1 00:00:04,939 --> 00:00:08,853 After 15 years in prison, waiting is easy. 2 00:00:10,103 --> 00:00:13,673 It's like time slows down for me, and I see the beauty in everything. 3 00:00:22,587 --> 00:00:25,571 The only thing that's hard for me to see the beauty in now... 4 00:00:29,039 --> 00:00:31,227 ...is in the person I used to be. 5 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:34,024 I've moved past that person. 6 00:00:34,555 --> 00:00:38,477 I'm a father now, and a father sets examples for his kids. 7 00:00:38,985 --> 00:00:40,860 When you're a child, you act like a child. 8 00:00:41,562 --> 00:00:42,945 But when you become a man, 9 00:00:43,132 --> 00:00:46,639 you get on your grown man shit and put those childish ways behind you. 10 00:00:46,785 --> 00:00:48,694 Aah, come on, man! 11 00:00:49,116 --> 00:00:50,507 We been here four hours! 12 00:00:51,155 --> 00:00:52,827 My phone died two hours ago, man. 13 00:00:53,507 --> 00:00:54,858 Come on! 14 00:00:55,975 --> 00:00:57,686 I'm done. I'm done. 15 00:00:58,132 --> 00:00:59,702 I don't want to be here no more. 16 00:01:00,939 --> 00:01:05,641 Synced & corrected by QueenMaddie www.addic7ed.com 17 00:01:05,937 --> 00:01:07,859 All right, you're doing great, Shahzad. 18 00:01:08,134 --> 00:01:09,586 Yeah, slow and steady. 19 00:01:10,304 --> 00:01:12,186 Straighten it out. Good, good, good, good. 20 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,171 Hey, learn how to drive before I beat your ass! 21 00:01:15,764 --> 00:01:17,303 I don't think he saw that you were a kid. 22 00:01:17,327 --> 00:01:19,007 He was looking right at me when he said it. 23 00:01:19,108 --> 00:01:20,741 Straighten out. Straighten out. 24 00:01:21,282 --> 00:01:23,225 There you go. Perfect. 25 00:01:23,304 --> 00:01:24,702 Now we're approaching a stop sign. 26 00:01:24,819 --> 00:01:27,038 You know what that means, right? 27 00:01:27,154 --> 00:01:28,882 It's... it's right on the sign. 28 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:30,510 Yeah. Just making sure. 29 00:01:30,624 --> 00:01:32,768 What are you doing? You didn't stop. 30 00:01:33,018 --> 00:01:34,448 - Yes, I did. - No, you didn't stop. 31 00:01:34,518 --> 00:01:37,135 You rolled right... You rolled right through it at a stop sign. 32 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:38,329 I did stop! 33 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:41,333 Aw, shoot. Pull over. 34 00:01:41,641 --> 00:01:44,266 - I know. I am. I'm pulling over. - Okay. All right. 35 00:01:45,139 --> 00:01:47,742 Stay calm. Roll down your window. 36 00:01:48,641 --> 00:01:50,789 Don't worry. I will handle this. 37 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:52,258 I will handle this. 38 00:01:58,452 --> 00:01:59,820 Hello, Officer. 39 00:02:00,297 --> 00:02:02,187 What seems to, uh, be a problem? 40 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:04,656 You know you drove through a stop sign back there, right? 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,156 Yeah, I'm sorry about that. 42 00:02:06,226 --> 00:02:08,508 I'm teaching my son how to drive, so... 43 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:10,640 - Well, that's understandable. - Thank you. 44 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:11,944 But I got to write him a ticket. 45 00:02:12,429 --> 00:02:14,700 - What?! Are you kidding me? - He broke the law. 46 00:02:14,827 --> 00:02:17,007 Oh, come on, man. You know what? 47 00:02:17,139 --> 00:02:19,304 Instead of standing here, harassing my son, 48 00:02:19,329 --> 00:02:22,600 you should be somewhere else actually stopping a real crime. 49 00:02:22,625 --> 00:02:25,756 All right, bud, you need to calm down. I am doing my job here, okay? 50 00:02:26,663 --> 00:02:28,280 Okay, yeah, I'm sorry. Yeah. 51 00:02:28,516 --> 00:02:29,834 Can we start over, please? 52 00:02:29,859 --> 00:02:30,962 - Okay. - I'm sorry, Officer. 53 00:02:30,986 --> 00:02:32,898 I know that a law was broken. 54 00:02:33,069 --> 00:02:34,820 I'm just asking you to take into account 55 00:02:34,822 --> 00:02:38,093 that no one was harmed, and this, uh... 56 00:02:38,694 --> 00:02:40,726 this is actually a teachable moment. 57 00:02:43,194 --> 00:02:44,460 No, I get that. 58 00:02:45,249 --> 00:02:48,327 Someone came along and spoiled my father/son bonding moment, 59 00:02:48,352 --> 00:02:49,952 I'd probably get pretty pissed off, too. 60 00:02:50,053 --> 00:02:51,092 Why don't we call it even, 61 00:02:51,116 --> 00:02:53,187 and I'll let you off with a warning, right? 62 00:02:53,327 --> 00:02:55,061 Thank you. Thank you, Officer. 63 00:02:55,225 --> 00:02:57,387 - Yeah, and I'm sorry for yelling. - No worries. No worries. 64 00:02:57,411 --> 00:02:59,303 Stressful teaching your son how to drive, by the way. 65 00:02:59,327 --> 00:03:01,256 - Yeah. - I had to do it myself a couple times. 66 00:03:01,365 --> 00:03:02,787 No kidding. Well, thank you. 67 00:03:02,883 --> 00:03:04,209 - I appreciate it. - All right. 68 00:03:04,422 --> 00:03:05,758 - Thank you, Officer! - All right! 69 00:03:07,397 --> 00:03:08,733 Wow! 70 00:03:08,961 --> 00:03:10,828 Way to get out of a ticket, Dad. 71 00:03:10,921 --> 00:03:12,031 Yeah, well, you know what? 72 00:03:12,062 --> 00:03:13,358 Sometimes in life, when you're right, 73 00:03:13,382 --> 00:03:14,582 you got to put your foot down. 74 00:03:14,718 --> 00:03:17,389 When you're wrong, you cry and claim you had to rush to a bathroom. 75 00:03:17,905 --> 00:03:19,858 Yeah, I've seen Mom use that one before. 76 00:03:19,883 --> 00:03:22,687 - Yeah. Both are effective. - Yeah. 77 00:03:23,008 --> 00:03:25,218 By medieval times, things had actually gotten worse. 78 00:03:25,463 --> 00:03:27,563 - Hey! - Hi. How did it go? 79 00:03:27,675 --> 00:03:29,141 He is getting better. 80 00:03:29,166 --> 00:03:32,126 Only one person spit on the car today, so that's good. 81 00:03:32,173 --> 00:03:34,703 Yeah, I mean, Tray's gonna be impressed when he takes me out tomorrow. 82 00:03:34,727 --> 00:03:36,615 What?! Uhh-uhh, he's not showing you how to drive. 83 00:03:36,617 --> 00:03:38,211 That man hasn't driven in 15 years. 84 00:03:38,328 --> 00:03:40,743 No, he just got his license back so he could drive the food truck. 85 00:03:40,767 --> 00:03:41,812 I didn't think you'd mind. 86 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,488 I thought we were gonna have discussions 87 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:45,524 before we made major decisions. 88 00:03:45,687 --> 00:03:47,351 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's right. 89 00:03:47,428 --> 00:03:50,898 By the way, what was that, uh... that $500 charge 90 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,273 that I saw online for Louis Vuitton. 91 00:03:53,328 --> 00:03:54,789 - I can't remember. - You know what? 92 00:03:55,312 --> 00:03:57,603 A driving lesson ain't never hurt nobody. 93 00:03:57,828 --> 00:03:59,238 At least he is trying. 94 00:03:59,413 --> 00:04:01,226 I didn't know he could reach the pedals. 95 00:04:01,861 --> 00:04:02,873 Burn. 96 00:04:03,206 --> 00:04:04,312 That was a good burn. 97 00:04:04,612 --> 00:04:06,278 That was a very good burn. Nice. 98 00:04:06,492 --> 00:04:08,538 Go apologize, though. That was kind of mean. 99 00:04:09,085 --> 00:04:10,444 - What? - You heard me. 100 00:04:10,538 --> 00:04:12,045 Go apologize. He's sensitive. 101 00:04:13,264 --> 00:04:14,381 Go, go, go, go, go. 102 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:18,223 Hey, did we settle on a time with the Carrolls tomorrow? 103 00:04:18,428 --> 00:04:20,428 Oh, I forgot. 104 00:04:20,694 --> 00:04:22,614 I thought we would just, like, hang out tomorrow. 105 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:25,475 Babe, we promised, all right? We can't cancel on 'em. 106 00:04:25,545 --> 00:04:27,710 They're gonna think we have a problem with them. 107 00:04:27,801 --> 00:04:28,811 I do! 108 00:04:28,836 --> 00:04:30,602 I mean, they are so annoying. 109 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:32,326 They're always like, "Can we go to breakfast? 110 00:04:32,350 --> 00:04:33,572 Can we go to lunch? Can we have dinner? 111 00:04:33,574 --> 00:04:35,810 Come have coffee. Have wine in our backyard." 112 00:04:35,835 --> 00:04:38,653 I don't want to see they backyard. I mean, they are so not interesting. 113 00:04:38,678 --> 00:04:40,747 I get it, but you're the one who says we need more 114 00:04:40,772 --> 00:04:43,272 couple friends, and we got to put ourselves out there. 115 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:45,380 Oh, you're right. 116 00:04:46,092 --> 00:04:47,131 But can we reschedule? 117 00:04:47,264 --> 00:04:49,099 No, we rescheduled three times. 118 00:04:49,124 --> 00:04:51,108 They live down the block. That would look bad. 119 00:04:51,295 --> 00:04:52,732 It would look very bad. 120 00:04:54,311 --> 00:04:55,920 All right, well, I'm getting drunk. 121 00:04:58,966 --> 00:05:02,239 Shahzad, this is where your grandpa first taught me how to drive. 122 00:05:02,567 --> 00:05:04,747 By jumping in the car with a handful of cash 123 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:07,847 and a gunshot wound, something about, "Drive, nigga! Drive!" 124 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,965 That's horrible. 125 00:05:09,316 --> 00:05:11,213 Yeah, but I might be embellishing a little bit. 126 00:05:11,238 --> 00:05:12,331 You know what I'm saying? 127 00:05:12,449 --> 00:05:14,249 We was poor as shit. That happened on the bus. 128 00:05:14,415 --> 00:05:16,426 Man, you really lived "The Wire." 129 00:05:16,590 --> 00:05:19,207 Yeah, but I'm here with you, my son, teaching you how to drive. 130 00:05:19,925 --> 00:05:20,986 First thing I got to teach you 131 00:05:20,988 --> 00:05:22,754 is how to relax behind the wheel. 132 00:05:22,925 --> 00:05:24,879 For real, man. You need to loosen up, okay? 133 00:05:25,066 --> 00:05:26,526 You're over there white-knuckling it. 134 00:05:26,550 --> 00:05:28,487 You know, matter of fact, holler at shorty right here. 135 00:05:28,511 --> 00:05:29,861 - Right here? - Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 136 00:05:30,245 --> 00:05:31,396 Yo, what up? 137 00:05:31,534 --> 00:05:33,455 Oh, word. All I said was hi. 138 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:35,666 Stop sign. Slow down. 139 00:05:36,573 --> 00:05:38,080 Okay, now pull over right here and let me teach you 140 00:05:38,104 --> 00:05:39,221 how to double park. 141 00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:47,588 Oh, shit. 142 00:05:47,690 --> 00:05:49,284 Come on, son. Yo, straighten up. 143 00:05:49,309 --> 00:05:50,989 - Put your hands up. - My hands is up, man. 144 00:05:51,085 --> 00:05:52,519 Be cool, Bobby! 145 00:05:59,721 --> 00:06:01,793 - What are you doing? - What are you doing? 146 00:06:02,033 --> 00:06:03,572 License and registration. 147 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:10,546 - Shahzad. - What? 148 00:06:10,651 --> 00:06:12,026 Stop with the sudden movements, man. 149 00:06:12,050 --> 00:06:14,170 - You trying to get us killed? - Here you go, Officer. 150 00:06:16,401 --> 00:06:18,698 I stopped at the stop sign. I know I did. 151 00:06:19,003 --> 00:06:20,432 I counted to three Mississippi. 152 00:06:20,651 --> 00:06:23,011 Don't you dare say the word Mississippi with this white cop. 153 00:06:23,073 --> 00:06:24,221 You'll give him ideas. 154 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:25,477 What are you talking about?! 155 00:06:25,501 --> 00:06:26,901 I'm your father, man. Listen to me. 156 00:06:28,018 --> 00:06:30,089 - Here you go. - Thank you, Officer. 157 00:06:30,114 --> 00:06:31,207 And here's your ticket. 158 00:06:31,449 --> 00:06:33,239 Hold on, a ticket. This must be a mistake. 159 00:06:33,418 --> 00:06:34,942 A ticket, off... Wait a minute. 160 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:36,061 Are you serious? 161 00:06:36,063 --> 00:06:37,832 Don't you have anything better to do? 162 00:06:37,973 --> 00:06:39,715 'Cause while you're standing here harassing us, 163 00:06:39,739 --> 00:06:41,371 you're wasting our hard-earned tax dollars. 164 00:06:41,395 --> 00:06:43,237 Nobody in here pays taxes, brother. 165 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:44,965 - Sir, you need to calm down. - I am calm! 166 00:06:45,090 --> 00:06:49,307 Look, Officer, I understand that you think I broke the law, 167 00:06:49,309 --> 00:06:50,730 - but I didn't. - Mnh-mnh. 168 00:06:50,755 --> 00:06:51,989 And I need you to take into account 169 00:06:52,013 --> 00:06:55,738 that nobody's harmed here, and this is a teachable moment. 170 00:06:57,043 --> 00:06:58,718 I'm gonna ask you to put your hands on the dashboard. 171 00:06:58,742 --> 00:07:00,696 - Oh, come on! - Aw, man! 172 00:07:01,018 --> 00:07:02,736 That's how they got me last time, cuzzo. 173 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:06,743 I'd like to see 'em try to plant something on me this time. 174 00:07:08,896 --> 00:07:10,813 Shay, you should have seen how this boy was 175 00:07:10,838 --> 00:07:12,040 yelling at the police. 176 00:07:12,188 --> 00:07:14,422 Wait. You think he got the wrong idea from me? 177 00:07:14,494 --> 00:07:16,032 Oh, no, Josh, you good, okay? 178 00:07:16,336 --> 00:07:17,508 Shay's the black one. 179 00:07:17,824 --> 00:07:19,259 You know you're supposed to tell him 180 00:07:19,283 --> 00:07:21,360 about all of this stuff in the street, Shannon. 181 00:07:21,477 --> 00:07:23,563 What else did you skip teaching my son? 182 00:07:23,649 --> 00:07:26,602 How to do the Wop? Oprah Winfrey? Grape soda? 183 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:29,415 Wait a minute. Does Shahzad even know he's black? 184 00:07:29,540 --> 00:07:31,667 Shahzad knows he's black, okay? 185 00:07:31,692 --> 00:07:32,806 I just didn't have the talk with him about how 186 00:07:32,830 --> 00:07:33,963 to deal with the police. 187 00:07:34,251 --> 00:07:35,887 What?! Then fine. Then I'mma do it. 188 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:38,197 Oh, no, you are not having the talk with him. 189 00:07:38,292 --> 00:07:39,626 That's what you're not doing. 190 00:07:39,861 --> 00:07:41,165 But I'm the most qualified! 191 00:07:41,228 --> 00:07:43,548 Just because you sold crack does not make you qualified. 192 00:07:43,587 --> 00:07:46,609 You know what? Me and Josh will go up there with you, 193 00:07:46,634 --> 00:07:48,711 and we'll all have this conversation together. 194 00:07:48,736 --> 00:07:49,798 Come on. 195 00:07:50,437 --> 00:07:51,603 Come on! 196 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:55,898 All police are racists. Even police dogs are racists. 197 00:07:55,923 --> 00:07:57,361 Really, Jay, the dogs? 198 00:07:57,408 --> 00:07:58,767 If they could hold a match, 199 00:07:59,165 --> 00:08:00,986 the first thing they would do is burn a cross. 200 00:08:01,142 --> 00:08:03,025 Shahzad, it's not about cops being racists. 201 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:04,689 It's about how you talk to that cop. 202 00:08:04,913 --> 00:08:07,113 Talked? Shay, he yelled at him. 203 00:08:07,287 --> 00:08:08,431 You can't do that. 204 00:08:08,589 --> 00:08:10,610 There are three phrases you can say to the police... 205 00:08:10,634 --> 00:08:13,024 "No sir," "Yes, sir," and "It was already like that 206 00:08:13,026 --> 00:08:14,415 when I got here, sir." 207 00:08:14,495 --> 00:08:16,533 Same thing you say to your prom date's father. 208 00:08:16,626 --> 00:08:18,283 I was only doing what dad did. 209 00:08:18,423 --> 00:08:20,039 This dude is white, okay? 210 00:08:20,064 --> 00:08:22,595 You got to be at least Steph Curry light-skinned 211 00:08:22,620 --> 00:08:23,712 to pull that off. 212 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:25,166 - How is that fair? - Fair? 213 00:08:26,026 --> 00:08:28,573 I got 15 years for selling 2 ounces of crack 214 00:08:28,822 --> 00:08:30,782 when there's white boys out here getting probation 215 00:08:30,822 --> 00:08:32,541 for stealing airplanes. Why?! 216 00:08:32,947 --> 00:08:34,003 Racism. 217 00:08:34,076 --> 00:08:35,526 Tray, can we not? 218 00:08:35,987 --> 00:08:38,024 I don't want Shahzad growing up to hate the police. 219 00:08:38,049 --> 00:08:40,002 You threw a brick through a cop car window! 220 00:08:40,096 --> 00:08:42,120 The real Shay who sweared to God 221 00:08:42,122 --> 00:08:45,221 that government is trying to put AIDS into Pop Tarts. 222 00:08:45,354 --> 00:08:47,585 You know what? I think we're getting a little off track. 223 00:08:47,869 --> 00:08:50,161 Sure, there are some racist cops, 224 00:08:50,163 --> 00:08:53,265 but a few bad apples doesn't make the bunch bad. 225 00:08:53,479 --> 00:08:54,862 This coming from a white dude. 226 00:08:54,971 --> 00:08:57,463 No, he's right. All cops are not bad. 227 00:08:57,682 --> 00:09:00,158 And that's coming from a black chick that married a white dude. 228 00:09:00,182 --> 00:09:02,815 And that's coming from a black ex-crack dealer. 229 00:09:02,908 --> 00:09:03,987 Touché. 230 00:09:04,137 --> 00:09:06,737 Coming from a black person who has a cousin named "Touché." 231 00:09:06,877 --> 00:09:08,979 Shahzad, bottom line is this. 232 00:09:09,362 --> 00:09:12,057 At the end of the day, you could do everything right, 233 00:09:12,346 --> 00:09:14,586 and a cop still could kill you and get away with it. 234 00:09:14,924 --> 00:09:17,846 It's not about racism all the time, like Tray likes to think. 235 00:09:18,635 --> 00:09:20,407 But it does happen to black people 236 00:09:20,432 --> 00:09:22,424 more than it happens to anyone else. 237 00:09:22,869 --> 00:09:26,134 But... not to black people like us, right? 238 00:09:26,267 --> 00:09:27,446 - What?! - Shahzad! 239 00:09:27,471 --> 00:09:28,501 What'd you just say? 240 00:09:28,526 --> 00:09:30,046 There's the problem right there, Shay. 241 00:09:30,438 --> 00:09:32,118 The boy don't think it could happen to him. 242 00:09:32,532 --> 00:09:34,095 Let me tell you something, man. 243 00:09:35,446 --> 00:09:37,486 You don't hear me say nothing, you better hear this. 244 00:09:37,988 --> 00:09:41,261 The world don't care what kind of black person you are, okay? 245 00:09:41,691 --> 00:09:44,574 In the wrong place, wrong time, you just black. 246 00:09:54,175 --> 00:09:56,043 You a'ight, Tray? You seem down. 247 00:09:56,879 --> 00:09:58,136 I was thinking about my son. 248 00:09:58,824 --> 00:10:00,972 I had to have the police talk with him today. 249 00:10:01,277 --> 00:10:03,065 Oh, I remember that. I had the talk with my daughter. 250 00:10:03,089 --> 00:10:04,143 What'd you say to her? 251 00:10:04,191 --> 00:10:05,644 I told her, first and foremost, 252 00:10:05,761 --> 00:10:07,785 treat every cop with respect, no matter what. 253 00:10:07,810 --> 00:10:08,830 - Mm-hmm. - Word. 254 00:10:08,855 --> 00:10:10,925 Then a SWAT team busted in and shot me in the stomach, 255 00:10:10,949 --> 00:10:12,448 so I don't remember anything after that. 256 00:10:12,472 --> 00:10:13,987 Hopefully, it was enough to fill in the blanks. 257 00:10:14,011 --> 00:10:15,518 That's why I'm teaching my little man 258 00:10:15,543 --> 00:10:18,230 to avoid police at all costs. It's that bad now. 259 00:10:18,293 --> 00:10:21,221 Say word. When I was a kid, my only worries was getting AIDS 260 00:10:21,246 --> 00:10:23,188 - or get hooked on crack. - Simpler times. 261 00:10:23,605 --> 00:10:26,151 I know I'm white and all, but I'm well aware of my privilege. 262 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:29,072 Shoot, I did my first robbery with a grenade launcher, 263 00:10:29,097 --> 00:10:30,706 and all they gave me was probation. 264 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:31,814 - What? - Mm. 265 00:10:31,839 --> 00:10:33,231 The real problem that happened with Shahzad, 266 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:36,483 I don't think he knows what it is to be a black male in America. 267 00:10:36,529 --> 00:10:37,639 What we have here is 268 00:10:38,358 --> 00:10:42,029 a classic case of Theo Huxtable Syndrome... THS. 269 00:10:42,170 --> 00:10:43,250 What are you talking about? 270 00:10:43,279 --> 00:10:44,776 I'm talking about your boy being trapped 271 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:47,278 in a black bubble of privilege. He's got those glasses. 272 00:10:47,693 --> 00:10:49,420 Probably goes to a real nice private school. 273 00:10:49,568 --> 00:10:51,769 - Best in the city. - I bet he lives in a brownstone 274 00:10:51,794 --> 00:10:53,012 that's got all those jazz musicians 275 00:10:53,036 --> 00:10:54,684 just coming in day and night, playing they music. 276 00:10:54,708 --> 00:10:56,833 Yeah, well, Shay don't invite me over at night. 277 00:10:57,341 --> 00:10:59,341 - But I can only assume so. - Precisely. 278 00:10:59,443 --> 00:11:02,737 So, your son has no concept of real black struggle, 279 00:11:02,762 --> 00:11:04,997 and he need to know, being a young brother out here, 280 00:11:05,137 --> 00:11:07,536 ain't nothing and no place safe, okay? 281 00:11:07,645 --> 00:11:09,981 Matter of fact, he need to come down to the school 282 00:11:10,006 --> 00:11:11,967 and meet the kids that I do the Scared Straight program with 283 00:11:11,991 --> 00:11:13,857 over at Andrew Johnson High. 284 00:11:13,893 --> 00:11:15,460 The John? I used to go there, man. 285 00:11:15,801 --> 00:11:17,708 I wish I could go back and drop out again. 286 00:11:17,833 --> 00:11:19,981 Well, Tray, the school's still pretty messed up. 287 00:11:20,006 --> 00:11:21,544 Like, the kids don't have nothing. 288 00:11:21,864 --> 00:11:24,989 Saw a young boy the other day using a pizza box as a locker. 289 00:11:25,114 --> 00:11:26,192 See, that's it. 290 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,824 - Shahzad needs a change of environment. - Mm-hmm. 291 00:11:28,996 --> 00:11:31,036 He needs to go where the real struggle is happening. 292 00:11:31,113 --> 00:11:32,121 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 293 00:11:32,168 --> 00:11:33,316 He needs to spend a day at the John. 294 00:11:33,340 --> 00:11:35,582 - John! -John! - Oh, big John. 295 00:11:35,801 --> 00:11:37,129 Sound like a bathroom, right? 296 00:11:37,246 --> 00:11:38,777 Toilet. It is one. 297 00:11:47,168 --> 00:11:49,636 - Hey! -Hi! - Hey! Hi, guys. 298 00:11:49,661 --> 00:11:51,136 How are you? Good to see you. 299 00:11:51,161 --> 00:11:52,393 Good to see you. Mwah! 300 00:11:52,487 --> 00:11:54,087 It's good to see you. 301 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:55,183 Hi. 302 00:11:55,293 --> 00:11:57,136 Great to see you. You look great. 303 00:11:57,206 --> 00:11:58,238 It's been so crazy. 304 00:11:58,355 --> 00:12:00,050 Yeah. Yeah, you guys look great. 305 00:12:00,191 --> 00:12:01,751 - Thank you. - Hope you guys are hungry. 306 00:12:01,925 --> 00:12:03,065 - We are. - Starving. 307 00:12:03,070 --> 00:12:04,085 Come and sit down. 308 00:12:04,110 --> 00:12:05,398 Yeah, exciting. 309 00:12:06,578 --> 00:12:08,485 So, what's good here? 310 00:12:10,197 --> 00:12:13,288 So, then John's big ol' foot steps on the hem, 311 00:12:13,313 --> 00:12:15,320 and the dress completely unravels. 312 00:12:15,345 --> 00:12:16,360 Oh, my gosh. 313 00:12:16,422 --> 00:12:18,125 See, that's why you can't wear sample dresses. 314 00:12:18,149 --> 00:12:19,320 I didn't know. 315 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:21,060 She hid in the bathroom the whole time. 316 00:12:21,322 --> 00:12:23,116 Oh. Oh, hey, this is us. This is us. 317 00:12:23,141 --> 00:12:25,117 - All right. - Guys, so great to see you. 318 00:12:26,297 --> 00:12:27,512 Mm. Good to see you, man. 319 00:12:27,514 --> 00:12:29,489 - Yes, let's do it again. - We have to. 320 00:12:29,514 --> 00:12:32,074 We got to do this again soon, guys. 321 00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:33,421 - Absolutely. So fun. - I loved that. 322 00:12:33,445 --> 00:12:34,452 Yes. All righty. 323 00:12:34,477 --> 00:12:36,406 - See you later. - Okay. Bye! 324 00:12:38,062 --> 00:12:39,161 Wasn't that fun? 325 00:12:39,250 --> 00:12:40,828 Yeah, it was a good time. 326 00:12:42,602 --> 00:12:45,155 Man, I can't believe I was trying to avoid them. 327 00:12:45,180 --> 00:12:46,765 - I'm so sorry. - You notice anything odd 328 00:12:46,789 --> 00:12:49,101 - about Nikki's hellos and goodbyes? - Like what? 329 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:51,796 - That Nikki was a mouth kisser? - A what? 330 00:12:51,953 --> 00:12:53,659 Yeah. She kissed me on the mouth. 331 00:12:55,597 --> 00:12:57,790 Maybe it was an accident, like, you know, 332 00:12:57,815 --> 00:12:59,144 when you try to kiss someone on the cheek, 333 00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:01,283 and then they turn left, and you turn right, 334 00:13:01,308 --> 00:13:02,705 and then your lips accidentally touch. 335 00:13:02,729 --> 00:13:05,016 Yeah, I thought about that, but she did it twice. 336 00:13:05,394 --> 00:13:06,431 Twice? 337 00:13:06,456 --> 00:13:07,995 Yeah, she did it once when we got there, 338 00:13:08,019 --> 00:13:09,579 and then she did it again when we left. 339 00:13:09,925 --> 00:13:12,079 No, kiss you on the lips once, shame on her. 340 00:13:12,104 --> 00:13:14,720 Kiss you on the lips twice, now you like kissing the bitch. 341 00:13:14,745 --> 00:13:16,329 Bitch? You were just talking about her 342 00:13:16,354 --> 00:13:17,737 like you guys were gonna be best friends. 343 00:13:17,761 --> 00:13:18,931 Well, that was before I knew 344 00:13:18,956 --> 00:13:20,854 she was trying to kiss my husband in the mouth. 345 00:13:21,198 --> 00:13:22,659 I didn't even think it means anything. 346 00:13:22,683 --> 00:13:23,963 I'm just overthinking it right now. 347 00:13:23,987 --> 00:13:25,214 No. No, where I come from, 348 00:13:25,239 --> 00:13:27,720 when a woman tries to kiss you on the lips, it means something. 349 00:13:27,745 --> 00:13:28,972 Okay, well, in this case, 350 00:13:29,109 --> 00:13:32,011 I think it means hello and goodbye. That's all. 351 00:13:32,347 --> 00:13:34,939 Well, I feel like she feel every time she see you, 352 00:13:34,964 --> 00:13:36,479 she get to kiss you on the lips. 353 00:13:36,729 --> 00:13:39,269 Now, you gonna need to nip this in the bud right away. 354 00:13:39,901 --> 00:13:41,876 Or she gonna end up with some bald spots. 355 00:13:41,901 --> 00:13:42,931 You feel me? 356 00:13:42,956 --> 00:13:45,011 Yeah. Yeah, of course. 357 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:49,862 See? That's all you had to do. 358 00:13:50,301 --> 00:13:51,987 See? Just that easy. 359 00:13:52,956 --> 00:13:54,057 I see. 360 00:14:03,026 --> 00:14:04,206 Okay, everybody. 361 00:14:04,995 --> 00:14:06,683 Okay, everybody, settle! 362 00:14:06,971 --> 00:14:08,072 God damn it, settle. 363 00:14:09,183 --> 00:14:11,950 I'd like to introduce to you a former alumni here 364 00:14:11,952 --> 00:14:13,808 at Andrew Johnson High. 365 00:14:14,081 --> 00:14:15,425 He later went on to sell crack, 366 00:14:15,511 --> 00:14:17,128 and he went to jail for 15 years, 367 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:20,534 and he strongly denies doing any gay stuff in the pen, okay? 368 00:14:20,964 --> 00:14:22,323 Ladies and gentlemen, young adults, 369 00:14:22,347 --> 00:14:24,964 put your hands together right now for Tray Barker. 370 00:14:25,002 --> 00:14:27,612 He also owns his own business. Holla. 371 00:14:28,909 --> 00:14:31,206 Thanks a lot for that terrible-ass introduction. 372 00:14:31,886 --> 00:14:34,038 But like he said, I went here, too, 373 00:14:34,620 --> 00:14:36,500 so I understand what y'all go through every day. 374 00:14:36,938 --> 00:14:40,298 Rats in the hallway, 50 kids in a class, raggedy ass books. 375 00:14:40,323 --> 00:14:43,839 I failed history 'cause my book only had 12 pages in it. 376 00:14:43,995 --> 00:14:45,862 I thought the Pilgrims shot Kennedy. 377 00:14:47,026 --> 00:14:50,698 But I'm here 'cause I want my son to survive in this world. 378 00:14:51,269 --> 00:14:53,795 And his rich, private school isn't preparing him for that. 379 00:14:53,972 --> 00:14:55,427 What are you talking about? 380 00:14:55,521 --> 00:14:57,802 Everybody here would love to go some rich, private school. 381 00:14:58,068 --> 00:14:59,146 We hate it here. 382 00:14:59,318 --> 00:15:01,701 That's what the struggle prepares you for... life. 383 00:15:01,982 --> 00:15:05,222 Yeah, but that don't get you a good job or to a good college. 384 00:15:05,310 --> 00:15:06,537 Um, thank you. 385 00:15:06,539 --> 00:15:08,332 And how is not having he in our classrooms 386 00:15:08,357 --> 00:15:09,724 gonna help me pass the ACTs? 387 00:15:09,974 --> 00:15:11,560 Struggle builds character. 388 00:15:11,645 --> 00:15:13,615 If I wanted to build character, 389 00:15:13,701 --> 00:15:15,709 I eat the meatloaf off y'all cafeteria. 390 00:15:16,232 --> 00:15:17,515 Like, this is B.S. 391 00:15:17,724 --> 00:15:19,002 Don't nobody cares about us here. 392 00:15:19,026 --> 00:15:21,841 Why would they? The person the school is named after is racist. 393 00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:23,225 - Andrew Johnson? - Yeah, that's true. 394 00:15:23,249 --> 00:15:25,248 All them old-ass presidents were racists. 395 00:15:26,287 --> 00:15:29,529 But this is a school full of black and brown kids. 396 00:15:30,099 --> 00:15:32,529 You wouldn't make a bunch of Jewish kids go to Hitler High. 397 00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:33,654 Hell, no. 398 00:15:33,794 --> 00:15:35,982 Y'all walk past a statue of a man 399 00:15:36,154 --> 00:15:38,427 who didn't even want y'all to have an education. 400 00:15:39,201 --> 00:15:41,361 Isn't that like what you were telling me about earlier? 401 00:15:41,802 --> 00:15:45,318 Isn't that the same as the police mistreating us? 402 00:15:45,748 --> 00:15:47,740 I never thought of it like that, you know? 403 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:49,779 You're right. Touché. 404 00:15:49,804 --> 00:15:50,818 Yeah? What? 405 00:15:50,977 --> 00:15:53,638 At my school, when they wouldn't adopt Singapore math, 406 00:15:53,974 --> 00:15:54,998 we resisted. 407 00:15:55,302 --> 00:15:57,779 We refused to show work on our test. 408 00:16:00,248 --> 00:16:03,818 What I'm saying is y'all need to fight back. 409 00:16:04,037 --> 00:16:05,162 Yo, he's right. 410 00:16:05,310 --> 00:16:07,249 We should tear that statue of Andrew Johnson down. 411 00:16:07,273 --> 00:16:09,982 Whoa! Listen... 412 00:16:10,007 --> 00:16:11,280 Tearing down a statue at a school 413 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:13,357 is a good way to get your first felony. 414 00:16:13,654 --> 00:16:16,107 What if they just marched down to the principal's office? 415 00:16:16,255 --> 00:16:18,951 Just to let... Just to let 'em know how y'all feel? 416 00:16:19,435 --> 00:16:20,443 Much better. 417 00:16:20,552 --> 00:16:21,904 He's right. Come on, guys. 418 00:16:22,060 --> 00:16:23,186 Let's go to Ms. Turner's office 419 00:16:23,210 --> 00:16:24,530 and give her a piece of our mind. 420 00:16:27,474 --> 00:16:30,896 See? Letting him mix with real kids 421 00:16:31,771 --> 00:16:34,076 is gonna bust that rich, privileged bubble. 422 00:16:34,482 --> 00:16:35,630 This is good. 423 00:16:39,983 --> 00:16:41,532 Shahzad, you okay? 424 00:16:41,826 --> 00:16:42,896 Sir, is there a problem? 425 00:16:43,013 --> 00:16:44,169 Yeah, this is my son! 426 00:16:44,638 --> 00:16:46,013 We cool. We cool, man. 427 00:16:46,326 --> 00:16:47,779 I understand protocol, man. 428 00:16:53,638 --> 00:16:55,028 The Rothman School? 429 00:16:55,582 --> 00:16:57,746 - The one in Park Slope? - Yes, sir. 430 00:16:58,706 --> 00:17:00,378 Hey, I'm letting this one go. He's not one of 'em. 431 00:17:00,402 --> 00:17:01,363 The hell he ain't. 432 00:17:01,388 --> 00:17:02,839 Really? This was his idea. 433 00:17:05,865 --> 00:17:06,878 Go. 434 00:17:07,790 --> 00:17:08,917 Get out of here. 435 00:17:09,964 --> 00:17:11,456 Yo, you really gonna leave? 436 00:17:31,878 --> 00:17:34,485 Thank you, Officer. Have a nice day. 437 00:17:36,487 --> 00:17:37,518 You okay? 438 00:17:38,569 --> 00:17:39,808 You all right? 439 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:42,019 Why'd you let him go? 440 00:17:42,564 --> 00:17:44,644 Yo, what? Really? 441 00:17:47,168 --> 00:17:48,722 That was a punk-ass move you did. 442 00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:51,769 I don't feel good about it. 443 00:17:51,956 --> 00:17:53,886 It's not fair that they let me go. 444 00:17:55,863 --> 00:17:59,175 On the other hand, when I seen you sitting there cuffed, 445 00:17:59,417 --> 00:18:00,737 and there was nothing I could do, 446 00:18:02,113 --> 00:18:04,003 but your privilege could, and it did it. 447 00:18:05,097 --> 00:18:07,878 You said my privilege is part of the problem. 448 00:18:08,527 --> 00:18:11,824 Yeah, I know, but maybe I was quick to diss it. 449 00:18:13,212 --> 00:18:14,354 Listen, Shahzad. 450 00:18:15,722 --> 00:18:18,197 Growing up, I didn't have any of the stuff that you had, okay? 451 00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:20,072 I ended up exactly where my mother said 452 00:18:20,097 --> 00:18:21,511 I would go... to prison. 453 00:18:21,979 --> 00:18:23,120 But you different. 454 00:18:23,519 --> 00:18:25,042 Is your privilege fair? No. 455 00:18:25,806 --> 00:18:27,558 But neither is your below-average height, 456 00:18:27,886 --> 00:18:29,183 and your bat-like vision. 457 00:18:29,589 --> 00:18:31,925 Use every advantage that you have. 458 00:18:32,628 --> 00:18:35,464 Just try to figure out how to pull people up with you 459 00:18:35,581 --> 00:18:36,894 when you do use it, okay? 460 00:18:36,925 --> 00:18:39,371 I'm gonna be there to help you. I promise. 461 00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:41,769 I love you. 462 00:18:44,386 --> 00:18:45,722 I love you, too. 463 00:18:50,761 --> 00:18:52,824 Ugh. I... 464 00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,253 I can't breathe. 465 00:18:57,596 --> 00:18:59,316 Don't worry. I had asthma, too. 466 00:19:03,523 --> 00:19:05,253 What do you think about food tonight? 467 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,757 - What are you in the mood for? - Ooh, I'd love that Indian place. 468 00:19:07,781 --> 00:19:08,781 Josh! 469 00:19:10,216 --> 00:19:11,265 Hey! 470 00:19:11,772 --> 00:19:12,788 You off somewhere? 471 00:19:12,988 --> 00:19:14,336 Yeah. Yes. 472 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:16,920 Yeah. 473 00:19:16,999 --> 00:19:18,242 Aren't you gonna come down? 474 00:19:19,756 --> 00:19:20,772 Yeah. 475 00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:23,250 Yeah. Of course. 476 00:19:23,719 --> 00:19:24,839 - Hi. - Great to see ya. 477 00:19:24,992 --> 00:19:26,187 Yeah, you, too. 478 00:19:26,254 --> 00:19:27,586 - How you doing, man? - Good. 479 00:19:28,081 --> 00:19:29,143 Good to see you. 480 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,289 - Nice to see you. - My turn. Hi. 481 00:19:31,367 --> 00:19:32,945 I'm just gonna... come here. 482 00:19:33,031 --> 00:19:34,852 - No. Ow. - Ow. 483 00:19:34,891 --> 00:19:37,078 - Are you okay? - Yeah, just hit... I'm fine. 484 00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:38,286 - Okay? - I'm okay. It's... 485 00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:43,085 Honestly, um, it's just that Shannon is kind of... 486 00:19:43,577 --> 00:19:46,217 you know, she... she doesn't want me 487 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:49,147 kissing you hello or goodbye anymore. 488 00:19:49,835 --> 00:19:52,155 Sorry. Or anyone for that matter. 489 00:19:52,364 --> 00:19:54,161 I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, 490 00:19:54,186 --> 00:19:56,727 but it's not really her thing. 491 00:19:57,460 --> 00:19:58,818 It's not something that she is... 492 00:19:58,843 --> 00:20:00,364 - What's going on? - Hi. 493 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:02,266 Josh was just telling us you have a problem 494 00:20:02,268 --> 00:20:04,780 with how friendly I can be when I greet people. 495 00:20:04,858 --> 00:20:06,163 Oh, he put that on me, huh? 496 00:20:06,311 --> 00:20:07,741 We're so sorry if we offended you. 497 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:09,888 The whole kissing thing did throw me for a loop. 498 00:20:09,913 --> 00:20:11,138 I just don't know people that do that. 499 00:20:11,162 --> 00:20:13,489 I totally understand. Sometimes I forget that. 500 00:20:13,514 --> 00:20:14,645 I grew up all over Europe, 501 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:16,247 and I picked up on certain things, 502 00:20:16,249 --> 00:20:19,935 you know, like kissing on the lips, nude sunbathing. 503 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:20,998 Well, just so you know. 504 00:20:21,023 --> 00:20:22,663 I don't know people that pull they titties out 505 00:20:22,687 --> 00:20:23,724 in public, either. 506 00:20:23,749 --> 00:20:25,257 Noted. 507 00:20:26,820 --> 00:20:29,687 - Sorry if I made it awkward earlier. - Water under the bridge. 508 00:20:29,712 --> 00:20:31,265 Yeah, I know it didn't mean anything. 509 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:32,898 Anyway, we should get out of your hair. 510 00:20:33,397 --> 00:20:34,694 - All right, well. - Well, take care. 511 00:20:34,718 --> 00:20:36,467 - All right. You, too. - Shake it out? 512 00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:38,091 Shake it out. Shake it out. 513 00:20:38,116 --> 00:20:39,388 Business. Deal. 514 00:20:39,413 --> 00:20:41,099 - Let me take this guy. - See you later, man. 515 00:20:41,123 --> 00:20:42,203 Take care. Nice to see you. 516 00:20:43,483 --> 00:20:45,539 - Good to see you. - But that meant something. 517 00:20:45,564 --> 00:20:46,964 - See you later. All righty. - Okay. 518 00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:49,335 - Going for a walk! - Enjoy that ride! 519 00:20:49,445 --> 00:20:51,210 - Going for a walk. - Okay. 520 00:20:52,531 --> 00:20:53,937 That was nice, huh? 521 00:20:55,445 --> 00:20:58,148 Synced & corrected by QueenMaddie www.addic7ed.com