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♪ ♪

- What message would I like to give the young people

of Fifth Ward about surviving in this current

political climate?

It is no more than the climate we faced back

when I was growing up in Fifth Ward,

but we had individuals who made sure

that we understood what politics was, the part that we

played in politics, and how we could change and maintain

the things in our community.

So I would encourage young people

to look and find those Mickey Lelands, those Barbara Jordans,

and look and emulate them and look at their history

and see how they started to fight,

how they continued to fight.

The great Mickey Leland fight extended past Fifth Ward.

It went all the way to Africa.

And so I would encourage those individuals

to look at those people as their present role models.

- Yeah, come on up.

- That him?

- Yeah, he's in the elevator on his way up now.

- Good.

Maybe we can finally make some progress.

- Oh, Councilman Davis, he's all right.

We got him right where we want him.

[door opens] - Gentlemen!

- Kendrick, I'm glad you could make it.

Good to see you.

You know HB Walker, right?

He's one of the biggest supporters

of the Downtown Stadium Initiative.

- Hmm, and potential contractor.

- Well, now the reelection is over, we can put that

dog-and-pony show behind us. - Right.

- Get down to some business. - Right.

- All right, well, we're having a gala event,

a charity event for the DSI.

And we would love for you to attend.

- Bob, Bob, stop, stop, stop.

I already told you, I'm never going to support that stadium.

It's not going to happen.

- You know, you might want to reconsider, Councilman.

After all, it was I who got you reelected by your people.

- Really?

Let me ask you something, Bob.

So what do you think is going to happen

to me when my people get relocated by a goddamn stadium?

- I don't know. I don't care.

You don't care. It's not about them.

It's about us doing something great for this city.

We could--

- Bob, maybe you're right, but check this out.

I don't need a stadium.

- I want you to think real hard about what you're

doing, Kendrick.

You can get hurt making the wrong decision.

- I'm sorry. Who the fuck are you?

- Whoa.

- 'Cause you don't-- you don't know me.

So don't act like you know what can hurt me.

- Gentlemen, let's take it down a notch.

- This meeting's over. - Kendrick, don't--

Kendrick, don't be like that.

- What's your plan now? - I don't know.

I don't have one.

- Well, I do.

- Really?

What?

- That can't be right.

I can't be pregnant.

- I assure you the test is correct and you are pregnant.

- Will this affect my case?

- Getting pregnant will not keep you

from getting your son back, but you

need to show that you are a responsible parent if you want

your son to come home again. - Okay.

How do I do that?

- How about get a job? That's a good start.

- I have a record now.

No one wants to hire me because--

look, how am I supposed to get a job?

- Do you want to see your son again?

Then you need to make things happen.

Because now, as it stands, you could lose all your children.

- Taking long on them cards, man.

- Long to whip your ass.

- Slap them down all hard because you

scared or something.

Get this L.

- You know what it is.

- What's good, Seth? - Hey, what's up, young homie?

- Chillin', man. - What's good with it?

All right. I see our boy's shining.

- Already.

So when do you think we can get some studio time?

- Studio time?

You gotta earn studio time.

Hey, just keep up the good work, man.

Get y'all up in the lab in the next couple weeks.

- That's right. - Hey, TJ!

Hey, look out for them, man.

Show them some love.

- Hey, good lookin'. - All right.

Yeah.

Ready for this.

- So I've been rocking with you for two years.

Not once did you show love to my mix tape or my music.

What's up with that?

- Say, man, watch your motherfucking tone

with me, man.

- Look, all I'm saying is, these two little niggas

came in here two weeks ago.

Two weeks!

- Hey, man, I'm paying them with studio time, fool.

Studio time!

- I understand all that, bro.

But all I'm saying is, I've been

working with you for a long time, putting a lot of work

in, cuz.

- Say, man, quit acting brand-new to this shit, man.

About the fucking money, man.

- Stop dragging behind me.

Look, I know this is hard on you, but believe it or not,

we're doing this for you.

- I was fine in my old school.

- You can do more than fine here.

You can be number one.

- There's more to life than being valedictorian.

- You're way too young to know what

there is and isn't to life.

Look, just pick whatever classes you want,

as long as they're AP.

- Oh, I got you.

Sorry about that. - That's okay.

- Nah.

Uh, is it too late for me to sign up for music production?

- No, there's still a couple spots left.

- Cool.

- Music production?

- Yeah, it's super fun, and you get to make beats and stuff.

- I didn't know they had that here.

- Yeah, you should check it out.

- Okay, maybe I will.

- It's not an AP class.

- You're all set.

- Thanks.

I'll see you around.

- You need to take all AP classes.

- One class won't hurt.

- Yes, it can.

One class can stand between you getting a scholarship or not.

- Come on, just one class.

I'll help out with the store more.

- You were going to do that anyway.

- I'll do it with a smile.

- [sighs] All right, just one.

Look, I want you to do every extra credit presented

in all of your classes.

And if they don't offer, you ask.

Understand?

[knocking]

[chuckles]

- Okay, so look, if I don't find a job soon,

I could lose my kids.

- Oh, so you want what I'm selling now, huh?

- Well, you still got that gig for a singer?

- Hmm.

No, not no more.

No, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I might have something for you, though, if you're interested.

- I'm not stripping. - [laughs]

It's not stripping.

[tense music]

- Hello?

I've got two perps over here.

I've got one in all black with a hoodie on.

I got one in all black with the sleeves cut off.

- It's crazy how all you need to get in a car

is a wire hanger.

All right.

Come on, Ray Ray.

- All right, bro, let's make this quick.

- Ooh, look at this shit.

- All right, come on.

- Man, hurry up.

- Yo, would you chill out with all that scary shit.

Have some fun.

Damn.

- This is fun for you?

- What? It ain't for you?

Ah, there we go.

- Come on, come on, come on, come on.

- Freeze! What y'all doing here?

- I, uh--

I dropped my phone, so I'm just picking it up.

- Put your hands up!

I said put your hands up.

♪ ♪

I swear I'm gonna kill him.

He's making me late for my first day of work.

- He is already.

- What'd you say?

- Nothing.

- I'm going to have to find somebody to watch

you while I'm at work.

- Oh, can't I just stay at home alone?

- No, you cannot, unless you're trying to get taken away again.

Thought so.

[knocking]

[door opens] Hey.

- Hey, hey, what's going on? - Come on in.

- Thought I'd come by and see how y'all doing.

Y'all all right?

- Ray Ray is nowhere to be found,

and I need him to watch James tonight.

- Ah. [phone ringing]

- Maybe that's him.

- What's up, Bubba?

You good?

What you doing?

Let me see what you're doing.

You drawing?

Can you draw?

Yeah, that's real good.

You--you drew this, James?

Yeah?

- Yeah.

You know, me and my dad, we used to draw together, so...

- Hmm.

Ray, he do anything he put his mind to.

I see that a lot in your brother.

You know that?

Y'all going to be all right, man.

- James, go to your room.

- But-- - Now.

- What's up?

- Now!

- What's wrong?

[somber music]

- Thank you.

- Keep the faith, brother.

- All right. - You're going to be all right.

- All right.

- Ray Ray!

I ain't going to be around all the time to keep

your ass out of trouble.

And don't think about that little bullshit

story you told in there.

I know who you're working for. - What?

- You keep doing this shit, you going to get your ass hurt.

- Man, stop acting like you care now.

- Say what?

- You didn't care when my daddy died, and you don't care now.

The only thing you care about is your reputation.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

- ♪ Ear candy - ♪ Baby, drop it ♪

♪ Pop a ticket ♪

♪ Show them bitches how you get it ♪

♪ Bounce it, pop that peachy in his face ♪

♪ Spread it, stretch it, bend it ♪

♪ Tell him get the fuck up out the place ♪

♪ If he ain't in to spendin' ♪

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap it ♪

♪ If you 'bout your business ♪

♪ Show them other bitches ♪

♪ How you make your money stack, stack... ♪

- Mina was always untouchable.

The precious "PK."

Ray and Tony were musicians, so they got a pass, but not me.

No, I wasn't good enough.

I was a PK, too, just like her.

I had my own music like Ray did.

I wasn't pretty or beloved as he was.

It gave me the chance to show what I can do.

- ♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap ♪

♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap ♪

- Every single day.

Mm-hmm.

All they used to let me do is carry the equipment.

That's all I was good for.

I-I could take out this woman's trash,

but I could never get close.

- ♪ Bring it back ♪

♪ Don't be shy ♪

♪ Your actions don't lie ♪

- But look at her ass now.

[laughs] Mm.

Mm.

Look at her ass now.

- What they got here for?

- Trying to get in the studio.

Seth, we getting into the studio today?

- No, not yet.

- So why do you see us now?

- Y'all went to the cops.

Y'all got off a little bit too easy.

I want to know how the fuck that happened.

- Man, come on, man.

My aunt--

- Seth, you know me.

Come on. It's Crane Street, baby.

- Yeah, I know you my young G, but

I need you to prove you loyal.

- Stealing cars ain't enough?

- Nah, y'all gotta do more than steal a couple of nice cars.

- You scared?

You're scared, ain't you?

- No, he ain't scared.

We got this.

- Okay, next week, we'll be going over a new song.

And Miss Mina will be doing the lead again.

- Why do you always give her the solo?

She's not the only person in this choir that can sing.

- At the moment, she's the strongest vocalist.

Now, if anyone would care to get with me on their vocals,

then we can do that.

- I don't need voice lessons.

- Right, because she's beyond help.

[laughs]

- Daddy says I have a beautiful voice.

- [laughing] Rev should know not to lie in the church.

- My husband never lies!

- Okay.

Well, that'll be all for today.

I'll see you guys next week.

[peaceful music]

- Sorry.

- You told me after the election was over,

we'd come out as a couple.

- I can't do this now. Stop.

- I can help you.

I can get the mayor and HB Walker off your back.

- Right, like you helped me with the press

conference earlier.

- Why can't you just let me love you?

- Marcie, you know I'm married.

It's complicated.

- Uncomplicate it.

I always put you first.

- Yes, I always put myself first,

too, which is why it works.

Why fix it if it ain't broke?

♪ ♪

- I need you to do something for me.

You know Kendrick Davis?

Well, I need you to follow him.

- Got you.

- Okay, I'm dumb. Sorry.

- Are you going to class today?

- No.

- Why?

- I don't have any tests.

- That's why you're not valedictorian.

- Yeah, shut up.

- I'm just saying.

- Hey.

- See you guys later.

- Okay, bye.

- Watch it.

- Don't worry about her.

She's just mad because before you came, she was number one.

- Who was number one before her?

- Her.

I'm Jaylene, by the way.

- So in the beginning, I was trying

to explain how the schematic--

Okay, hold on. Let me call you back.

That new job environment you have is disgraceful.

- It's the best that I could do right now.

- Well, right now, you're behind

on your restitution payments.

- I don't know what else to tell you,

but I have been trying.

- Well, you're going have to try harder.

- Is there a way that I can get an extension?

- Look, you're going to have to get current on your payments

before your next visit, or it'll be canceled.

- What?

But that's $1,000.

- I'm sorry.

I can't give you an extension.

I could lose my job.

- Ms. Jackson, I am trying the best that I can.

What am I supposed to do?

Tell me, what am I going to do?

- Just stay prayerful.

♪ From my weave down to my pretty feet ♪

♪ One of a kind ♪

♪ All in your mind ♪

♪ Just like a memory ♪

♪ Exactly where I need to be ♪

♪ Painting vivid imagery ♪

♪ And what you get is what you see ♪

- Lou!

Lou.

- What is it, Mina? What? - I need--

I need $1,000 advance.

- Need Cassie to the main stage.

Cassie to the main stage.

- I have to pay my restitution. - No.

- Lou, please, they won't let me

see Little T until it's paid.

- Well, you know what, the answer is still no.

But I got a way you can make a little quick cash.

- I'm not stripping. - Mm.

Look, you've always been a talented dancer.

And you can make more money in tips in one

night and pay that right back.

Okay, well, you're the one need the money.

Guess your pride mean more to you than your son.

- ♪ I'm a brand-new dish ♪

♪ Fresh out the box ♪

♪ And when you do me up ♪

♪ All these niggas like they got that ♪

- Girl, I thought you said you can dance.

- Yeah, I'm not that kind of dancer.

- Look at them fools. They don't care.

I mean, how you going to get this money?

[keyboard music]

- Hey. - Hey.

- It must have been some fight with your mom.

- Nothing I couldn't handle.

- What'd you have to give up this time?

- Nothing big, just a piece of my soul.

- You need to be careful giving that up.

Once you lose that, you don't get it back.

[bell ringing]

- All right.

Okay.

Bluetooth...

Versus midi.

Anyone knows the difference?

[knocking]

- Mama, I need help.

Is Daddy here?

- No.

Hurry up. Come in.

He'll be back soon. Hurry up.

Ooh, it's been so long.

You look thin.

You eating?

You ain't on that stuff, is you?

- No, Mama.

I told you what happened 100 times.

- How's the baby?

You see him?

- That's why I'm here.

I need $1,000 to get caught up in my restitution.

- Mina, baby, I don't have that.

We on a fixed income.

Now, I can ask your father.

- Oh, you already know what he's going to say.

- Look, take this. - No, Mama.

No, I can't take that.

You just save whatever you can, all right?

I just--

- What is she doing here?

- She is our daughter, and this is her home, too.

- Didn't I say never darken my door again?

- Daddy, your grandson has a birthday in a couple days,

and I just--

I thought you might want to know.

- That's a lie.

First the drugs, and now I heard selling

yourself like a common whore.

- The drugs was Tony, and I didn't know about it.

And I'm just a waitress.

- Devil's always been busy with you, girl--

with you and your life.

- Well, then it started with you!

- ♪ Singing the devil's music with that boy ♪

You caused me to lose my flock.

- No, you lost your flock a long time ago.

And you know why.

- Joe, can I see you in the kitchen?

How could you talk to our daughter like that?

- Ain't no daughter of mine does what she did.

You hear me? - She needs our help!

- And I forbid it.

The Bible says, if my people who are called by my name

will turn from their evil ways--

- Don't--don't preach to me, John.

I am sick and tired of it.

I don't want to hear it.

You understand me?

I'm tired of it.

- You're tired of it?

[piano music]

- Oh, no, no, no, no.

This is just as much my house as--

- I paid for it.

It is mine.

Do you understand?

- John, how can you be so rigid?

Listen up.

That is our daughter in there.

She needs our help.

- What did I say before?

That is not my daughter.

She may be your daughter, but I don't have hos in my family.

- What are you talking about now?

Where did you get that from?

- ♪ Came into ♪

♪ This world ♪

♪ Daddy's ♪

♪ Little girl ♪

♪ I remember we would dance ♪

♪ When Daddy held my hand ♪

♪ But that was so ♪

♪ Long ago ♪

♪ Always preaching have faith ♪

♪ But done gave up on his own ♪

♪ A tough one, you made me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Out here in this world all alone ♪

- Just as much as my house as--

- I paid for it.

It is mine. Do you understand?

- John, how could you be so rigid?

Listen up.

That is our daughter in there. She needs our help.

- What did I say before? That is not my daughter.

She may be your daughter, but I don't have hos in my family.

- What are you talking about now?

Where did you get that from? Now, where did this come from?

- My parents were in a band together.

- Yeah? What kind of band?

- Zydeco.

My mom was the lead singer.

- So it's genetic.

- Yeah, something like that.

- My mom barely let me register for this class.

She would never let me join a band.

- I mean, in the end, it's your life, right?

- You don't know my mother.

Play me something of yours.

- You want to hear one of my songs?

- Yeah, show me what you got.

- Okay.

Okay.

♪ Jasmine, you are a true princess ♪

♪ Can I make you mine? ♪

♪ My one missus ♪

♪ I'm loving your style, your touch ♪

♪ And it means so much ♪

♪ Jasmine, you are a true princess ♪

[applause]

- All right, all right, all right.

Wonderful, wonderful.

Good job.

Well, get back to work now.

[bell ringing]

- I've got English next.

- Oh, I'm headed that way.

Can I walk with you?

- Sure.

Do your parents still make music?

- My dad died a few years back, and my mom stopped--

hasn't made any ever since.

- So sorry.

- Yeah, she sings in the church choir now, though, so.

- Does she like your music?

- Do you like my music?

- I like the one song I heard.

- Let me see your phone.

All right, here's my SoundCloud.

I'll let you be the judge.

- I'm a harsh judge.

- I'm counting on it.

[peaceful music]

What's good?

- Hi, what's up, G? You good?

- Yeah. - Good.

I gotta tell you about this party, bro.

- Oh, shit.

[upbeat music]

[knocking]

- Oh, I got it, Mom.

I got it.

- ♪ And she moves like a memory ♪

♪ The stories and pictures ♪

♪ She remembered ♪

- Oh, look at that.

- What's in the bag?

- That's for you. - Me?

- That's right, that's right.

I think somebody with your talent,

guess what, it ought to be displayed.

So guess what Uncle Robert did?

I went down to the African-American Culture

Museum, and I got it where you can paint a mural,

whatever you want to paint.

It's up to you.

- I think I could paint a mural?

- There you go.

There you go.

- What's going on?

- Uncle Robert got me to do a mural.

- All right.

What you do that for?

- Ray Ray.

- 'Cause I don't want him to waste his gift.

- And because I'm an artistic genius.

- You ain't no artist.

- Hey, chill.

Come on, James.

Let's go put these away in your room.

♪ What you mean to my life ♪

♪ You can measure that better ♪

♪ I want to turn up the disco ♪

- You going to act like I ain't sitting here?

- So why do you care what he does with his gifts?

- 'Cause I know he can be great raised someday.

All he got to do is make the right choice.

- What if he feels like he ain't got a choice?

- Oh, he got a choice.

The choice is up to you.

Which one are you doing, Ray?

[knocking]

- Yo, you ready? - Yeah.

- All right, come on.

- You got a choice, Ray.

You got a choice.

- Where'd Ray Ray go?

- He left.

- I swear, I don't know what I'm going to do with that boy.

By the way, I didn't get a chance to thank

you for what you did for him.

- Oh, don't worry about that.

- Music, it's a blessing and a curse.

- Yeah.

[music playing]

We're going to work on it.

- You got this.

Go for it.

- ♪ I like the way she moving on me ♪

♪ Yeah, I like the way she's twerkin' on me ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I like the way she move to the beat ♪

♪ Uh-huh, babe ♪

♪ And shawty, she a certified freak ♪

♪ Freak, freak, freak, freak, freak ♪

♪ I like the way ♪

♪ She know I ain't her man ♪

♪ Just a part-time lover ♪

♪ Always on the down ♪

♪ When them haters trying to come up ♪

♪ I like the way ♪

♪ She got the Louis bag in her hand ♪

♪ She a boss chick ♪

♪ She the one that you call ♪

♪ When you looking for a certified freak ♪

- ♪ You should see how she serve that body ♪

♪ Work, twerk that body ♪

♪ I'mma murk that body ♪

♪ And she know it ♪

♪ Push that pole it ♪

♪ Heard the bass line smack ♪

♪ Now she can't control it ♪

♪ It ain't a lot of freaky things ♪

- Stupid bitch.

♪ She put the heels to the speaker ♪

♪ Let the beat bang through it ♪

♪ Slow it down real saucy like DJ Screw ♪

♪ Her girlfriend's caked up ♪

♪ So she came too ♪

♪ Five star sheets a bed of champagne ♪

♪ She know I go deep ♪

♪ And she really love the pain ♪

♪ You know I talk dirty while her girlfriend watch ♪

♪ She a certified freak ♪

♪ Certified top notch ♪

♪ I like the way she moving on me ♪

- Take a seat.

- Mina I didn't know you danced.

- I mean, I don't.

Yeah, I dance, but I never did this before.

- Doing pretty good.

- It's the only time I'm doing this.

I really just needed the money, okay?

- ♪ I like the way ♪

♪ She know I ain't her man ♪

♪ Just a part-time lover ♪

♪ Always hold it down ♪

♪ When them haters try to come up ♪

♪ I like the way ♪

♪ She got the Louis bag in her hand ♪

♪ She a boss chick ♪

- How do you feel?

- I'm never doing that again. - It was your first time.

- ♪ Drop it on me ♪

♪ Let the bass and the beat do ♪

♪ Sexy heels got them bitches want to beat you ♪

♪ Louis bag, Fendi tags ♪

♪ They can't see you ♪

♪ I got my own shit ♪

♪ Shawty say, me too ♪

- Mina.

I know it's been hard for you since Ray died.

Why don't we leave this club and discuss it?

I got money.

- You're married.

- I am.

- I gotta go.

[non-English singing]

- ♪ Here comes the monster ♪

- Open the fucking register!

Come on. Stop messing around!

Hurry up.

Come on, give me the money.

[rap music]

♪ Evil villains, they will be chilling ♪

♪ So get out of my way ♪

[gunshot]

♪ Baby, lock you in the darkness, baby ♪

♪ Hannibal cannibal sector ♪

♪ Where you from, lady ♪

♪ The bad guy, Darth Vader, meets your dad guy ♪

♪ Machete heavy weight against your guts, ♪

♪ Your insides ♪

♪ It's Freddy mixed with a little vixen ♪

♪ And guess who you're facing ♪

♪ The serious serial killer ♪

♪ Go, keep moving because they're coming ♪

♪ And keep tripping and falling ♪

♪ I know it sounds ♪

- Whoo-hoo.

Yo, we paid, baby.

- What you shoot that gun for?

- Nigga, I ain't mean to.

Shit just happened.

- Stupid.

We should have never done this.

- Nigga, we had to do that.

You gotta get that song done before the A&R gets to town.

- Studio time ain't worth all this.

I ain't never doing this again.

- Whatever, nigga.

You need to stop that bitching.

- Hello, there, brother Delroy.

- How was our number this Sunday?

- Oh, praise the Lord.

We sold more dinners this week than we did on last week.

- All right, well, we almost got

enough for those choir robes.

Sister Marguerite, thank you so much for all of your efforts.

- Thank you, First Lady.

And thank you, Pastor.

And I want you to know he'll preach today.

[laughter]

Yeah, won't he do it?

Oh, thank y'all. It's good.

- I love that woman.

Speaking of love, how's choir rehearsal coming along?

[gospel music]

They're good, huh?

- I don't know how you expect a girl

to church when you keep doing the same thing

over and over again.

- What do you mean?

- Why does Mina get every solo?

What are you looking at him for?

I asked a simple question.

- Baby girl, the sound of the mass choir

is one of the biggest draws of the church,

and Mina is part of that.

- How do you know no one else has

the sound you're looking for if you don't give them a chance?

- What does it hurt just to give me one solo?

- It might hurt our ears.

- Excuse me?

- Why don't you just let it go?

- Let it go?

Like you let the strip club go?

- What are you talking about?

Where did you get this?

- I found those in your pocket while I was doing laundry.

- Delroy, you should be ashamed of yourself.

- Um...

- Um, nothing.

What were you doing at the strip club?

- I wasn't smoking.

[laughs] Look, I didn't mean to go.

- You didn't mean to go?

How do you accidentally end up in a strip club?

- I was riding with my friends, and they wanted to get drinks.

I didn't know they were going to take me to a strip club.

- You weren't supposed to be drinking.

- It won't happen again.

- You're damn right it won't happen again.

- Hey, watch your mouth.

- My mouth?

What about your lap-dance-getting deacon?

- I didn't get no lap dance.

I didn't even give any tips, not even from--

- From who?

- Nobody.

- Just say it, Delroy.

I mean, you already got caught.

- Mina was there, all right?

- What?

- Daddy, you know whose strip club that is?

- Yeah, I know who club it is.

- Ain't nothing but hos in there.

- Don't get too excited.

She was dancing because she needed money for her kids.

- Oh, so now you're defending her?

Are you screwing her?

- No.

- So what are you going to do?

- What do you mean?

- We can't have someone like this leading our choir.

- We've had worse.

- Oh, so now you're on her side, too?

- Yeah, Daddy.

Is the sound the church looking for the kind

you find at the strip club?

- Look, before we get all carried away here,

maybe we should stop and pray.

- What is there to pray about?

- Unless, of course, you want our praise dancers to give

lap dances.

[knocking]

- Hi. - Hi.

- I'm sorry.

Your other daughter showed us the way upstairs.

- We just came by to see if Jasmine's okay.

- Oh, Mom, this is Darien and Jaylene from school.

- Oh, nice to meet you, girls. - You too.

- I'm going to go down to the store, and I'll be back.

- So, Jas, how are you doing?

- I can't sleep.

I just keep thinking about how the store

is connected to the house.

They can come back here.

- Does your father own a gun? - No.

- The last owners had a gun, and

you see what happened to them.

- Let's change the subject.

- What do you want to talk about?

- Jasmine's new boyfriend.

- Ray Ray?

- See, made her smile.

- What about Ray Ray?

- I see you two together at school.

- We were just walking to class.

- What about when he took your phone?

- Are you stalking me?

- I have eyes everywhere.

- Excuse me.

Did he give you his number?

- You too? - No, now I'm intrigued.

- He didn't give me his number.

He gave me the link to his SoundCloud.

- Let me see.

Oh, you would rock The Underground.

We should totally go sometime.

- My mom would never let me go to a rap show

at any place called The Underground.

- Then lie. - Lie?

- Yeah.

- Just tell here you're going to Darien house.

I do it all the time.

What?

- I could never do that.

- Come on, Jas. You need to get out.

Please.

- Okay. I guess I'll try it.

- Got her.

- How are you feeling about the song, Mina?

Are you comfortable with it? - I am.

I feel really good.

- Excuse me, Mina.

Some disturbing information has been brought to our attention.

- Yes?

- I think we need to continue this conversation in my office.

- Oh, no, we're all members in good standing here.

We have a right to know what's going on.

- Pastor?

- Look, it's been brought to my attention

that you've been dancing in a strip club.

Yes?

- I can explain.

It was just one time.

I wouldn't have done it if I-- if I didn't need the money.

- And why do you need the money so badly?

Are you on drugs, too?

- Instead of judging her, maybe we

should ask ourselves why she didn't feel like she

could come to us for help.

- I can't take responsibility for her actions.

- Well, you are responsible for a member of this congregation

that's in need.

You turned your back on them.

- Maybe she should have thought of that

before she started stripping.

- Look, a lot has been going on in my life, and I just--

I just needed some help.

- Mina, I'm sorry, but the board

has to vote on whether you can continue

your membership here or not.

- And we don't have to wait. We can vote now.

- Shauna!

- The board is here now.

- So all of this for a solo, huh?

Really worth it?

Reverend, it was just a one-time thing for me.

I will not do it again, I swear.

But the church, the choir, this is all I have left now.

- I move that we revoke Mina Kennedy's membership and

all rights and privileges here at Cornerstone Fellowship

Missionary Baptist Church.

- Shauna!

- I second that.

- Oh, motion approved.

All in favor?

- This--this isn't right.

- What's your vote, Marguerite?

- I remember your husband, Little Mina,

singing in the children's choir.

The church prospered.

We prospered so much, we lost vision of our mission.

And we allowed the devil to come in here.

And he is tearing us up.

We can't do this again.

- What's your vote?

- Opposed.

- We have only one opposed.

The ayes have it.

Your membership at this church has been revoked.

- Pastor.

Pastor.

- I'm sorry.

Mina, the board has voted.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- Help us.

Sorry about that.

I heard about the robbery.

I hope your daughter's okay. - She's still shaken up.

- Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen, if there's anything,

anything I can do, I mean, do not hesitate to--

- Well, actually, we want to know

if we can get out of the loan.

Our daughter just don't feel safe in that store anymore.

- Yeah.

As I said, I feel horrible that your daughter

went through such a awful ordeal.

But I can't let you out of the loan because you

left a 16-year-old in charge.

- But that's not why the store was robbed.

- Doesn't change the fact that you were negligent.

I mean...

I can't pay for your mistakes, with respect.

- So you don't want to help us?

- I'll tell you what--

tell you what.

The police commander over in Fifth Ward

is a personal friend of mine.

Mm-hmm.

I'm going to give him a call and ask him to look

into this robbery personally.

Does that sound fair?

Sound fair?

- Sure.

- Thank you guys for coming by.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

- Kendrick, you remember Patricia Washington,

don't you, Pumpkin?

I'm representing her now.

- I want justice for my daughter.

- So from my knowledge, the history of the building is it

was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Louis White.

They were married. They were investors.

They helped the community.

They were activists, especially Ms. Louis White.

She was--her husband passed away,

and she ran the store by herself.

And she was a big activist.

She would help people in the community.

She would lend out groceries.

She actually went to jail for telling--

there was a white man that was coming, who was--

I guess they was getting their products from them,

or I don't know-- they were restocking.

Anyway, she told him that she didn't

want whatever product he wanted her to have, and I guess he--

I don't really understand how the conflict started,

but he wanted to sell it to her.

She told him no.

So she went to jail for telling a white man

no in her own store.

That's crazy, right?

I didn't even know this.

Prior to buying this building, I had no knowledge.

I was just like, okay, I want to make some money.

I want to get my stuff together, whoo, whoo, whoo.

Then all this history came, and I was like, wow.

This is way much bigger than who I am.

Like, the people that own the--

Okay, so, like--the presence of this building has--

it holds--like, it's an activist.

It's an outreach.

It helps people.

It's not just making money.

It's not just lucrative.

It's being involved in the community.

And I want to keep that going.

And it's been dead for a long time.

I mean, this building, look how vacant it is, you know?

There's nothing here.

It's almost dead.

It looks like a ghost town.

That's what you would find in a ghost town, you know?

I want to bring it back alive for the community,

for myself and my son.

[music playing]

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I thought you were only doing this once.

- So did I.

- So what happened?

- I'm alone.

You know, the things I used to think

were so important are just not so important anymore.

Only thing that matters to me is making this money

to take care of my kids.

- Are you okay?

- Sugar to the main stage.

Sugar to the main stage.

And now the fabulous Sugar!

- ♪ Baby, you're all that ♪

♪ You're all that ♪

♪ You're all that ♪

♪ Baby, you're all that ♪

♪ You're all that matters to me ♪

♪ You're all that matters to me ♪

♪ You're all the things I wanted ♪

♪ All the things ♪

♪ And everything I'll ever need ♪

♪ You're everything ♪

♪ We can make these moments last ♪

♪ Last a lifetime ♪

♪ When I look at you ♪

♪ I see nothing ♪

♪ Nothing that makes me want to feel down ♪

♪ Because your smiling makes me so happy ♪

♪ I'm always glad when you're around ♪

♪ There's never a moment of darkness ♪

♪ Because you always brighten my day ♪

♪ In the morning time ♪

♪ Late at night ♪

♪ By my side I need you to stay ♪

♪ Baby, you're all that ♪

♪ You're all that ♪

♪ You're all that ♪

♪ Baby, you're all that ♪

♪ You're all that matters, matters ♪

♪ You're all that matters to me ♪

♪ You're all that matters ♪

♪ You're all the things I wanted ♪

♪ All the things ♪

♪ And everything I'll ever need ♪

♪ Everything ♪

♪ We can make these moments last ♪