re so dumb."

Woman #3:
I was young. He was older.

He looked nice.
I asked him.

He said no,
and that was it.

The condoms were sitting
right there in a basket.

They were sitting right there.
All I had to do was pick it up

and open it. But because
he didn’t have that look--

and come on, I didn’t even
know what the look was.

But I just figured--

Woman #4:
There is no look.

Exactly.
Exactly.

Woman #5:
A lot of women
and a lot of men,

they figure, "Well,
the people I’ve been with,

all of them is clean."

Woman #4:
They look clean.

Yeah, that "Everybody
I messed with, they was clean."

That’s what I used to say.

And I’m saying, so--

Really?

What that mean?

I know, right?
Right? I tried.

We all are.

For real.

Girl:
Ma, I can’t find
my sneakers.

They’re probably under
the bed where you left them.

Kim, don’t make me
come show you.

Under the bed, baby.

Radio announcer:
Good morning, this is WVKS,

the voice
of Brooklyn speaking.

Is that you making
all that noise, Slick?

Yeah. I love you
too, baby.

Aw.

Thank you
for my foot rub.

Mmm.

I couldn’t sleep
for shit.

Gonna stay
off it today?

I will try. I’ll take
the bus for sure.

I’m gonna know
if you’re lying.

You don’t forget

your belt today.
And make two of
them sandwiches.

She needs two.

Oh yeah?

Anything else I can
do for you this morning?

Give me the winning
lotto number.

Ah.

I’ll get
right on that.

Kim, you better be
almost ready.

And I want
those teeth brushed,

and no food
on that face, either.

Kim: Okay.

You want a sandwich?

No, I’m good.

You are stubborn.

You know you’re supposed
to eat before you take that.

Fine.
Make me a sandwich.

Good.

I found them.

Princess Kim.

Don’t you look nice.

Are you taking me
to school today?

No, your mama’s feet hurt,

so I’m gonna drop you off
on my way to work.

No, Slick.
I want to.

And I’m ready, so give
your daddy a kiss goodbye.

Come on.
Let’s get a move on.

Bye.

Bye, baby.

All right,
put these away for me.

After you take yours?

Yeah.

All right. I love you.
Have a good day.

I love you too. Be good.

Here we go.

Take care
of yourself.

There goes your little
boyfriend showing off for you.

He’s not my boyfriend.

If you say you like him--

He’s too young for me anyway.

He is definitely
too young for you.

All right.
Now listen.

I don’t care
what the rules are.

If you get hungry
in the afternoon,
I want you to take out

that extra sandwich
your father made you
and eat it.

And if they say something,
you tell them to call me.

Okay okay.

Ah. Hey.

Love you.

Love you too.

Have a good day.

You too.

Bye. Be good.

Bye.

Kelly.
Kelly.

Kelly!

Come on, girl.
Get yourself up and go
to school. I gotta go.

Okay.

Bye. Be good.

I love you, Grandma.

Love you too.

♪ Beansa,
beansa, beansa ♪

♪ Beansa
in the pot... ♪

Oh shit.
Amare, what the fuck?

♪ I believe that... ♪
Come on.

My grandma
see you?

Nah.

I waited till she left,
so it wouldn’t be no drama.

Oh good.

I’ve been up
all night.

Yeah, no shit.
You smell like an ashtray.

Look at you with them cornrows.
When did you get them done?

I don’t know.
Like a couple of days ago.

What’s his name?

Why it always gotta
be about some guy?

Marcus.

What happened?
Your sister kick you out?

Yeah, Tanya is
not feeling me right now.

Fuck her and that bitch-ass
garbage man nigger

she married, you know?

You all right?

Yeah.

Hey...

I could stay
with you?

Yeah yeah.

You can be here as
long as my grandma
don’t catch you.

Baby, your grandma needs
to learn to forgive
and forget.

Take off your
shoes, fool.

And plea-- ugh.

Please take a shower
before you leave here.

That is so
nasty. Ugh.

Your bed feels like
the Four Seasons
or some shit.

You need anything
before I go?

No. I’m just gonna
stay a couple of days,

you know, until I can
get back up with Michael.

Michael?
What happened to Louis?

Man, that was
last month.

You gotta keep up,
girl. Come on.

Okay.
Whatever.

♪ Beansa,
beansa, beansa ♪

♪ Beansa’s
in my heart... ♪

♪ I believe that beansa
gonna make me wanna... ♪

♪ 40 is my number,
50 is my name ♪

♪ If you don’t believe me,
you can kiss my little... ♪

♪ Ask me for a nickel ♪

♪ I’ve been drinking tea ♪

♪ Water in the tea is
gonna make me wanna... ♪

Kelly: What’s up?
You know who it is. Holler.

Hey, Kelly.
It’s your mother.

I picked up
some new DVDs.

I got that
Chris Tucker movie

and... I don’t know,
something else that ain’t
even come out yet.

Anyway, I’ll see
you at dinner tonight,
all right? Bye.

Woman:
We have to talk
about some funding, ladies.

We really need to make
sure that every time

we are at a site
or at a meeting

or at a forum
or what have you,

that anybody that you’re
talking to, that you are
referring to anyplace

for testing, counseling,
what have you, support group--

make sure you get those
stat sheets filled out

so we can hand them in
and we can get paid.

And we keep on doing
what we’re doing.

Okay. The female
condom, girls.

If we’re teaching women
how to take care of themselves,

then they gotta
take care of themselves.

I have such
a hard time

getting our young sisters
to even try it.

Mm-hmm.

They like, "What’s that?
I don’t like it.

I don’t think
it’s gonna feel good."

Yeah.

I say, "Well, listen.
This will put you in control

of protecting yourself
and your own sexuality."

Woman #2:
But a lot of the older
women don’t know about

Reality Female Condoms.

Right.

They never heard of ’em.

The Muslim women,
they’ll take the reality
before they take--

and I don’t know,
maybe it has something
to do with their husband--

they get questioned
less with the female condom

than they would
with a male condom.

Sure.

You could always
tell them that they
can put that on

like, eight hours before
their partner get there.

Ana: I think that’s a good

little key right there.
We gotta definitely

let them know that they
can wear it for a while.

you know what
I mean? Because...

Before you go
to the club--

Oh my God!

I mean, that’s
what it is. If--

That’s right.

If you’re planning
on getting down like that...

Woman #2: I can order
the vagina demonstrator.

And we can use that to take
it out into the field with us.

I think you
should order that.

Just okay to invoice.

It’s done.

I just think the quicker
we can use it,

show ’em how easy
it is to do...

Right. Yeah.

...it will make it as simple
as putting on a condom

in their minds,
you know what I mean?

That was great today.

Ana: Good turn out.

Receptionist: Good morning,
this is Life Support.

Deyah just walked in.
Got a couple of minutes?

She was asking
for you.

Yeah, sure I do.

Deyah, you want a chance
at having an healthy child,

you gotta keep
taking the AZT.

And going back
to the hills of Jamaica

to see the Obeah man,
that ain’t the answer.

Listen now.

There is there a herb that
might make the virus go away.

Don’t you think
we’d all be in Jamaica
if that was the truth?

Can’t nothing make
this virus go away.

Now look,
you saw my daughter.

I was HIV-positive
when I had her.

She’s nine
and she’s HIV negative.

And there’s almost
no way in hell

she would even be here
if I wasn’t clean and sober

and taking AZT

when I was pregnant.

You go ahead and take
all the herbs you want,

but that baby--
that baby needs medicine.

What about your husband?
He going to Jamaica with you?

Receptionist:
Good morning, Life Support.

You haven’t told him yet.

No.

He’s not gonna want
to hear about no HIV.

I can’t tell him, Ana.

You don’t understand.

Why haven’t you told him?
Are you-- I mean...

you’re worried,
you think he going to get
violent with you or something?

No.

Then you need
to tell him.

Look, I ain’t
going to lie.

When Slick told me
he had the virus,

I wanted to kill him.

I mean,
we were struggling.

He was in jail.

I was still
getting high...

had already lost
custody of one daughter
’cause of the drugs.

I mean, it was a hell
of a wake-up call,

but him telling me

actually saved my life

and my family.

Just think about it.

You’re stronger
than you think, girl.

I know.

♪ It was
your very first time... ♪

Amare!

♪ Now we... ♪

Amare.

Amare.

Amare.
Amare!

Amare, wake up!

Amare! Wake up.

Are you all right?

You need me to take
you to the hospital?

Yeah. I just fell asleep
or something.

Right.

You fell asleep?

Amare, you can’t
smoke in here.

Oh yeah.
Oh yeah, right. Sorry.

Amare, look at me.

Are you sick
or are you high?

Forget it.
It doesn’t even matter.

If you don’t take care
of yourself, you’re gonna end
up in the hospital again.

Listen, I’m taking my meds,
I’m just--

they just--
they make me sleepy is all.

Amare, don’t play me.
You think I don’t know
about meds?

Well, I know
you know.

You’re a smart schoolgirl.
You know lots of stuff.

Yeah, well, fuck you.

What do you want
from me?

Am I supposed
to be like you...

with your big house

and your big old grandma
keeping you safe from
harm and shit?

You gonna throw
that in my face?

No, I wouldn’t do that.

Come on. You know
it’s been me and you

since my parents died.

Come on, now.

Come on. We been--

You can’t smoke in the house,

Amare. Damn it.

Did you talk
to Michael?

Yeah.

We’re gonna get up soon,
so it’s all good.

Well, what you
gonna do now?

’Cause I got
a lot of homework to do.

Okay.

Hey... your--
your grandma is
coming home soon?

Yeah.

There’s a lot of stuff
I gotta get done anyway, so...

Amare.

Why don’t you
give me a call later

and we’ll figure out
about tonight, all right?

Yeah.

Tonight.
Later.

All the little girls
like Chris Brown.

And I think
he’s cute too.

I have him
on my notebook.

Look at her.

Doesn’t she kind of look
like your sister?

Except she’s 6’3".

Mm-hmm.

You know
I’m gonna be 6’3".

You just might be.

Do you wanna go
to a basketball game
sometime?

Yeah, I’d love
to go to a game.

You know what?
You should ask
your sister

if she wanna
come with us.

I bet you she’d
wanna come if you
invited her.

Okay. I think
she’d really like that.

Right.

On top of that,
the school is
so overcrowded

they got them eating lunch
at 10:00 in the morning.

She ain’t hungry
at no 10:00.

And how she’s supposed
to learn anything

if she’s sitting
in class half the day
on an empty stomach?

Lucille:
Well, sounds
like you’re on it.

What’s that
supposed to mean?

Just what I said.
You’re good with Kim.

It’s good
you’re so involved.

Anyway, I brought her
some snacks for later.

Lucille:
And I got a kitchen
full of food.

We do this every Friday.
Every Friday I tell you
the same thing.

Ma, it’s no bother.

Hey, Miss Kelly.

Hi, Mom.

Hey.
These are for you.

You get my message?

Yeah, thanks.

What?

Well, you wanna
keep your hair like that?

I mean, I like it.
I’m just saying, you know,

you play basketball
and girls might get a little--

Mom, I’m gonna keep my hair
like this, all right?

All right.

Girls might try
and test you, though.

This is all I’m saying,
you know.

Okay.
Okay.

I like it. It’s tight.

Kelly:
Thank you, Kim.

So, y’all gonna watch
the Liberty game tonight?

Oh yeah.

Kim wants to ask
you something.

What’s up?

About the game.

I really want you
to take me to the Liberty game.

Can we go?

Of course we can go.

That would be fun,
me and you at the Liberty game,

all the way in Manhattan
on Friday night?

They play the Sparks
on the 10th.

Life Support got
a whole block of tickets.

But if we wanna go,
we gotta sign up soon,

because the tickets
are gonna go soon.

Kelly: Wait.

So now
we’re all gonna go?

Well, I thought
it’d be fun.

You know?
A little girls’
night out.

You better check out
where those seats are.

Yeah, last time
I got a nosebleed
sitting in them seats.

We got binoculars.

It’s a good thing,
’cause you’re gonna
need them

up there
in those bleachers.

You should have heard
her talking about

"Oh, so now we’re
all gonna go?"

with that old
snotty-ass voice
she uses now.

What snotty-ass
voice?

The one that says
"You don’t know shit."

I seem to remember
somebody else being
the same way,

walking around
in those dungarees

talking about,
"What you need my number for?

What you gonna do with it?"

Whatever. We’re not
talkin’ about me.

Yeah, but you were
just like them, sometimes.

Them who?

Kelly and your moms.

You’re always making
excuses for them, Slick.

No, I don’t.

Yes, you do.

You don’t even
know Kelly like that.

I mean...

barely.

I don’t know
what you want me
to say, Ana.

I know it’s rough
with y’all,

Kelly acting
the way she does,

but you’re in it too.

What is that
supposed to mean?

That means you need
to chill out.

She’s a teenage girl.
It doesn’t matter whose
roof she’s living under.

She doesn’t wanna
be seen out in public
with her mother.

It’s a fact
of life.

Well, maybe that’s
your fact of life.

You hid your moms
till we were damn
near married.

That’s ’cause
I ain’t want my moms
to hurt you.

Shit.

Oh, man.

But, baby,
you know the rap.

People are not going to change
until they’re ready.

So what you want me
to do, stop trying?

Nuh-uh.

What I wanna do...

is go to bed.

Come on.

♪ Whatever it takes
to please you ♪

♪ I’m willing to do ♪

♪ ’Cause you’re
my dream come true ♪

♪ And I wanna
get next to you ♪

♪ Baby, yeah yeah ♪

♪ I wanna
get next to you... ♪

I gotta chill out.

♪ I wanna get
next to you... ♪

Mm-hmm.

♪ I promise I’ll never
make you blue... ♪

Slick: Yeah.

Woman:
Well, I met someone.

All:
Okay. Okay.

But I can’t--
I haven’t told him yet
and I can’t tell him...

yet.

Oh.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

But I--
I’ve decided that...

I’m going to
this weekend.

But it’s that thing
of, you know...

Woman #2:
When to tell, how to tell?

Yeah. How to tell?

Woman #2:
Do you kiss first and tell?

And you’re careful.

I know, I know, sometimes--

Do you shake hands and tell?

Do you hug? I mean, you know,
it’s that-- that scary part

of when to tell.

Sometimes,
they, you know--

I mean, rejection is hard.

Yes it is.

They walk out the door.
You know you’ll never
hear from him.

They’re never
gonna call you.

And then some ask you for
the condoms and a dental dam.

"Go get it.
Let’s use it."

It could go
either way.

My thing was just to come
straight out and tell him.

Yeah.

You know?
From the very beginning.

"I’m HIV positive."

Uh-huh.

Woman #3:
You know?
"What you wanna do?"

I love that.

And you know, I got
some really crazy responses.

Yeah.

"I don’t care.
I use two condoms."

"I don’t think I can have
sex with you," he said,

"but I can eat
your pussy, right?"

Oh my God!

Woman #2:
I was like...

Hell yeah!

Woman #4:
Me and my partner--

he’s really not
into using condoms.

But if we have
unprotected sex--

I mean, let alone

a pregnancy at my age--

but I don’t want
another strain of the virus.

But he says that he can’t
feel anything, I mean...

and actually, ladies,

he kind of shrivels up
when I say...

Right.

..."Let’s use the condom."

Have you ever tried putting
the condom on with your mouth?

Girl, how you do that?

Easy.

And it’ll get him excited.
I don’t think he’d shrivel up
so much.

But no, seriously...

Ana: Shoot.

♪ Come together, oh no... ♪

♪ Even talk about
that love affair ♪

♪ Do you remember? ♪

♪ You will remember... ♪

Woman’s voice:
The number you’ve dialed
is temporarily not in service.

♪ Too familiar to me ♪

♪ You will remember... ♪

Simon, right?

Yeah?

I’m Kelly,
Amare’s friend.

Okay.
How are you doing?

I’m good.
I’m looking for Amare.
Have you seen him?

Yeah, I’ve seen him.

He was acting all
stuck-up as usual.

When was this?

A couple of days ago.

Said him and his daddy
been drinking Cristal
at some fancy hotel.

Wait, you’re not talking
about Michael, are you?

I don’t know his name.
Owns some recording studio--
Hatlantic something.

All right.
Thanks.

Man:
♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ It’s like blow,
yo, come on ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ It’s like blow, huh! ♪

♪ Blow, huh! ♪

♪ It’s like blow,
yo, come on ♪

♪ Blow, huh!
Blow, huh! ♪

Michael: Bring that back.
Bring that back.

That’s hot right there,
but it’s missing something.

Take it back to the break.
It could still use more punch.

What’s up?
Can I help you?

Yeah, I’m looking
for Michael Johnson.

That might be me. Depend.
Who am I talking to?

I’m friends with Amare.
My name is Kelly.

Amare?

Yeah. He told me
about you.

I’m just--
I’m just looking for him.

Yeah yeah yeah.
I know who you’re talking about.

Fix that. Fix that.

Word up, man.

Come on,
let’s talk out here.

It’s all good.
So, I’m saying, where--

Oh.

Now, what did you
come over here for?

I-- I just came over
here looking for Amare.

I just wanna make
sure he’s all right.

Well, he was passing out
flyers for me

a couple of days ago.
He seemed fine to me.

Well, has he been
staying with you?

Staying with me?

Yeah.

What are you talking about?
I barely know him.

No, wait a minute. What are
you talking about? I thought
you were his boyfriend.

Now are you deaf,
dumb or blind?

I got a wife
and three kids.

Now I think you got me
confused with somebody else.

Now he works for me
off and on, but that’s it.

Man:
Yo, man.
Are we gonna do this?

What did you say your
name was again, baby?

Now, fellas, you think
baby’s bad enough to be
in our music video?

Oh, no doubt.

She looks like

she can drop it
like it’s hot.

Yeah.

Ana:
HIV is the leading
cause of death

for black women
ages 25 to 34.

The leading cause.
And if your man just
came out of prison,

get him tested.

You don’t know what he’s doing
up in there. All you know
is what he tells you.

Carlos isn’t gonna
take no test.

Well, then you need
to kick Carlos to the curb.

In the meantime,
get him to wear one of these.

I hate jimmy hats.

Well, then I hope
you like taking pills,

because once
you get this virus

you’re gonna be
taking about 12 of
them bad boys a day.

See? I know my man
ain’t got AIDS.

How you know?

’Cause he ain’t
getting nasty

with no faggots
behind my back.

He love my pussy.

Ana:
Yeah, well,
that might be true,

but that don’t mean
he ain’t creeping around.

Just ask
Terry McMillan.

Now I’ve been
living with this virus
for 10 years.

And no, my husband
wasn’t creeping around
with some other men--

or women.
He was shooting cocaine.

And so was I.

Now maybe
I don’t have no excuse,
but after this moment

y’all ain’t got
one either,

’cause I’m standing here
telling you

this disease
ain’t no joke.

And I’m not going to
shut up about it.

I don’t care
if y’all don’t care.

If y’all stop dying,
I’ll stop talking about it.

In the meantime...

got to use
your head, sisters.

Excuse me.
Can I ask you a question?

Yeah.

How do you suggest I ask
my man to take a test?

I mean,
I don’t know how
to go about that.

Ana: Well, tell me
a little bit about your man.

Does he go to the doctor?
His he that kind of guy?
Or does he...

Uh, you, um--

Hey, baby.

We’re in here.

Hey.

Hey.

So what, you decided
about the Liberty game?

Ma, I got practice every day
and homework every night.

Game’s on Saturday.
You study on
Saturdays too?

Look, I just came over
to drop these off.

Kim left them
at Grandma’s.

Speaking of which,
you picking her up?

Oh shit.
I gotta go.

Nice talking
to you, Kelly.

All right.

Yeah, right.

Watch the stove.
I got that sauce on low.

Where is Kim at?

Gymnastics.

New class over
at BAM.

Mm-hmm.

What? I took you
to gymnastics.

One class, Ma.
You forgot to pick me up.

So how’s basketball?

First game’s next week.

All right, then.
I’ll be there.

Ma...

Amare’s sister, Tanya,
kicked him out.

You hanging out
with Amare again?

Ma, I’m real
worried about him.

Because?

Because...

he left his meds
at the house.

This is not good.

No, I know.

So today I went by
his boyfriend’s job.

Boyfriend?

Yeah, some older guy
named Michael.

He’s supposed to be some
record producer or something.

He was
a real asshole.

I’ve been trying
to call his cell,

but his sister
must have cut it off.

Is he getting
high again?

I don’t know.
Maybe.

Well, he might
just be ignoring you.

I mean, he might
just be getting his high on.

Oh, is that something
drug addicts do, Ma?

I sounds like you
asking me for help, Kelly.

Look, Ma,
maybe you could just talk
to his sister or something.

Just help him get off
the street. He got
a serious cough.

I ain’t never
seen him this bad.

Okay, babe.

I’ll try and help you.

Where Tanya working at?
Is she still over at
that nursing home?

No, she work over
at the dry cleaner
on Pitkin Avenue.

All right.
I gotta go.

And...
thanks.

Call me when
you get home.

Okay!

♪ We live
in Brooklyn, baby ♪

♪ We live
in Brooklyn, baby ♪

♪ We are trying
to make it, baby... ♪

Tanya?

Yes.

It’s Ana Wallace.

I used to be friends
with your parents.

Kelly and Amare
used to play together.

Yeah, I know.

I know.
I know who you are.

You haven’t
changed that much.

Listen, Kelly said
Amare is in bad shape
and whatever.

So, you know,
I work for this
outreach program

and I was hoping that
maybe I could find him
someplace to stay.

Yeah, well,
if I hear from him
I’ll let you know.

How is he gonna reach
you if you turned off
his cell phone?

I didn’t turn off
that boy’s cell phone.

He probably lost it
or sold it or something
for all I know.

My bad. I’m sorry.

Who you been talking to?

I shouldn’t
have assumed.

Uh-huh.

We’re just
worried about him.

Everybody’s worried
about Amare but Amare.

And if he is not gonna
take responsibility
for himself,

I’m not gonna
be responsible
for him anymore.

Well, do you at least
know where he might be?

He works for a club promoter
sometimes, handing out flyers
and stuff.

What about
his friends?

He doesn’t have
that many.

There is one kid
that he hangs out with,

from the support group.
I think his name is...

Ness.

Light-skinned Ness

or skinny Ness?

I guess
he’s kind of skinny.
I don’t know.

He’s always
eating up my food.

Skinny Ness.

What about his treatment?
Where does he go?

I don’t know.
Sorry.

Do you want me to call
you if I find him?

If you want, yeah.

I don’t hate him,
you know?

He’s my brother.
But I got my limits,

and I’m trying
to do something here.

I’m trying to get
out of the projects
and finish my degree

and... start a family.

Hey, I understand.
We all gotta make our
choices, right?

What are you trying to say?

I’m trying to say

if you wanna give up
one of ’em you gotta
live with it.

Oh, so now you’re
all righteous?

Huh?

I remember you, Ana.

I remember you and all
y’all crackheads, uh-huh,

up in my house
with my parents.

And y’all didn’t give
a shit about us.

I raised Amare.

Me--
all by myself.

And I was a 13-year-old
out there in the streets
stealing shit--

diapers and wipes
and Similac and all that.

So don’t you talk to me
about making choices.

Okay?

"I go, Andronicus.

O, how this
villainy doth

fat me with very

thoughts of it!

Let fools do good,

and fair men call
for grace:

Aaron will have
his soul

black like
his face."

Very good. Very good,
Jean Claude.

You’re really making
good progress.

So, see y’all next week.
Thank you. Very good.

Hey, Ma.

Give me a minute.

Okay.

You know,
I was thinking.

You should come to
that Liberty game
with us.

All right, okay.
I know the seats aren’t
that good, all right?

But it’s really more
about the experience.

You know, a family
outing, right?

You sure you’re
gonna want me to come

even if Kelly
don’t wanna go?

Of course, Ma.

What’s the doctor say
about your feet?

Stay off of ’em,
which I can’t.

What about the new
painkillers?

I threw them away.

They gave me diarrhea

and started giving me these
weird sores in my mouth.

You better do what
the doctor says, Ana.

I’m just gonna
buy some new shoes.
I think that’ll help.

Mm-hmm.♪

Something we need
to talk about.

What?

I’m putting the house
up for sale.

What?

Why?
Where you going?

Back down
to Virginia.

Well, what about
Kelly, though?

She could finish
high school down there

or she could stay with
you for another year.

At this point,
I’m tired.

I need to go someplace
and sit myself down.

Well, I think she should
stay here with me then.

It’s up to her, Ana.

I can’t believe you
doing this to me.

I’m not doing
anything to you, Ana.

Ma, you took her
from me 11 years ago.

I kept your child
out of the system.

I know, but I’m
still her mother.

I mean, how long are you gonna
keep punishing me for how I was?

Did you hear anything
I just said? I’m tired.

I’m gonna get myself a condo
in Newport News and I’m gonna
relax for a minute.

I’ve been taking care
of everybody else
for 40 years

and now I’m gonna do
something for myself
for a change.

You ain’t never gonna let me
get out from underneath this,
are you?

You are
a selfish woman, Ana.
You know that?

Why don’t you try
thinking about somebody
else for a change?

Ana: Kelly!

Wait. What are
you doing here?

I need to talk
to you.

I’m Mrs. Wallace.
I’m Kelly’s mother.

Oh, Mrs. Wallace,
my name’s Marcus.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Yeah, well, I’m gonna
be late for practice.

This won’t take long.

Hey, well,
let me go then.

Hold up. Before you go,
let me give you something.

Ma, don’t!

Here, these
should fit you.

I want you to read all this
literature from cover to cover.

Marcus: Thanks,
Mrs. Wallace.

You can thank me
by being safe.

I’ll--
I’ll call you later, okay?

Ma, you know you just
embarrassed me?

What? I embarrass
you by doing my job?

Why are you here?
Did you find Amare?

Well, I got some leads.
Come on.

Come over here with me.
I need to sit down
while I tell you.

So, you got
a boyfriend?

Ma, just tell me
about Amare.

All right, but first
let me show you these.

They nice, right?

Yeah, they nice.
What’d you hear?

Your grandma told me
she thinking about moving
back down to Virginia,

and I was thinking it might
be a good time for you to
move in with me and Kim.

I really don’t want to talk
about this right now.

Well, what
about Marcus?

What’s gonna happen
to Marcus if you go?

Look, are you gonna tell
me what you found out
about Amare or what?

All right. Okay.

I talked to his sister.

She gave me the name of
this guy he hangs out with.

I think I know where
I can find him.

That’s it?

You came all the way
over here to tell me

you might be able to find
some guy Amare knows?

Look, I got a job,
and your sister to raise.

You asked me to help you,
Kelly, and that’s what
I’m trying to do.

Well, I got to go.

Call me if you find
out anything else.

Well, answer your cell phone.

Yeah, I’ll see you.

Here you go, baby.

Did you put the protein
powder in it?

It’s in there.

Can I have some?

What do you say?

Please.

I need to look
at that homework, okay?

Go get it and bring
it in here.

My mother not gonna do nothing
but talk against me on this.

I mean she sees how
I am with Kim.

She even pointed it out
the other day how involved I am

with her school and everything.
But when it comes to Kelly,

she acts like she hers
or something now.

I think you’re looking
for someone to blame.

Kelly’s got a mind
of her own.

Yeah, a manipulative one.

It’s okay when she comes
to ask me for help,

but when I ask her
to do something--

Wanting to move her in here

is a little more than
something, don’t you think?

Besides, where’s she gonna
sleep? You gonna put her in
there with Kim?

She could sleep wherever
the hell she wants.

If she decides to stay,
we’re gonna figure it out.

Slick:
No, you’re gonna
figure it out.

Doesn’t seem
like there’s a whole lot
of "we" going on here.

Well, no, you damn
right it ain’t.

This is my problem.
Kelly is my family.

Oh yeah, well, you wouldn’t
know it by the way she acts.

Aside from this
Amare business, when
was the last time

she even came over here?

Fuck you, Slick!

Ma!

She’s sorry.

Yes, I am.

Sorry, baby. I shouldn’t
have said that.

Come on.
Come sit down.

Come watch the game
with your mom.

Here you go.

Thank you, Daddy.

Come on, Slick. You love me
or you gonna stay mad at me?

I’m gonna do both.

Move over.

Ana: Viv, I mean
that was my girl,
you know what I’m saying?

And we got pregnant
around the same time.

I got pregnant
with Kelly and then Viv
got pregnant with Amare.

So the kids grew
up real tight.

He just basically doing crack
and the rest of that stuff
right now, right?

And he’s positive.

Woman #2:
He has nobody to talk to.

His parents are gone.

Ana:
And my mother

already threw him
out of her house

for stealing
or something--

I don’t know,
some ignorance.

But, you know
he’s too young

to be out there,
HIV-positive,

you know, with all
this stuff going on

and not have any family
other than my daughter.

Man:
You’ll just die.
You will die.

You’ll go home
and you’ll cry.

Sister Bernice:
Welcome to the United
Community Church of God.

My name is Sister Bernice.
It’s so good to see you all
here today.

Who would like
to share?

Lunch will be served
promptly afterwards.

Hey, what’s up?
People call me Ness.

I’ve been positive
for two years.

I got the bug
shooting H.

A few days ago, I go in the
drugstore to get my new meds.

The guy behind
the counter’s cool

until he sees the prescription.
I know you know what
I’m talking about.

Right.

The guy got all nervous, put
the paper up on the counter

like he was afraid
I was gonna touch him.

But I stay upbeat
about it, you know?
Maybe I got the same type

of HIV Magic Johnson got.

He got it,
put on 50 lbs.

Got movie theaters
all across the country,
you know,

put frappuccinos in the ’hood,

did a commercial
for Lincoln Navigator.

Maybe I got that same
entrepreneur strain of HIV

like Magic got, you know?

This HIV could be the kick
in the ass I need to get my
life on the right track.

Ana: Well, you’d think
with all the money Mr. Bush
is giving these churches,

they’d at least be able to
afford some fresh vegetables.

Ana, how you
doing, girl?

What’s up, Ness?
I figured I’d find
you here.

I liked your share.

Yeah, this nigger
will say anything
for a hot meal.

Yeah, I noticed.

Hey, look, you know
Amare, right?

He owe you
money too?

No no no, it ain’t
nothing like that.

I ain’t seen him
in a while.

Heard he was doing some
street business, though.

Hustling?

Nah, that’s not his game.
Not that I know of.

Heard he was selling his
anti-wasting injections.

You know the bodybuilders
love that steroid shit.

Wait a minute.
He left his pills
at my mother’s house,

he’s selling his ’roids.

Sounds like your boy
not planning on sticking
around much longer.

Why is he wasting his time
selling steroids?

Hey, if you’re gonna die anyway,
you might as well do it

with a little bit
of money in your pocket.

That’s a fucked-up
thing to say.

Hey, you might want to ask
around about Amare under
the el on New Lots.

Them boys is trade,
but they into selling meds too.

All right, thanks.

Yeah. Wait, Ana.
Hook me up.

If I find out any more about
Amare, I’ll get at you.

All right, I’m gonna
hold you to that.

Gotcha.

Don’t let Sister Bernice
catch you with them.

Hey, how you doing?
My name is Ana Wallace.

I’m from an outreach group
called Life Support.

What’s wrong
with your feet?

Must be walking on them
too much, you know?

Anyway, I’m looking for this kid
right here. His name is Amare.

I thought
you might know him.

He’s cute.

Mm-hmm.

Sorry.

No?

I wish I did.

All right.
Well, thank you.

You think you could
help me out?

I need some money so me
and my boyfriend could get
off these streets.

Well, I don’t have
no money for you,

but I do work for
this HIV prevention

and support program.

Now, if you fit
this profile, we could
definitely help you.

We got free testing,
free counseling services,

some condoms in the bottom
of that bag too.

Okay.

What’s your name?

Andre.

All right, I’m gonna
be looking for you.

Okay.

Okay.

Miss?

You sure you can’t
spare anything?

Here. $5.
Now you got
more than me.

Don’t spend it
on no drugs, either.

I don’t do drugs.

Okay, well...

call that number,
all right?

Tender?

Mm-hmm.

Describe for me how
the sensations have changed.

They tingle like I got
frostbite or something.

has the Neurotin helped
with the pain?

I stopped taking it.

Ana.

Well, how am I supposed
to make it to work

and take Kim to school?
I can’t even get past
the bathroom.

All right.

I’m gonna replace it
with Vicodin. Try it.

Let me know
if it works better.

Great. Another drug.

Look, we got to
wrap this up.

I got to get
to my daughter’s
basketball game.

If you don’t slow down...

you’re gonna lose
the use of your feet,

period.

Well, what you want
me to do,

lie in bed all day
thinking about dying?

We’ve been through
this, Ana.

You got to take better
care of yourself.

This virus will make you
a cripple if you let it.

Thank you.

Hey, Ma, you
should’ve seen it.

Kelly had 12 points
and a lot of assists.

Yeah, you missed it.

I got held up at the doctor.
I’m sorry, baby.

You should’ve seen
her hustling all
over that court.

She made me so proud.
She’s fierce.

She’s really
getting good at this.

Can I stay over with Kelly?

Not tonight, Kim.

You’ll see her
this weekend.

Uh-huh.

Hey, I need to talk
to you about Amare.

What about that boy?

Nothing, Ma.
It’s between me and Kelly.

Fine.
Don’t tell me, then.

He’s just
in a little trouble.

I’m just trying to get him
into a shelter, that’s all.

I’ll wait
for you in the car.
Come on. Let’s go.

How could you throw a sick
boy out on the streets?

That’s just plain cruel.

Grandma didn’t throw him

out on the street, Ma.

She did, last summer.

He stole her pearl earrings,
Ma. You forget about that?

So, what?
You giving up
on him now too?

No.

Am I out here
wasting my time?

’Cause my feet hurt.
I don’t need to go
through this.

Look, that boy ain’t
thinking straight.

He not taking his pills.
He’s selling his steroids.

And being out there
on the street,

I mean, that’s like
a death sentence.

I know that, Ma.

Did you know he was
selling his meds?

Nah.

I mean I knew he was
in trouble. That’s why
I came to you for help.

All right.

But what about this
boyfriend of his?
Michael?

I went by his studio,
remember?

He acted like
he barely even knew Amare.

Girl:
Yo, Kelly! Your grandma’s
outside waiting for you!

Kelly, I really am sorry
I missed your game, babe.

Whatever, Ma.

♪ Superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ So super, so super ♪

♪ Superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ So super, so super ♪

♪ All the babes
in the club ♪

♪ Move their body
like her ♪

♪ All the babes
in the club ♪

♪ Move their body
like her ♪

♪ All the babes
in the club ♪

♪ Shake their body
like her ♪

♪ All the babes
in the club ♪

♪ Shake their body
like her ♪

♪ Superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ So super, so super ♪

♪ Superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ Su-superfreak,
superfreak ♪

♪ So super, so super ♪

♪ All the fellas
in the club ♪

♪ They’re just trying
to see us up ♪

♪ All the fellas
in the club ♪

♪ They’re just trying
to see us up... ♪

Hey, come here.

Stop it.

Oh, someone told me
the other day I was
supposed to use this.

Put that away.

Speak of the devil.

Ah.

Yo, so how come your
mom be passing out
rubbers and shit?

’Cause she works for
an AIDS outreach group.

For real?

Yeah.

Oh, that’s some heavy
shit right there.

I couldn’t do it--
you know, being around
them people all the time.

I’d be, like, paranoid,
you know what I’m saying?

Yeah.

Amare?

Amare, hold up!

Hey wait, Kelly!
What’s going on?

Who is that?

You okay?

Lucille:
What do you think
you’re doing?

Do you know the fright you
gave me when I looked in your
room and you were gone?

Where have you been?
And don’t even think
about lying to me.

I was out with Marcus.

Till 1:00
in the morning?

Have you lost your mind?

I’m sorry, Grandma, but--

But nothing!

I do not want you having
the same kind of life
as your mother!

I can’t stand it!
I can’t stand it!

Now, you need
to be very careful

about the people that
you pick for your friends

and the influence that
they have on your life.

You have to be very careful,
and I’m not putting up with it.

And I don’t want
to see it again.

I don’t want you coming
in here this time of night.

I want you coming in here
at a reasonable time.

And if you can’t come
in here at a reasonable time,

then you don’t need
to go out.

Or you need to go someplace
else where they don’t have
any rules and regulations.

Grandma, it’s not
what you think.

I saw Amare and he left
before I even had a chance
to talk to him--

That boy has brought
nothing but trouble

into this house.

Grandma, he’s sick

and he’s gonna die
if somebody doesn’t help him.

You might not care
about that, but I do!

Don’t talk to me about
I don’t care. Nuh-uh.

Amare’s welcome
in this house

as long he’s
willing to abide

by the rules
and regulations.

And last summer,
when he started all of that

"Oh, the house got
robbed" stuff--

I’m sorry, baby, but that
was unacceptable to me.

I’m willing to help Amare

when he’s ready.

Well, Grandma,
it’s kind of crazy

’cause I feel like half
the time he doesn’t even
want my help.

He be lying
and playing me,

and I don’t understand why
he would do something
like that.

Well, that’s just like
your mother. She tried
every trick in the book.

But Ma is not
like Amare.

Ana hurt me.

It’s taken me a long
time to forgive her,

and sometimes
I still can’t.

I try my best to remember
everything she’s done
with herself

ever since she stopped
messing with those drugs...

because she does try.

Hey, Sandra.

Hey.

How’s it going?

Bad day, Ana.

Receptionist:
Life Support,
how may I help you?

She was just in here last week.
She was healthy as could be.

It wasn’t the virus
that killed her.

Her husband shot her.

Did you do
a domestic-violence
screening?

I asked her.

Hey.

There wasn’t anything else
you could have done.

I’m sorry, girl.

Damn, Deyah.

Why didn’t you
say something?

Already?

Mm-hmm.
Some college girl took it.

The realtor said
her father’s putting up cash.

I know.
Surprised me too.

Kelly say what
she wanted to do yet?

Ask her. Kelly!

Ma, don’t put me
in that position.

Ana wants to ask
you a question.

So, you watch that
Chris Tucker movie I got you?

Yeah, he crazy.

I thought
you would like it.

Why don’t you
come live with me

when your grandma moves?

But, Ma...

you know I always wanted
to leave New York.

And I’m going to college
down south, anyway.

It’ll be
a good transition.

So, that’s it.
You decided?

Mm-hmm.

Look, Ma, don’t take it
personally.

I just think it would
be a good idea.

It’s not me I’m worried about.
It’s-- it’s Kim.

Maybe we should cut back
on the sleepovers,

’cause she really
looks up to you

and we got to make it
so she don’t feel so much
when y’all leave her.

Or maybe Kim could just
move down south with us.

She could have a backyard,
ride a bike in the streets.

It would be
a real childhood.

What the hell are
you talking about?

It was just an idea.

You ain’t taking
my child nowhere,

you stuck-up little bitch!

Excuse me?

You heard me! I’m tired
of trying with you!

Good, stop then!

Go live
with your grandmother!

Maybe next time you see me
I’ll be dead in my grave!

That’s some straight bullshit!

I ain’t the one that
gave you the virus, Ma!

Go get with Slick
on that!

You leave Slick out of this!

You ain’t gonna make me

feel guilty
because you’re sick,

because you was
a fucking fiend.

It’s too hot for you
to be working out here.

I’m just doing what
I got to do.

Dropped Kim off
at my mom’s.

And?

She sold the house.

She’s taking Kelly
to Virginia with her.

Oh yeah?

That’s all you
got to say?

Moving down south.

Shit, that’s
the black American dream.

Let ’em live it.

They want Kim
to go, too.

Oh, hell no. She ain’t
going down there.

Yeah, exactly. Now you know
how I feel about Kelly.

You gotta want
what’s best for Kelly,
not what’s best for you.

I’m telling her
she can’t go.

Oh, that might work.

Shut up, Slick. You know,
I could use a little
support right now.

Ana, I’m about tired
of this shit.

You ain’t the only
one that’s sick.

You ain’t the only
one hurtin’.

Yeah, well, this ain’t
about you and how you feel.
It’s about Kelly.

You tripping, Ana.
You acting like a fiend.

And I feel for Kelly.
Got you clocking
her every move.

Lucille ain’t taking
her away from me again.

Well, we’re gonna talk
about Kelly when
I get home.

You know, you never did
care about her, anyway.

Even when she was a little girl
you refused to be her daddy.

Oh, hold on now.

Hold on now,
that’s not true.

Because we both know
she never liked me.

First, I’m the guy
that her mama met
running in the street,

and then I’m the guy
gave her mama HIV.

And you never did a damn
thing to change that.

She wasn’t wrong.

You know, you can be
a straight up bitch, Ana.

I was careful.
You was the one
that got buck-ass wild,

shooting up with strangers
on the fucking corner
and shit!

Are you ever gonna let
that go? Because we both
know the game, baby.

It could’ve just
as easily been you
that gave it to me.

Yeah, but
I didn’t, Slick.

Because I handled my business!
You the one that let it slip,

and you brought me down
right with your ass!

Fuck you, Ana!

Slick--

You just better get
the fuck out of my face.

I lost custody of
my daughter when I was 25...

’cause of the drugs.

I signed her over
to my mother...

and now my mother’s about
to move back to Virginia...

and she’s probably gonna take
my daughter with her.

And I just--
I miss her, you know?

I just miss her.
I just miss her all the time.

I miss what
I missed of her...

growing up,
you know?

And I got a younger
daughter and we so tight,

and now I’m clean,
I’m sober.

I’m like-- I try my best
to be a great mother.

But every day I spend
with my younger daughter

just makes me
really realize

how much I missed
with my older daughter.

And she could be so fucking
sarcastic sometimes,

and angry with me,

and my mother
is the same way.

Sometimes when
my daughter talks,
I hear my mother’s voice

coming out of her mouth and
I just know that’s because she
been with her that long.

It’s not my own. My own is
not there like it should be,

and I want my own voice
to come out sometimes
a little more.

Now that may be
completely selfish.

You know, you may say,
"Ana, what the fuck? You
the one was getting high,

and you the one that caught
this," you know, all this kind
of shit. But you know what?

I’m just like,
you know,

I’m trying to be
a different person.
And you know,

I mean, how’s she just
gonna up and move?

Like-- my daughter’s
almost grown.

Like, it’s gone.
It’s gone.

I just feel like
I’m running out of time.

I feel like she’s about
to leave me, you know.

And I’m here now, you know,
and I wanna be there.

Like I said, this is just one
of them days, you know?

Ness:
Okay, so this
promoter named MJ-2

runs these parties
over at The Pit.

He’s all up in that
homo-thug world.

Got guys hustling
for him, the whole shit.

If anybody could find
Amare, it’s him.

He gay?

How the hell I know?

What, I got gaydar
or some shit?

I don’t know, you just seem
to know a lot of different
kinds of people,

That’s all.

Just ’cause
he’s running the parties,

don’t mean he can’t be straight.
He got a family living out
in Staten Island.

White picket fence,
the whole shit.

Yeah, family.
Definitely can’t be gay.

So, what’s up? You gonna
introduce me or what?

You gonna
hook me up?

I can’t believe
you get this much ass.

He got a party
happening tonight.

What’d you say
his name was again?

MJ-2.
You heard of him?

Owns a recording studio
called Hatlantic.

Thinks he’s a producer,

but his joints
are corny.

You ready?

Can I finish
my fried rice, please?

Well, hurry up then.

You looking
for MJ-2, right?

That’s him
deejaying.

Thanks for dinner.

I’m out.

Yeah, I know Amare.

He gives out flyers
for me sometimes.

Not a lot of jobs out
there for young brothers,
so I try to do my part.

Well, he works for you.
So I thought, you know,

you might know some way
to find him that I don’t.

Damn, that boy’s popular.
Got all kind of women
looking out for him.

Excuse me,

this is not a funny
situation to me.

And turn that fucking
thing off so you could
talk to me for a minute.

Look, I’m gonna tell you
what I told shorty that came
looking for him last week.

I haven’t seen him
in a while.

Shorty-- that wouldn’t
have happened to be at
Hatlantic, would it?

This is starting
to get tiring, okay?

I provide a service here,
a place where these boys

could be themselves.

Other than that, I try not
to get up in anybody’s business.

Maybe you should think
about doing the same.

Well, ain’t you
a saint?

Let me tell you something,
MJ-2-- or is it Michael?

I wonder what
would happen

if I go to Staten Island
and ask your wife

what she think about your
little two-timing ways.

Bitch, don’t you ever try
to threaten me or my family.

I will have your
ass killed.

Go ahead! Please!

I got the virus.

I’m already dead,
motherfucker! What?

And let me tell you something:
I don’t give a fuck

about you or your little
lying booty-bandit ass,

but you gonna help me
find that boy

before he dies on
these fucking streets.

Do you hear me?

Yeah, okay.
Okay.

Put your number
in my phone.

You just gotta make
a nigger go there.
Here. Store it.

I was scared
you weren’t coming home.

I thought about it.

I even went past
the old spot.

Saw a lot of folks
out there.

Getting high?

Ana, you keep pushing
and pushing,

and I don’t know why.

I know our life
ain’t perfect, okay?

But it’s good...

a lot of the time.

Better than it was before,
when we were using.

But you saying I could be
a bitch sometimes?

Yeah.

Well, damn, you could’ve
hesitated or something.

I guess I could have,
but what’s true is true.

You being honest
or you being funny?

Both.

I love you,
but sometimes...

you play all of us,

me and Kelly,
and your moms.

You do what you want
no matter how it affects us.

That is not true.

See? There you go,
right there.

You gonna ask the question,
but you don’t wanna
hear the answer.

You’re stubborn,
and you don’t listen.

Okay, Slick.

I’m sorry.

I’m gonna work
on it.

So what, you been sitting
here all night?

Hardly.

I’ve been all over.

I said some wild shit
tonight about dying.

Like what?

Don’t even matter.

I didn’t mean it.

The bottom line is

I want to be around
for a long time.

Me and you.

That’s how it needs to be.
You and me, not just you.

And you need
to chill out some.

And, you know,
maybe...

you can give me
a foot rub sometime.

Huh? Huh?

Aw, yeah.

Now you go in there
and make me a sandwich too.

At the same time?

Uh-huh, rub my feet
and make the sandwich.

Okay, baby.

Hello? Where?

Right now?

Okay. Okay.

Who’s that?

That was the guy
from the club.

He said he knows
where to find Amare.

I’m gonna see if I can
bring him home.

Okay. Let’s roll.

Ana: Oh, he don’t look
right, baby.

Slick:
Listen, you go.

I’m gonna be
right here.

Okay.
Okay, baby.

Amare?

Hey, how you doing?

Miss Wallace?

Is Kelly with you?
What are you doing here?

I’ve been looking
for you all over
Brooklyn.

Let’s go inside
the building and talk
for a minute, okay?

I wanna stay here,
Miss Wallace.

It’s kinda
hot out here.

I’m fine.

Remember when...

it would get too hot
in the apartment,

my parents would come
down here with us?

Mm-hmm.

Remember when y’all
was having that barbecue,

right over there?

We knew y’all was
just getting high.

There was
a big-ass Rottweiler.

He was coming at us

and we was yelling
for y’all. Y’all were
right over there,

but nobody came.

So Kelly grabbed
a rib off her plate
and she threw it at him.

He was our best friend
after that, you know?

You know how I was
always happy for Kelly

that she got to be
with Lucille.

I mean...

I think she could be
a bitch sometimes,

but she kept
her straight.

You know what
I’m saying?

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.
I really do.

Listen, Amare,
I want you to come
home with me, okay?

Come on.
Let’s get out of here.

I got a room set up
for you and everything.

I appreciate the thought,
but I’m cool here.

It ain’t cool.
You can’t stay
out here, baby.

You know your
sister’s the one

who told me you was
out here, right?

She wants you to come
home with me, too.

That’s a lie.

If she cared
about me,

she’d come down
here herself.

I’ll be right
back, okay?

Just stay right here.
I’m coming right back.

Watch him.

Damn elevator.

Tanya! Tanya,
open up the door!

Open the door!
Your brother’s outside dying!

Tanya, open up this door,
I know you hear me!

I know you
fucking hear me!

Open up this
fucking door!

Fuck this bullshit.

Hello? Yes.

I want to report attempted
suicide at the Tilden Projects.

He’s sitting on a bench
in front of #315.

Please send
somebody quick.

Fuck. Some
fucking choice!

Amare?

♪ Beansa,
beansa, beansa ♪

♪ Beansa’s
in my heart ♪

♪ Beansa,
beansa, beansa... ♪

He looks bad, Ma.

They said
he has pneumonia.

He might not
make it, Kelly.

Ma?

Ma, I’m sorry about
everything I said.

It’s all right.
Come here.

Let me talk to you.
I need to talk to you
about something.

Tonight,
when I found Amare,

he reminded me
of a couple of things.

I know you been trying
to do the same thing,

but I just wasn’t
really trying to hear it.

I know I walk around here
thinking I’m different.

You know,
I’m better now.

But deep down inside

I’m still that same old
drug fiend.

I’m still scheming.

But only this time

it ain’t for drugs.
It’s for you.

What I’m trying
to say is...

I’ve been putting
myself first,

trying so hard
to make you love me.

I ain’t even really heard
what you been trying to say
to me, you know?

Baby, just please
be patient with me...

’cause I’m really trying.

And you’ve grown.

You’ve grown up to be
quite a strong young woman.

You know?
I’m really proud of you

and I want to respect
what you need.

So, even if
that means

that you need to move down
with your grandmother...

I’m sorry.

...then that’s what
it’s got to be. Okay?

And don’t be sorry.
Just be yourself.

You’re beautiful.

It’s gonna be all right.

Okay.

Each month we come up here
and we celebrate people

that have passed.

But today,
I just wanted to talk

a little bit about those
who are still with us.

You know, day by day
we struggle,

and not only
with the virus.

We struggle
with the government.

We struggle with
those who judge us.

We struggle with those
who ignore us, who fear us.

We even struggle
with those we love...

and those who love us.

So, today we give thanks

for all those who
stand alongside us...

our families
and friends,

doctors, nurses--

just everyone that...

helps give us the strength
and courage to carry on.

Each month we come up here
and we release these balloons
in honor of those we lost.

And we do it with love,

with sorrow,

and with the hope

that one day they’ll find
a cure for this virus.

This for Deyah Kingston.

♪ This woman’s work,
this woman’s work... ♪

Christopher.

♪ Ooh, it’s hard
on the man ♪

♪ Now his part
is over... ♪

For Amare’s parents.

Viv and Trey.

♪ Your love, child ♪

♪ I know you have a little
life left in you yet ♪

♪ Whatever you need
me to be... ♪

Amare.

♪ I know you have a lot
of strength left ♪

♪ Give me your hand ♪

♪ I know you have a little
life left in you yet ♪

♪ Give me your hand ♪

♪ I know you have
a lot of strength left... ♪

Colleen.

♪ I should be crying,
but I just can’t... ♪

Edna.

♪ Let it show, baby ♪

♪ I should be hoping,
but I can’t... ♪

Amy.

♪ Stop thinking... ♪

Lawrence.

♪ All the things
we should’ve said... ♪

Maria.

♪ That we never said ♪

♪ All the things
we should’ve done ♪

♪ That we never did, babe ♪

♪ All the things that
you wanted from me ♪

♪ All the things
that you needed from me ♪

♪ All the things
we should’ve given ♪

♪ But I didn’t ♪

♪ Ooh, darling ♪

♪ Make it go away now ♪

♪ Just make it go away... ♪

♪ Now maybe the world
doesn’t see you ♪

♪ And maybe
they don’t understand ♪

♪ Just ’cause you don’t
see the footprint ♪

♪ Don’t mean that
they’re not in the sand ♪

♪ I know you’re surrounded
by strangers ♪

♪ Feel so alone
in your heart ♪

♪ But when everyone stands
in the darkness ♪

♪ No one can
tell them apart ♪

♪ Now everyone has
their own story ♪

♪ And nobody’s ends
quite the same ♪

♪ I love for the days
in the sunshine ♪

♪ Up over the nights
in the rain ♪

♪ But love brings change ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Oh yes, it does ♪

♪ Brings change ♪

♪ Love brings change ♪

♪ Love
brings change ♪

♪ Ooh, love brings change ♪

♪ Love, love ♪

♪ When you need it ♪

♪ Love brings change ♪

♪ Mmm mmm mmm, yeah ♪

♪ When you look
eye to eye with and angel ♪

♪ Don’t mean that
its always the end ♪

♪ Sometimes it’s the start
of a new blessing ♪

♪ That comes
in the form of a friend ♪

♪ Now we all live in fear ♪

♪ Of when
that day will come ♪

♪ When memories are
all we can hold ♪

♪ The fire that burns
is a natural love ♪

♪ And it keeps us
both warm when it’s cold ♪

♪ Now all I wanna do
is see you laugh again ♪

♪ And see that same joy
in your eyes ♪

♪ I know that your trying ♪

♪ You just keep on smiling ♪

♪ And everything
passes with time ♪

♪ ’Cause love brings change ♪

♪ Love brings change ♪

♪ Oh, love brings change ♪

♪ Love brings change ♪

♪ Its a fact ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Love,
love brings change ♪

♪ Love change ♪

♪ Be still ♪

♪ Be still ♪

♪ Wait on it ♪

♪ Wait on it ♪

♪ On the blessings, girl ♪

♪ On the blessings, girl ♪

♪ In the morning time, yeah ♪

♪ Be still ♪

♪ Be still ♪

♪ Wait on it ♪

♪ Wait on it ♪

♪ Change is gonna come

♪ Change is gonna come ♪

♪ I know that it’s hard
on your spirit ♪

♪ But don’t let the pain
take your soul ♪

♪ Even though
you live with it ♪

♪ Don’t give in to it ♪

♪ ’Cause inside
we’re the same ♪

♪ ’Cause love ♪

♪ Brings ♪

♪ Change ♪

♪ Change. ♪