[officer] Get on the ground!
[Douda] The DA has this and still hasn't done shit?
How long are we supposed to wait?
I know it's hard, but try not to let your past
influence what you're doing here.
You just remember I'm the head nigga in charge.
As of today, Officer Reeds will no longer be
a member of the Chicago Police Department.
Racist cops will not be tolerated on my watch.
I've decided to defund the police.
[siren wails]
-Are you okay? -Yeah.
-Kevin? -I said I'm fine.
The chance of me being Steve Jobs
is pretty slim, don't you think?
-Hey, stop thinking small. -Stop telling me how to think.
-Oh, so you're mad at me now. -No.
I'm just tired of hearing you talk.
What's up, G? Come here, dog.
[Trig] You've definitely been in prison too long.
I mean, is your girl gonna be cool with me
-staying with y'all and shit? -Yeah, man. She be all right.
Promise me he's gonna find an apartment soon.
He will.
But in the meantime, give him a chance.
You know, if you need advice, I'm here to help.
I don't need no advice,
'cause I already know what I gotta do.
-What you gotta do? -Tell Tiff the truth.
How's married life treating you?
It's cool.
You sound bored with that nigga.
It was drama for a while.
-I feel you. -[Tiff] Emmett, talk to me.
You've been acting different, ever since we got married.
You having regrets or something?
I fucked Dom.
I'm sorry. I-I love you.
Can we please talk about this?
So what's your endgame with my girl?
[Suede] I want to give her the world.
[Nina] I don't think she wants the world.
I just think she wants somebody to grow old with.
What's this?
That lump has been there for years.
Want me to get it checked out again?
That would be nice.
[doctor] I want to run a few more tests,
and we'll do a biopsy
to determine what stage the cancer's in.
How are you doing?
I still gotta decide who gets this baby after it's born.
Just gotta do what I gotta do to take care of myself.
[doctor] You have a very healthy baby, Kiesha.
Do you want to know the sex?
No.
soft music
You sleep okay?
[Kiesha] No.
Oh, yeah. I remember that.
I'm sorry to tell you it only gets worse.
Dinner tonight is at 7:00.
I'm gonna try a new lasagna recipe.
I'm good.
No, you're not.
And stop eating all of that junk.
You need a real meal.
[video playing indistinctly]
[Kiesha] Fine.
I'm serious, Kiesha.
Just because you don't want to eat healthy
doesn't mean that baby shouldn't.
What's this?
Each line represents a year of your life.
-Oh, Lord. -What'd you say?
Nothing. Nothing, Mom.
This is high school through college.
If you work really hard from here to here,
the rest of your life will be much easier,
from here to there.
But if you mess up from here to here,
your life is gonna be long and hard.
Do you know what I'm saying?
Okay. What about President Obama?
He messed up from here to here.
-You're not Obama. -But I could be.
-Kevin. -And what about Oprah?
She really messed up from here to here, but--
Yeah, but then she got her shit together.
Okay then. What about Allen Iverson?
I mean he really is successful.
Kevin, stop talking back to me.
Look, Mom, all I'm saying is that that's no way of thinking.
I mean, who knows how my life's gonna be 20 years from now?
All I can do is the best I can,
and then it is what it is.
I don't think I've ever heard anyone successful
say, "It is what it is."
Mark Zuckerberg says it all the time.
[Nina] Why are you leaving so early?
Oh, I got a staff meeting before work.
I thought that was on Mondays?
I know, but they switching shit up.
-Dinner's at 7:00. -I know. I'll be there.
Kevin, where do you think you're going?
Uh, I'm under suspension.
Now, that don't make no kind of sense.
How you get suspended and still gotta go to school?
Well, at least you won't be up under me all day.
Just make sure you come home in time for dinner.
-I don't even like lasagna. -[Nina] Fine.
You can watch the rest of us eat.
-All right, babe. -Bye.
soft rap music
The support
- Yeah -[Shaad] Bang!
[gunfire over TV]
Welcome to the camp
A baby looks up at his parents
The parents look up at they marriage
And realize there's so much damage
[Shaad] Oh, hell no! Bump!
[overlapping chatter]
[Trig] Why you not in school?
-[Jake] I got suspended. -[Trig] For what?
Man, 'cause some little white bitch
was sucking his dick on IG.
-No, she wasn't. -[Shaad] Hey, hey.
I hear she got a OnlyFans and an ass like a Black girl.
Bro, she can't be no more than 15.
You ain't got no business looking at her ass
in the first place.
Nigga, I'm just reporting the facts, a'ight?
Hey, by the way, shorty, check this out.
Look, white girls are for fucking.
Black girls are for marrying, okay?
-Okay, okay, cool. -All right.
-What the fuck? -Come on, bro.
Go to your room, man. Read a book.
I still gotta go to school.
Nigga, do I look stupid? Not if you suspended.
It's an in-school suspension.
I thought suspension meant you were suspended from school.
Well, that's how the white schools do it.
Man, go get your shit. I'll take you then.
-What? -Put the shit out, bro.
[Shaad] All these goofy-ass rules, man.
[Trig] Hey, man, stop stomping in my fucking house!
This ain't yo house. This Reg house.
[Trig] What?
Say that shit again.
tense music
Hmm?
Yeah, nigga. Go get in the car.
-[scoffs] -[door shuts]
Man, what's up with you, G?
Mobbing through here like you Uncle Phil or some shit.
'Cause somebody gotta do it, nigga.
It ain't gonna be you, huh?
Can you clean up or something, bro?
Hey, I ain't your motherfucking maid.
Nigga, yes, you is, if you living here rent-free.
Fuck outta here, boy. I'm sick and tired of you.
[door slams]
soft music
You bloom in spring
Like citrus wine
Your petals fall
Along your spine
Where the fuck you been?
You better take that bass out of your voice
when you talking to me.
I'ma ask you one more time.
I was with one of my customers.
One of your male customers?
Yeah.
Which one?
Dante.
Tiff, is you fucking that nigga?
Yeah.
And he give better head than you too.
The moves we make
Hey.
My body dies
My soul revived
You pull me in
And I abide
dramatic hip-hop music
[Douda] What would you do if I gave you $5 million?
I have no idea.
I actually wouldn't even know where to start.
That's how much the police spend every day.
Sometimes more.
What does that have to do with me?
This is just the beginning.
I have to move some things around, and until then,
I can get my plan through city council.
But if you play your cards right,
there's a lot more where that came from.
Are you really gonna give my organization $5 million
to do whatever I want with it?
Okay, well, don't spend it all in one place.
[both laugh]
-[Trig] Let me in. Hey. -[door opens]
Yo, let me in, bro.
Boy, don't you know how to knock?
You ain't watching the news?
...in response to Mayor Perry's decision
to defund police
after the assault of his foster son, Jacob Taylor.
[rep] The mayor basically said
Black people don't want us around.
Well, let's see how they do without us.
[reporter] So far, no comment from the mayor's off--
Fuck 'em.
[Trig] Some niggas is happy.
But you still got some old-school aunties
and some elderly folks who ain't
too happy about what he just said.
You said you were tired of being policed by the police.
You said that we can manage our own disputes.
And we can, but we need a plan.
We need to organize. This a big-ass city.
People need to come together if this shit gonna work.
Well, Wakanda wasn't built in a day.
-I thought that was Rome? -Fuck Rome.
Hey, look, you know Wakanda ain't really real, right?
Nigga, get the fuck out of my office.
I'm in the middle of a meeting.
No, no, no. Wait.
I actually think he should join the meeting.
He wants to give me a lot of money.
Maybe you can help me spend it.
I don't think that's a good idea.
But he's right though.
We do need a plan, and plans cost money.
What better way to pour money into the community than this?
soft dramatic music
Tiff.
Tiff!
Tiff, get your ass out here right now!
[Tiff] You ain't my daddy.
No, 'cause you actually know me.
[Tiff] Apparently not.
Look, look, look.
I fucked up.
[Tiff] You stay fucking up, Emmett.
Just tell me one thing.
That nigga pull out?
Just don't wind up pregnant again,
and then we gotta wonder who the daddy is.
We both came a lot.
I can't remember if he pulled out or not.
It hurts, don't it?
So what about a natural approach?
Holistic options. Herbs.
Essential oils. Vitamins. Diet.
I'm a traditional doctor.
So you just want to pump her full of chemicals?
Dre, please. Just let him finish.
This cancer is more aggressive than we thought.
I don't want to experiment with medicines that aren't proven.
I understand.
[doctor] If you're ready, Jada, we'd like to begin
your chemo treatment as early as this week.
Okay.
She'll need someone to drive her
to and from her first chemo treatment.
I can do that.
[doctor] I'm gonna grab some pamphlets with information
on this entire process,
to make sure you both feel as informed as possible
moving forward, okay?
Thank you.
Thanks for keeping this from Nina.
Well, I'ma have to tell her something at some point.
You know she got a third eye.
Yeah. She also got a big mouth.
Yeah. My baby does.
She'll probably just want to tell the kids.
One of those kids is Kiesha, who talks to Emmett a lot.
Look, I don't want to put this on her.
She got enough weighing on her spirit right now.
Facts.
At some point, you gonna have to talk to Emmett.
I know.
I just-- [sighs]
I think he and Tiff are going through it right now.
I don't want to add to his burden, either.
We all got burdens, J.
It don't mean we gotta go through 'em by ourselves.
[door opens, closes]
pop music playing
What you doing in here so early?
Do you wanna make me walk away?
And why you acting like you know how to prep the food?
I've been going through it.
I can see that.
Tell me why you've gotta be like that
What's going on?
Make me feel some kind of way
I told Tiff about us.
Why would you do that?
The same reason you told Darnell.
I couldn't live with that guilt no more.
Now she gonna be mad at me.
She taking her anger out on me right now.
As she should.
Damn it, Emmett.
I know.
And we got that edible tasting tomorrow.
Now that's gonna be all weird.
She honestly ain't said shit about you since I told her.
[Dom] Yeah. She hasn't hit me, either.
Probably 'cause she too busy fucking Dante.
She fucking Dante now?
That's my homie from back in the day.
That's who taught me how to make the edibles.
Wait, so both of y'all are fucking the nigga?
Nah. That's like my play cousin.
-Man, fuck both of y'all, man. -Why is it "fuck me"?
'Cause you don't even care about how I'm feeling.
You only care about your friendship with her.
That's 'cause I like Tiff. She's good peoples.
I don't have many female friends,
and I was looking forward to having somebody
I could kick it with.
You need that sometimes.
Whatever.
I see what you want
[car horn honks]
[door shuts]
Bro, people know this place is Black-owned.
I'm just making sure.
Look, if Black folks wanna protest,
I'm cool with that.
I just want to be gainfully employed when the dust settles.
Hmm.
-Damn. Do I need to buy a gun? -Nah.
You'll just wind up shooting yourself on accident,
and I'm too young to run this place by myself.
[laughs]
Yeah, fucking everything is a joke today.
You can't just dismantle a whole system in a day.
There are a lot of rules. A lot of red tape.
Fuck the rules, and I got scissors for the red tape.
Who do you think you are, the Black Trump?
Why not?
Because Black politicians cannot do what Trump does.
-Why not? -Because he's white.
Marcus.
-Hey. -Can you believe this shit?
[Marcus] Yeah, it's crazy.
Well, please tell him that.
But it's not impossible.
-What? -If we could be the first city
to fix the problem between Black folks and the police,
the Olympics would be begging us to come here.
What if there's a riot?
What if some maniac decides he wants to go
into a Black neighborhood and shoot everyone in sight?
Then what? Who's gonna protect 'em?
Yeah, that maniac is usually a police officer.
Look, the biggest hurdle is figuring out a way
to bring Black communities together
and getting everyone to agree on some ground rules.
Call me when you have a plan.
If this goes wrong,
you'll be the laughing stock of Chicago.
Yeah, but if it goes right,
I'll be the next Harold Washington.
Let's go.
Right. Don't worry about me.
Worry about your motherfucking edges.
-[Imani] Oop. -She said what she said.
[Imani] Come on, come through. D'Nero, get your--
[Latreece laughing]
R&B music playing
-Do her hair. -[laughs]
Do she got an appointment?
She don't need one.
Hold this.
tense music
Come on.
What do you want?
Mm. I don't know.
Don't do that.
[softly] Come on. Don't worry, I got you.
[sighs]
[indistinct whispering]
[Mr. Cooper] Of course you guys are gonna act out,
after the racial trauma you guys have both experienced.
Like, I mean, when is this country gonna learn
you can't just oppress a people for 400 years,
and throw 'em some crumbs, and expect 'em to obey?
You guys, I'm--trust me. I'm one of the good ones, okay?
I don't want to punish you. I want to protect you.
Do I look like I need your protection?
Nope.
Can I just read in silence?
Yeah, can't we just sit in here or something?
[clicking tongue]
How about I set you guys free?
Wow. That would be amazing.
[Mr. Cooper] Not yet.
[Kevin] What do we gotta do?
-We shouldn't have to do shit. -Okay.
How about, just so that I don't get in trouble with my boss,
you guys write me an essay
telling me what happened, and we'll call it even?
Besides, it'd be good for there to be a document, you know.
Like, a written record that this country can't erase.
So we gotta work for our freedom?
-How long does this have to be? -A page.
Can it be used against us in a court of law?
You don't trust me, 'cause I'm a white man?
-I don't trust nobody. -[Mr. Cooper] Understandable.
No, this will not be used against you anywhere.
I just want you guys to express,
in writing, how you're feeling.
Man, sound like some bullshit to me.
Do what you want to do,
but I ain't sitting in here all day.
[scoffs]
How often are you washing your hair?
-[door opens, closes] -Not often.
Oh, shit.
[exhales]
My nigga. When you get out?
Not too long ago, man. You know, I'm still trying
to get used to being outside and shit.
Yeah, I heard you was gone for a little minute.
Shit. Who you telling, nigga?
That was the longest minute of my life.
[Nuck] How come you ain't hit me?
[Shaad] Come on, man, you know I like to move in silence.
-[Nuck] Whatever, nigga. -[laughs]
Shaad, when you're done socializing,
can you bring me my stuff?
-[clears throat] -[Nuck] Yeah.
[Imani] Took you long enough.
Just went to the store to get some cigarettes, damn.
And fuck it, I'm done for the day anyway, right?
-I guess. -Right.
Man, what's wrong, my boy?
I'm finna go get something to eat, man.
So I might as well slide with you.
All right. Come on.
I can't stand that ungrateful motherfucker.
-Okay. -Listen.
[sighs]
somber music
You good?
No.
[cries softly]
Wow. This is really good.
It got me out of there. That's all I care about.
Can I interview you for my morning announcement show?
Nah. I'm good.
The announcements are only ten minutes.
I'll probably talk to you for five.
That's some nerd shit, Jem.
You could help people.
R&B music
Look, I gotta go. I'll call you later.
Can I read yours too?
I didn't do that shit.
Do you want to come on my show?
-Hell no. -Come on.
I need a guest, and I'm tired of talking to these white kids
who don't know nothing.
I hate talking to white people, period.
Then just come and talk to me.
It'll only be a few minutes. I promise.
hip-hop playing in background
[distant sirens wailing]
Ooh.
So what's up? You working for her?
You know how this shit go, man.
My PO say I gotta stay with a gig, so,
Trig hooked me up with that shit.
I hear you, nigga, but with my dead homie,
I'd rather go to jail
than be working for that thing in there.
[scoffs] You talking about Trig girl?
She ain't bad, you know. She a little bossy.
That's about it.
Imani, that ain't no girl.
What?
Man, that's a nigga in a dress.
Wait, what?
You heard me.
Miss lady, let me get two.
[door clicks]
-Ma. -Emmett, damn.
Didn't I tell you the key is for emergencies only?
[Emmett] Oh, man.
You need to learn how to knock.
Matter of fact, you need to learn how to call,
before you come over to somebody's house.
Damn. It's like that now?
Yeah, it's like that.
Look, Ma, I need your help.
I think Tiff gonna leave me.
Ma, you hear what I said?
What?
What's wrong with you?
Why you still in your pajamas? Are you depressed? What--
-Oh! -Not this nigga again.
[Jada] Emmett. Emmett, stop it.
Look, I'm not dealing with this nonsense now.
Please tell this fool to get the fuck out.
I'm not doing that.
You gonna choose this man over me?
Suede, will you please wait for me in the bedroom?
[Emmett] Don't let me catch you in these streets, nigga.
-Catch me. -You lucky my mama here.
-What is you doing? -Emmett, look, I really--
-What is you doing? -I really need to talk to you.
That man is two years older than me.
-What the fuck? -Emmett, you just be quiet.
Don't tell me to be quiet.
I can't believe you choosing this muscle neck over me.
Will you just listen to me for a minute?
Emmett.
Emmett!
[door slams]
soft music
We want folks to stop calling 911 and start calling us.
We need everybody on the same side.
Well, there are a lot of wounds amongst us.
It's gonna take time to heal.
Brothers and sisters.
Brothers and sisters,
I know that these times have been tough.
Our community has dealt with more than we can take.
We haven't had time to heal.
We all got targets on our backs
and not enough money in our pockets.
But I do know that we've all...
we've always had a lot of love in our hearts.
We all connected, whether you like it or not.
Now, I know some of you in here are generations apart,
but we need each other now more than ever.
We have to join together if we're gonna save ourselves.
[Feenie] I hear you, Pastor.
But I can't just sit here
and act like I don't get mad at some of these fools.
They out here killing each other
and then got the nerve to get mad when cops do it.
Hey, hey, hey. Listen. Everybody got they shit.
Ain't nobody in here perfect.
Crime and violence is everywhere.
Every race got its own civil war inside of it.
We're no different.
We gotta stop pointing the finger at each other
and start coming together
'cause if we don't, we'll never survive.
The mayor may not be squeaky clean, right,
but he gives a shit, y'all.
And he's putting his money where his mouth is.
The police, they want us to be violent.
They want some shit to pop off
so they can act like we need their asses.
That's why we gotta work together to keep shit quiet.
Anybody got an issue, we gonna handle it.
Now, look, I know everybody got special skill sets,
so we want y'all to fill out these forms that we made
and let us know what you're good at.
[all] Amen.
[phone ringing]
Community Protection.
Yes, ma'am. What's the address?
Okay. We'll be right there.
So we just gonna pull up?
Yeah.
Let's go.
What'd she say to you?
She wanted me to help her, but...
-Oh. -I couldn't.
'Cause you ain't Wonder Woman, sis.
If she want to get out of there,
that girl need to do that shit on her own.
She can't do it on her own. She needs our help.
Imani, you need to stay out of grown folks' business.
That ain't your problem.
This is how girls get killed, 'cause y'all are out here
acting like it ain't our problem.
[D'Nero] But what we supposed to do,
go and get our ass beat trying to be the Dark Knight and shit?
Why don't you ask your boo to do something?
You work with them niggas.
intense music
[Cherry] Jamal, I need that for work.
[Jamal] Fuck your OnlyFans!
[Cherry] My OnlyFans is paying our rent, nigga.
[Jamal] I don't want your ho money, bitch!
[Cherry] Then make some with your broke ass.
[Trig] Hey, hey, hey.
[Jamal] Why you always putting me down?
Yo. Yo, chill. Chill, man.
[Jamal] Why don't you lift a nigga up?
-Fuck! Chill! Come on. -[neighbor yelling]
Come on. Hey. Come on. Chill, chill, get over there.
-Hey, hey, bro, chill. -Fuck y'all supposed to be?
Listen, I'm here to talk if you need me to--
I don't know you!
Let's take a walk, bro, come on.
[Cherry] We don't need your help.
Fuck.
[growls]
Make a motherfucking move again.
Fuck.
[Emmett] Here you go, Kiesh.
Mmm.
Can I still get free food when I'm not pregnant?
Hm. We'll see.
What's wrong?
Why something gotta be wrong?
[Kiesha] 'Cause you usually don't call.
You just text.
-Hey, Tiff. -Hey.
Hi, Kiesha. How you feeling?
-I'm holding up. -[Tiff] I feel you.
I gotta run some errands. You got him?
-Yeah. -Hm.
-Yeah. -Can I have a hug?
-Mm-hmm. -[laughter]
All right. I'm gonna go.
I'll see you back at the house.
-Yeah. -Later, girl.
upbeat music playing
Come on. You want to play a game?
[EJ] Mm-hmm.
-Damn. -[Emmett] Yeah. I know.
What you do?
I told her about Dom.
Oh, shit.
I wanted to tell her the truth.
Well, I mean, yeah, that's good you told her the truth.
She ain't divorce you.
Yeah, but she fucking with her clients now.
What?
Yeah, and my mom fucking her masseuse and shit.
I went to high school with this nigga.
Okay, so everybody getting some except you?
That's your problem?
[laughs]
Nigga. [laughs]
-That ain't funny. -Yes, it is.
And it's kind of what you get, Emmett.
I'm trying to live my life right now.
You know what I mean?
Like, why am I being punished for doing the right thing?
Well, you can't sin your whole life and then wonder
why you can't get into heaven.
Well, I'm in hell right now.
What she doing? Just yelling at you?
No. That's the thing.
She ain't saying shit.
She just walking around being quiet.
Hmm.
When a Black woman get quiet, you should be scared.
Well, what do I do?
You just gotta wait it out.
While you waiting, can you get me some red pop?
Shit. EJ, I'll be right back.
Stay right there.
Keep listening to what your friends think
Girl, I think you been misled
Grinding on my fifth leg
I can't never miss friends
You been hanging round with lonely girls
Come fuck with a real nigga instead
-[bottles clinking] -Is he abusive to you?
[Cherry] He ain't crazy.
The neighbors told me they hear y'all fight a lot.
Yeah, 'cause he been out of work.
But I've been doing what I gotta do to take care of us.
And I know that gets to him, but then he take it out on me.
Y'all thought about therapy?
We don't have money for that.
And if we did, I know his ass wouldn't go.
-Hi. I'm Tracy. -Lynae.
Y'all the legal guardians?
Yeah. He been raising her since she was six.
solemn music
Listen, I know things are hard for the two of you,
but y'all got a kid here.
Y'all gotta be strong for her.
I know.
We both do.
If you decide to stay together,
you really gonna need to get some help.
And if you decide to leave, I can help with that too.
I want our whole family to get help.
Listen, we can make that happen.
You got family you can stay with?
Nah. I'm staying right here.
Bro, I don't think that's a good idea.
Who gonna stop me?
Hey, hold on. Listen, listen, listen.
I get it, all right?
I mean, it's not easy
when you gotta go out and fight the world,
and you feel like you gotta come home
and fight your woman.
-I understand, bro. -[sighs]
I just want her to let me be.
But y'all live together.
You share a life.
If you wanted to do you,
then you don't need to be in a relationship.
Nigga, who are you?
soft music
Bro, I'm just a man, all right?
That's it.
I don't know what I'm doing either.
My woman, she mad at me too.
I need to be home helping her,
but instead, I'm sitting here making sure you good.
Because that's also my job, as a man.
To look out for you.
You don't even know me.
[sirens wailing]
Yes, I do.
You need a ride?
I can drive myself.
You good?
-Yeah. -[Tracy] Let me see.
[inhales sharply]
We gotta follow up with them.
Yeah.
Can we really do this?
I don't know. But we gotta start somewhere.
Yeah.
[sighs]
-Hey, babe. -[Imani] What up?
Hey.
What the fuck happened to your eye?
Was breaking up a fight.
And this dude accidentally hit me.
[Imani] You know you're not a cop, right?
I ain't trying to be.
[Imani] Then what are you doing?
I'm trying to get these terrorists
out of our neighborhood.
So if I gotta take a hit, so be it.
Mm.
One of Nuck's girls came into my shop today.
So?
She needs our help.
I told you that ain't my-- that's not my problem.
So sex workers aren't worthy of your help?
I ain't say that.
[Imani] You ain't gotta.
I'm doing the best that I can, damn it.
Look, she made that choice to be in that life.
-No, she didn't. -[Trig] How you know?
-Because I do. -[sighs]
Well, she's gonna have to fend for herself,
'cause I'm off duty.
You know what?
Why don't you sleep on the couch tonight?
Are you serious?
Does it look like I'm playing?
The fuck you want me to do?
I want you to tell Nuck to leave her alone.
Can't tell that nigga what to do.
-He don't work for me. -Don't nobody work for you.
So that's what it is.
And does Shaad have his own place yet?
-[Trig] I'm working on it. -Work faster.
[distant sirens wailing]
-You look nice. -Thanks.
Wait. Are you wearing cologne?
[student] We're ready to go, Jemma.
Don't worry. You're gonna do great.
[student] Three. Two.
Thank you for joining me, Jake.
You're welcome.
We all saw the video, so there's no need to rehash
that traumatic moment.
Thank you.
The police officer said you posed a threat,
and that's why they used force.
Why do you think, even though they had guns,
that they felt threatened by you?
They see all of us as threats.
They think I'm...
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[Jake] They think I'm dangerous or something.
They think I don't care if I live or die.
I don't want to die.
I want to do something with my life.
You know why we say, "Fuck the police"?
'Cause it's how we feel.
Man, this looks expensive.
[Marcus] The last time Chicago vied for the Olympics,
we only got a few votes.
It was embarrassing.
This time, we want to be taken seriously.
If we get this,
we could be the most famous city in the world.
I think we can do it.
[distant phone ringing]
We're in a meeting.
Sorry. Just dropping off your report.
Hey, how'd it go last night?
A little shaky,
-but we figuring it out. -Okay.
[Marcus] Community Protection, right?
Yeah.
How do you plan on patrolling an entire city
with only a few hundred people who aren't even trained?
We don't plan on patrolling an entire city.
Just the Black neighborhoods.
Oh, so they're the only ones who need protecting?
In my eyes, yes. -[Roselyn] Hm.
Thank you for dropping off your report.
-You can leave now. -No, no, no. Hold on a second.
I mean, since you're here,
why don't you give us your opinion on something?
Oh, come on, Otis. She's hardly qualified.
She's one of the people directly affected
by this project.
Tracy, it's okay.
Tell us what you think.
Why do we care about the Olympics anyway?
Black people are dying, and at the hands of those
that are paid to serve and protect them.
We don't give a fuck about the Olympics.
We just want to see our kids grow up.
Do you know how many jobs this ceremony
could provide for our city?
The kids you want to save need employment.
No.
[Marcus] They need something to hold onto.
Yes, they do.
They need someone to look out for 'em.
That's exactly what we're trying to do.
Not by displacing them
and leaving them with nowhere to go.
We would provide funds for relocation.
Yeah, right.
You just want to be on the front page of the newspaper.
-So do you. -[laughs]
I don't need this.
I got work to do.
-Roselyn, will you excuse us? -Why?
Because I asked you to.
Be careful with that.
She'll be all right.
Oh, I was talking about Tracy.
[Darnell] Mmm.
Mmm.
You do know that there's weed in everything, right?
You think I ain't never eaten no weed before?
I know how to eat weed, baby.
I was eating weed when you was watching Sesame Street.
Whatever, just stop eating everything.
[laughing]
Mmm.
-What's up? -Hey.
[clears throat] You know what?
I'ma let you two get to it.
I'ma go put this stuff out in the car, babe.
How you feeling?
How am I supposed to feel?
Nervous, I guess. What if they don't like it?
We giving away free food and weed.
They gonna love it.
You right.
Hey, so are we good?
Yeah, we good.
You're not mad?
I'm done being mad.
That shit don't do nothing but make me tired.
Yeah.
But don't fuck him again. [scoffs]
I got my hands full with his daddy.
Trust me.
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[laughter]
Okay, we'll split one of those cinnamon rolls.
-Okay. -Uh-huh.
-[clears throat] -[mutters]
Let me see. Damn.
Let me take that. Thank you.
-Yes. -Mm-hmm.
-It's good, ain't it? -Mm-hmm.
Mike, is it me, or is Tiff glowing?
[Michael] I hope you finally got some.
-Yeah. -Ah. Why you say it like that?
'Cause it wasn't with Emmett.
-Oh, shit. This-- -You cheating already, girl?
-He cheated on me first. -With who?
My business partner.
Now, how he gonna shit where you eat?
Exactly.
But I fucked one of my clients,
thinking it'll make me feel better.
[singsong] Did he make you feel good?
[laughter]
Yeah.
A little too good though. That's the problem.
-That ain't no problem. -Right.
Y'all just need to come up to a little agreement.
[Arnaz] Yeah, married people should be able to do
what they want within their own marriage.
Look, as long as all parties are grown
and consenting, do what you gotta do.
Is that y'all's situation?
[Arnaz] Oh, that's been our situation for years.
Mm-hmm, and if it wasn't,
we would have broken up a long time ago.
But what if I don't want to share?
Girl, you been sharing.
At least this way, you know who you sharing him with.
[Michael] Ooh. Mm-hmm.
-Mmm. -All right, y'all.
Fuckin' with it.
-Mm, we do, daddy. -Mm-hmm.
-Hey. -Hey, Tiff.
Tell me what's gonna help me fall asleep.
That's basically everything. [chuckles]
Edibles be fucking with my stomach though.
Mm. See?
That's why wine is usually my choice of drug.
Okay, it sound like somebody had too much WAP.
What?
The weed-infused waffles and peanut butter.
[Tiff] She's definitely lit. [laughs]
Hey, how are you and Emmett doing?
I don't know yet.
Jada, enjoy your night.
You deserve to get fucked up, okay?
-Thank you. -Mm-hmm.
[train horn blares]
[applause]
Thank y'all so much.
Everybody did a great job tonight.
Seriously, I appreciate it.
[volunteer] Are we supposed to do this every night?
Look, we gotta take this day by day.
I mean some of y'all be out in the streets anyway, so now,
you just out there with a purpose.
What if we just want to be outside?
What happens when folks stop showing up?
Then the police come back. Is that what y'all want?
[all] No.
Exactly. We got this. We can protect ourselves.
You know, people think I'm crazy
for trying to get rid of the police.
And they're waiting on us to prove 'em right.
All we need is for you guys to keep things quiet.
As long as things are quiet,
it's proof that my plan is working.
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Listen, if you promise to have my back on this...
I'll never let you down.
[applause]
Yeah.
Wow.
You really are good at this.
I'm not bullshitting. I meant what I said.
I know you did. It means a lot to me.
You know, I'm beat. I'm gonna head home
and have a nightcap and call it a day.
Can I join you?
Come on. It's okay, babe.
rap music
Mom. Mom. I can take you home.
Suede got me, babe. It's okay.
Go back inside and enjoy the party.
It's okay.
Is your mom okay?
Yeah.
I think she just got too high.
-[partygoer] Bro! -[partygoer] Hey!
-[partygoers] What up? -[partygoer] Hey!
[partygoer, echoing] Yo!
[echoing] How many of these did you have?
I-I can't remember.
[partygoers cheering]
[music slows]
[laughter]
[slow, distorted voice] Attention.
Hey.
-Hey! -[partygoer] Boy, you better--
Everybody, I--
[normal voice] I got a very important announcement
I want to make.
I...
I don't want to be high no more.
[laughter]
Life
In the Chi
It's life
In the Chi
Yeah, it's just life
In the Chi
It's life
In the Chi
Yeah, it's just life, life, life, life
Broken hearts and broken glass everywhere
Yeah
Half of the city just don't care
No
We'll turn up to turn out
Yes, we would
And sticking up for our family
In our hood just like we should
But still it ain't no love
In the heart of the city
Ain't no love
In the heart of town
It's just life
In the Chi
I know, Jada. Listen, I promise you
we're gonna get through this, all right?
Don't even trip. You good?
[Nina] Come on, you guys, dinner's ready.
-Kiesha! -A'ight, I'll talk to you soon.
A'ight.
It's life in the Chi
Kiesha? Kevin? Dre?
Life, life, life, life
-Everything all right? -Yeah.
Everything's fine.
Yes, they would
Come on.
And stick up for they families
In our hood just like we should
Thank you, Lord, for this precious food
our bodies are about to receive.
We want to bless the hands that made it,
and we ask that you bless those who don't have food
to put in their bodies.
Amen.
-[Dre] Amen, amen. -[Kevin] Amen.
East side to the north side
Life, life, life, life
I want us to have an open marriage.
soft music
What the fuck?
Yeah. I've been thinking, and it just makes sense.
We've been messing around since high school,
and we're bored with each other.
No. I'm not bored with you.
I only want to be with you.
Yeah, you say that now, and then in a few months,
some other bitch gonna catch your eye.
No. I'm done. It's me and you.
But what if another nigga catches my eye?
I thought you only had eyes for me.
I love your trifling ass, Emmett.
Now, why I gotta be all that?
But I can't keep doing this.
So you want me to fuck other people?
No, I just want you to be honest about it.
And I'll be honest with you.
So we both fucking other people?
Look, I don't have it figured out yet.
It's just an idea. So what do you think?
I think I'm confused.
Let's just try it and see what happens.
A'ight. If that's what you want.
[chuckling]
You know what?
I am proud of you.
I can't remember the last time somebody said that to me.
What?
Well, we make a great team.
-We do. -Mm-hmm.
-Let me take that. -Thank you.
I like you.
I like you too.
soft R&B music
Baby, open up, let me feel you
Let your guard down, let me near you
Here for every word, let me hear you
Hell, I'm trying to get to know the real you
Way beyond the surface, girl, we're past that
[Roselyn] I guess my invitation got lost in the mail.
Girl, I'll help you get through all the layers
No matter how long it takes us
So take it off, take it off
Take it off, take it off
Don't stop now. I like to watch.
Damn it.
I need you to bare it all
Bare it all, bare it all, bare it all
If you want real love, gotta make it
We can only do it if we're naked
I just wanna make love
Yeah
So can you help me make love?
Oh, I just wanna make love
I just wanna make love
So baby, can we make love?
If you'll just help me make love
Baby, can we make love?
Ooh, whoa
I just wanna make love
Ooh, no
Baby, can we make love?
Yeah
Throw your inhibitions to the side
Baby, I'll get rid of all my pride
Don't need none of that to make love