Colin in Black & White (2021) s01e05 Episode Script
Crystal
1
["Vogue" playing]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sounds simple enough, right?
Except when what we behold
has been manipulated.
Look around
Everywhere you turn is heartache ♪
It's everywhere that you go ♪
[Colin]
Since Black people first hit these shores,
we've been programmed to value
one standard of beauty above all others.
During the 1780s, German historian
Christoph Meiners peddled the idea
that mankind was split into two divisions,
the beautiful white race,
and the ugly Black race.
Let's just say,
not everyone agrees with that theory.
Vogue ♪
I'm telling you,
I've been to the eye doctor,
I've ran my errands, and my stew is ready.
This slow cooker will change your life.
Okay.
Yeah, I gotta go
'cause my kid comes home ravenous.
I haven't heard a word about it.
Mm.
Rick, Donna said that, uh,
Reece is going to the Homecoming Dance.
Do you know if Colin's planning to go?
No? Yeah. No.
Uh, we don't know.
Colin's not a big talker.
- [door closes]
- Oh.
He's here. I'll get it out of him. Bye.
- What's up?
- [young Colin] Hey.
- How was your day?
- All right.
What?
[whispering] Go, find out if he's going
to the Homecoming Dance.
Okay. Encourage him
'cause it'll be good for him.
Maybe it'll take his mind off of things.
[clearing throat]
Just chilling out?
Have you given any thought
to going to the Homecoming Dance?
No.
Um, you mean, no, like, you're not going,
or no, you haven't thought about it?
No. I haven't really thought about it.
I got my mind on other things.
Sure.
Your brother and sister went.
Not together. They had dates.
I bet there's tons of girls
that would love to go with you.
Not just 'cause you're an athlete.
You're a nice guy.
She's pretty, huh?
She's the one Bruce Springsteen
hand-picked to be in his video.
Meh.
[chuckles] Just, uh, what is your type?
["Suga Suga" playing]
So tight ♪
So fly ♪
You got me lifted ♪
You got me lifted ♪
You got me lifted, shifted
Higher than a ceiling ♪
And, ooh-wee
It's the ultimate feeling ♪
You got me lifted feeling so gifted ♪
Suga, how you get so fly ♪
- Y'all think she's cute?
- Hell yeah.
But I don't like athletic girls,
they're too tall. And too confident.
You sound dumb.
Y'all going to Homecoming?
I'm sorry, do we look corny to you?
Dances are for busters,
and I ain't no buster.
I'm taking my girl.
I rest my case.
Why you asking? Wait, you too?
Busters, both of y'all.
Hey. I saw your leg cramp up
on you earlier. I felt so bad for you.
Heh. It really wasn't all that bad,
but thank you.
You know, I'm, like,
crazy good at leg massages.
[chuckles]
Cool.
- Thank you.
- [Hailey] Yeah. Yeah.
- I'll let you know.
- Okay.
Wait, hold up, hold up.
So you got one of the
baddest girls in school jockin' you,
and you checkin' for crispy Crystal?
Nah, she was just sittin' over there,
and I was just, like, "Yo, what's up?"
You know, she was checkin' me out.
I was just, like, "What's up, you know?"
And she was like you know?
So you gonna take Hailey up on that offer?
'Cause if not, then I will.
Like, shoot, hook me up right now.
["So Fresh, So Clean" playing]
Ain't nobody dope as me
I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
Don't you think I'm so sexy?
I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
- Ain't nobody ♪
What's up, Crystal?
- I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
What's up, Crystal?
- I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
What's up, Crystal?
Gator belts and patty melts
And Monte Carlos and El Dorados ♪
I'm waking up out of my slumber
Feeling like Rollo ♪
So follow, it's Showtime at the Apollo
Minus the Kiki Shepards ♪
What about a ho in a leopard-print? ♪
Teddy Pendergrass
Cooler than Freddie Jackson ♪
Sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm ♪
Left her throat warm
In the dorm room at the A.U ♪
[school bell ringing]
But you must have me mistaken ♪
With them statements
That you make 'cause ♪
Ain't nobody dope as me ♪
Crystal.
Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?
Um, kind of busy right now.
Sorry, my mom's waiting.
[young Colin] Hold on a sec.
Colin!
Hey, cutie.
We should hang sometime.
Yeah, um, okay. We can. Sometime.
Well, give me your number.
[keypad beeping]
See ya.
I knew it. I knew you were feeling her.
Yeah. So what if I am?
Look, I don't get it.
You know, Hailey's a dime. Crystal's a
Hailey's a dime.
- Shut up.
- What? I didn't even say nothin'.
You kind of did, though.
Look, okay, I'm just saying.
You got Hailey, and you got Crystal.
If it was up to me,
I know which one I'd pick.
Bro, her mom's car is on life support.
[Colin] In the 1940s,
Black psychologists conducted a test
to determine the psychological effects
of segregation on Black kids.
It's known as "the doll test."
Children were shown two dolls,
one Black, one white,
and asked who was good or bad,
pretty or ugly,
and who the children
most wanted to be like.
In most cases,
children chose the white doll.
[woman 1] There are lots
of different colors for skin.
[woman 2] I have questions for you about
these pictures of different children.
[woman 3] After I read the question,
I want you to point to the picture
that fits the story.
This test has been conducted,
not just in America,
but all over the world,
always yielding similar results.
[woman] Show me the mean child.
Show me the dumb child.
Show me the bad child.
The mean child.
The dumb child.
The bad child. The ugly child.
Mean child. Dumb child. Bad child.
Mean. Dumb. Mean. Dumb.
[Crystal] You're not gonna say hi?
Hi.
- What?
- You tell me.
You wanted to talk yesterday.
That was yesterday.
Oh, it's like that?
Well, you didn't wanna talk to me.
I wasn't prepared.
I said I was busy.
And now I'm not.
Okay.
So
Um
I wanted to To see
No, I wanted to To ask you if
you wanna go out with me sometime.
You know, to get some food?
Go to the movies, or
Or to Homecoming.
How about all three?
All three is good.
All three is good.
Hey.
How's school, anything new?
No.
Oh.
- Can you sign this for me?
- [Teresa] What is it?
The permission slip
for the Homecoming Dance.
Are you going to the Homecoming Dance?
Rick, he's going to the Homecoming Dance!
That is great. That's great.
Now, be careful.
I took your mother to the prom,
and look at us, we got three kids.
[Rick laughs]
- Who's the lucky girl?
- You guys don't know her.
- I bet she's pretty.
- Yeah.
[Teresa]
We should meet her and her parents.
No.
I'm good.
So can you sign it?
Thanks.
Got any plans this weekend?
Other than football?
Nah.
Oh, actually my sister's coming into town,
so I might go with her to visit her horse.
You have a horse?
No. No, no. I don't have a horse.
My sister has a horse.
Okay, but it's a real horse?
Yeah. It's not my horse.
- What are you looking for?
- Cowboy boots.
So, what color we wearing to the dance?
- Red?
- Gold.
Gold? All right.
Gold.
You sure?
We're gonna look good. Watch.
Okay.
Pick you up at 5?
[Teresa] Why can't I meet her?
I love my boys
but girls let their mothers in.
Like when Devon got her tattoo?
Oh, God.
The tattoo!
[groans] I could have died.
Mm.
Colin would never.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Yep. Colin!
Eddie!
[young Colin] I got it, Mom.
- Hey, what?
- [young Colin] It was cool, you know?
Just, you know, we sat down,
we talked, we ate some tacos.
[Eddie] Look, I ain't mad at you, man.
Crystal, she cute, just so damn Black.
So Black, her crayon color
would be Deep Space.
Permission to laugh at that? Granted.
[young Colin] What are you trying to say?
Crystal's cuter than Hailey,
Brittany, Bailey, all them other girls.
I don't care what anybody thinks.
She's pretty to me.
[Eddie] Damn, Colin.
I never said she wasn't pretty.
I just said
she's a little darker than everybody.
She not just Black, she's blue black.
I mean, but she fine. She fine.
What does that mean, blue black?
I don't know, Teresa.
Hang up, hang up the phone.
[keypad beeping]
[line ringing]
[Crystal] Hello?
Hey, Crystal. It's Colin.
- Hey.
- Here, talk to my mom.
Hi, Colin's mom.
Oh, hi there.
Hold on a sec.
Good night, Mom.
[door closes]
["All Night Thing" playing]
Waiting on the dance ♪
- To get started ♪
- [knocking on door]
Oh, hi, baby.
Ooh, you a cute thing. Welcome.
You got any uncles?
Uh, no. I mean, I do, but they have wives.
I don't want your uncle, baby.
I'm just talking.
Crystal be out soon.
Go on, take a look at things.
Make yourself at home.
I swear. [laughs]
Nice to meet you. Colin.
Hi.
Can I set this down?
Wow.
That's a lot of food.
Look good, huh?
Hey, baby.
- Oh, I'm Crystal's mom, Sherry.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
She's almost ready.
Can I make you a plate?
Yeah. Um, it looks great.
[Nunu] Hey, man.
- I'm Cryssie Uncle Nunu.
- Nice to meet you.
- Y'all go to the same school?
- Yeah, he goes to Pitman.
This young man is
a baseball, basketball, and football star.
You a little baby Dave Winfield.
That brother
was drafted by three major leagues.
Y'all don't know about that.
He got drafted by the Padres,
played for the Yankees,
played for the Hawks
and the Minnesota Vikings.
And he's smart too.
Oh, my niece has such good taste.
- [Nunu] Try some of this pie.
- Thank you. Yeah. I love pumpkin pie.
[chuckles] Bite your tongue, pumpkin pie.
It's sweet potato pie.
Bless your heart.
["I'm Sprung" playing]
Out to get me ♪
Got me doin' things I'd never do ♪
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you ♪
- I'm sprung ♪
- I'm sprung ♪
Out to get me ♪
Got me doin' things ♪
[young Colin] I got you something.
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you ♪
You do ♪
You do ♪
[Crystal] It's pretty.
We look good. Told you we'd rock the gold.
You're rocking the gold.
Okay, that's enough drooling
all over each other. Excuse me.
Oh, my goodness, Daddy,
move them Gators out the way.
Okay, babies, it's just a flash. Go ahead.
Think your mama could save my plate?
Okay, say cheese.
[pensive music playing]
[door opens, then closes]
[sports announcer
speaking indistinctly on TV]
- [Teresa] Hey.
- Hi, Mom.
[Rick] How was your day?
- It was pretty good. How about you?
- Not bad.
[Teresa] Oh, look.
It's Colin's photos.
- Ooh. Ooh.
- From the Homecoming Dance.
[Rick] Whoa.
Wow. I'll say one thing.
Gold is her color.
Yes.
Yes, it is.
Is this what Eddie meant by blue black?
Well, I'm not gonna worry myself.
You know how these kids are.
It's probably just a passing phase,
and Colin will be so caught up in sports,
probably forget all about her.
- Hey, you.
- Hey.
You get an offer yet?
Not yet.
Well, I'm offering to take you
to see Coach Carter this weekend.
I know it's not college football, but
I got a football game tonight
and a baseball game tomorrow.
Rain check?
That's like ten rain checks, Colin.
I'm sorry.
We haven't spent any time together
since Homecoming.
We will.
Soon.
I think next month
there's an amusement park opening up.
I'll have more time,
I won't be at so many games
Kaepernick, you chatting with the ladies,
or you getting on the bus?
We will. Soon.
Colin, is it true what they say?
The blacker the berry,
the sweeter the juice.
[boys laughing]
[school bell ringing]
- Hey.
- How are you?
I'm cool.
- How are you?
- Haven't seen these before.
I got good news.
I might be able to hang out on Sunday.
Can't do it. I have to work.
You got a job?
That's cool, yeah.
Just a part-time flipping burgers thing.
It's whatever.
[school bell ringing]
We can't seem to get our timing right.
I'll see you later, okay?
[door opens, then closes]
I just had the best walk with Beth.
You know
her daughter Lindsey
just broke up with her boyfriend
a little while ago.
[young Colin] Mm-hm.
She doesn't have a date
for the Winter Formal.
I didn't know.
Such a beautiful girl.
Beth was wondering
who you were going with.
No, Mom.
We just thought
it would be a hoot if you took Lindsey.
She's a cheerleader.
She comes from a great family.
You guys would be
the best-looking couple at the thing.
Pass.
[young Colin] All right.
See you after school.
[young Colin]
You going to the Winter Formal?
Oh, yeah. Ashley is making me go.
She said she got us a hotel room
and stuff for an after party.
- Are you going?
- Yeah.
Gotta just check up with Crystal.
Haven't seen her in a hot minute.
- You're taking Crystal?
- Yeah.
Are you sure?
For real, Colin?
It's not like we were engaged.
And we haven't seen each other in weeks.
What? Not true.
Passing each other in the hall
doesn't count.
- I've been busy.
- I know.
I'm busy too, Colin.
But like my momma always says,
we make time for the things we care about.
So instead of waiting for you,
I'm living my life.
- You going to the Winter Formal?
- We'll see.
Well, you know, I was gonna go,
but the girl I wanted to bring,
she dissed me.
My parents are trying to set me up.
You should go.
We'll see.
Sorry I screwed this up.
- You have nothing to apologize for.
- No, no, I do.
You deserve my respect.
You deserve my time.
There he is.
Word around town is
we're gonna forget football
and take a baseball scholarship.
Hmm?
I think it's smart.
Baseball is the more civilized game,
don't you think?
[Rick gasps]
Oh, my God.
[Rick] Oh, my word.
[Teresa] She just takes your breath away,
doesn't she, Colin?
[boy] If you have the most beautiful date,
bring her to the floor.
["Beautiful" playing over speakers]
Every day is so wonderful ♪
Then suddenly ♪
It's hard to breathe ♪
Now and then I get insecure ♪
From all the pain ♪
I'm so ashamed ♪
I am beautiful no matter what they say ♪
Words can't bring me down ♪
Don't you bring me down ♪
Today ♪
Despite the media being saturated
with negative images of Black people,
ideas about beauty are changing.
In 2019, for the first time ever,
all the world's major beauty queens
were Black.
["Black" playing]
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
Maybe they didn't want us
to see our beauty,
because they knew if we did,
if we controlled our own narrative,
we'd be unstoppable.
[Simone] To me, we are the most
beautiful creatures in the world.
Black people.
My job is to somehow
make them curious enough
or persuade them, by hook or crook,
to get more aware of themselves
and where they came from,
and what they are into,
and what is already there,
and just to bring it out.
This is what compels me to compel them.
And I will do it
by whatever means necessary.
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' all Black
Everything is Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black on Black ♪
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' that Black on Black
It's Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black on Black ♪
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' all Black
Everything is Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black ♪
Black ♪
["Vogue" playing]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sounds simple enough, right?
Except when what we behold
has been manipulated.
Look around
Everywhere you turn is heartache ♪
It's everywhere that you go ♪
[Colin]
Since Black people first hit these shores,
we've been programmed to value
one standard of beauty above all others.
During the 1780s, German historian
Christoph Meiners peddled the idea
that mankind was split into two divisions,
the beautiful white race,
and the ugly Black race.
Let's just say,
not everyone agrees with that theory.
Vogue ♪
I'm telling you,
I've been to the eye doctor,
I've ran my errands, and my stew is ready.
This slow cooker will change your life.
Okay.
Yeah, I gotta go
'cause my kid comes home ravenous.
I haven't heard a word about it.
Mm.
Rick, Donna said that, uh,
Reece is going to the Homecoming Dance.
Do you know if Colin's planning to go?
No? Yeah. No.
Uh, we don't know.
Colin's not a big talker.
- [door closes]
- Oh.
He's here. I'll get it out of him. Bye.
- What's up?
- [young Colin] Hey.
- How was your day?
- All right.
What?
[whispering] Go, find out if he's going
to the Homecoming Dance.
Okay. Encourage him
'cause it'll be good for him.
Maybe it'll take his mind off of things.
[clearing throat]
Just chilling out?
Have you given any thought
to going to the Homecoming Dance?
No.
Um, you mean, no, like, you're not going,
or no, you haven't thought about it?
No. I haven't really thought about it.
I got my mind on other things.
Sure.
Your brother and sister went.
Not together. They had dates.
I bet there's tons of girls
that would love to go with you.
Not just 'cause you're an athlete.
You're a nice guy.
She's pretty, huh?
She's the one Bruce Springsteen
hand-picked to be in his video.
Meh.
[chuckles] Just, uh, what is your type?
["Suga Suga" playing]
So tight ♪
So fly ♪
You got me lifted ♪
You got me lifted ♪
You got me lifted, shifted
Higher than a ceiling ♪
And, ooh-wee
It's the ultimate feeling ♪
You got me lifted feeling so gifted ♪
Suga, how you get so fly ♪
- Y'all think she's cute?
- Hell yeah.
But I don't like athletic girls,
they're too tall. And too confident.
You sound dumb.
Y'all going to Homecoming?
I'm sorry, do we look corny to you?
Dances are for busters,
and I ain't no buster.
I'm taking my girl.
I rest my case.
Why you asking? Wait, you too?
Busters, both of y'all.
Hey. I saw your leg cramp up
on you earlier. I felt so bad for you.
Heh. It really wasn't all that bad,
but thank you.
You know, I'm, like,
crazy good at leg massages.
[chuckles]
Cool.
- Thank you.
- [Hailey] Yeah. Yeah.
- I'll let you know.
- Okay.
Wait, hold up, hold up.
So you got one of the
baddest girls in school jockin' you,
and you checkin' for crispy Crystal?
Nah, she was just sittin' over there,
and I was just, like, "Yo, what's up?"
You know, she was checkin' me out.
I was just, like, "What's up, you know?"
And she was like you know?
So you gonna take Hailey up on that offer?
'Cause if not, then I will.
Like, shoot, hook me up right now.
["So Fresh, So Clean" playing]
Ain't nobody dope as me
I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
Don't you think I'm so sexy?
I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
- Ain't nobody ♪
What's up, Crystal?
- I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
What's up, Crystal?
- I'm just so fresh, so clean ♪
- So fresh and so clean, clean ♪
What's up, Crystal?
Gator belts and patty melts
And Monte Carlos and El Dorados ♪
I'm waking up out of my slumber
Feeling like Rollo ♪
So follow, it's Showtime at the Apollo
Minus the Kiki Shepards ♪
What about a ho in a leopard-print? ♪
Teddy Pendergrass
Cooler than Freddie Jackson ♪
Sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm ♪
Left her throat warm
In the dorm room at the A.U ♪
[school bell ringing]
But you must have me mistaken ♪
With them statements
That you make 'cause ♪
Ain't nobody dope as me ♪
Crystal.
Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?
Um, kind of busy right now.
Sorry, my mom's waiting.
[young Colin] Hold on a sec.
Colin!
Hey, cutie.
We should hang sometime.
Yeah, um, okay. We can. Sometime.
Well, give me your number.
[keypad beeping]
See ya.
I knew it. I knew you were feeling her.
Yeah. So what if I am?
Look, I don't get it.
You know, Hailey's a dime. Crystal's a
Hailey's a dime.
- Shut up.
- What? I didn't even say nothin'.
You kind of did, though.
Look, okay, I'm just saying.
You got Hailey, and you got Crystal.
If it was up to me,
I know which one I'd pick.
Bro, her mom's car is on life support.
[Colin] In the 1940s,
Black psychologists conducted a test
to determine the psychological effects
of segregation on Black kids.
It's known as "the doll test."
Children were shown two dolls,
one Black, one white,
and asked who was good or bad,
pretty or ugly,
and who the children
most wanted to be like.
In most cases,
children chose the white doll.
[woman 1] There are lots
of different colors for skin.
[woman 2] I have questions for you about
these pictures of different children.
[woman 3] After I read the question,
I want you to point to the picture
that fits the story.
This test has been conducted,
not just in America,
but all over the world,
always yielding similar results.
[woman] Show me the mean child.
Show me the dumb child.
Show me the bad child.
The mean child.
The dumb child.
The bad child. The ugly child.
Mean child. Dumb child. Bad child.
Mean. Dumb. Mean. Dumb.
[Crystal] You're not gonna say hi?
Hi.
- What?
- You tell me.
You wanted to talk yesterday.
That was yesterday.
Oh, it's like that?
Well, you didn't wanna talk to me.
I wasn't prepared.
I said I was busy.
And now I'm not.
Okay.
So
Um
I wanted to To see
No, I wanted to To ask you if
you wanna go out with me sometime.
You know, to get some food?
Go to the movies, or
Or to Homecoming.
How about all three?
All three is good.
All three is good.
Hey.
How's school, anything new?
No.
Oh.
- Can you sign this for me?
- [Teresa] What is it?
The permission slip
for the Homecoming Dance.
Are you going to the Homecoming Dance?
Rick, he's going to the Homecoming Dance!
That is great. That's great.
Now, be careful.
I took your mother to the prom,
and look at us, we got three kids.
[Rick laughs]
- Who's the lucky girl?
- You guys don't know her.
- I bet she's pretty.
- Yeah.
[Teresa]
We should meet her and her parents.
No.
I'm good.
So can you sign it?
Thanks.
Got any plans this weekend?
Other than football?
Nah.
Oh, actually my sister's coming into town,
so I might go with her to visit her horse.
You have a horse?
No. No, no. I don't have a horse.
My sister has a horse.
Okay, but it's a real horse?
Yeah. It's not my horse.
- What are you looking for?
- Cowboy boots.
So, what color we wearing to the dance?
- Red?
- Gold.
Gold? All right.
Gold.
You sure?
We're gonna look good. Watch.
Okay.
Pick you up at 5?
[Teresa] Why can't I meet her?
I love my boys
but girls let their mothers in.
Like when Devon got her tattoo?
Oh, God.
The tattoo!
[groans] I could have died.
Mm.
Colin would never.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Yep. Colin!
Eddie!
[young Colin] I got it, Mom.
- Hey, what?
- [young Colin] It was cool, you know?
Just, you know, we sat down,
we talked, we ate some tacos.
[Eddie] Look, I ain't mad at you, man.
Crystal, she cute, just so damn Black.
So Black, her crayon color
would be Deep Space.
Permission to laugh at that? Granted.
[young Colin] What are you trying to say?
Crystal's cuter than Hailey,
Brittany, Bailey, all them other girls.
I don't care what anybody thinks.
She's pretty to me.
[Eddie] Damn, Colin.
I never said she wasn't pretty.
I just said
she's a little darker than everybody.
She not just Black, she's blue black.
I mean, but she fine. She fine.
What does that mean, blue black?
I don't know, Teresa.
Hang up, hang up the phone.
[keypad beeping]
[line ringing]
[Crystal] Hello?
Hey, Crystal. It's Colin.
- Hey.
- Here, talk to my mom.
Hi, Colin's mom.
Oh, hi there.
Hold on a sec.
Good night, Mom.
[door closes]
["All Night Thing" playing]
Waiting on the dance ♪
- To get started ♪
- [knocking on door]
Oh, hi, baby.
Ooh, you a cute thing. Welcome.
You got any uncles?
Uh, no. I mean, I do, but they have wives.
I don't want your uncle, baby.
I'm just talking.
Crystal be out soon.
Go on, take a look at things.
Make yourself at home.
I swear. [laughs]
Nice to meet you. Colin.
Hi.
Can I set this down?
Wow.
That's a lot of food.
Look good, huh?
Hey, baby.
- Oh, I'm Crystal's mom, Sherry.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
She's almost ready.
Can I make you a plate?
Yeah. Um, it looks great.
[Nunu] Hey, man.
- I'm Cryssie Uncle Nunu.
- Nice to meet you.
- Y'all go to the same school?
- Yeah, he goes to Pitman.
This young man is
a baseball, basketball, and football star.
You a little baby Dave Winfield.
That brother
was drafted by three major leagues.
Y'all don't know about that.
He got drafted by the Padres,
played for the Yankees,
played for the Hawks
and the Minnesota Vikings.
And he's smart too.
Oh, my niece has such good taste.
- [Nunu] Try some of this pie.
- Thank you. Yeah. I love pumpkin pie.
[chuckles] Bite your tongue, pumpkin pie.
It's sweet potato pie.
Bless your heart.
["I'm Sprung" playing]
Out to get me ♪
Got me doin' things I'd never do ♪
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you ♪
- I'm sprung ♪
- I'm sprung ♪
Out to get me ♪
Got me doin' things ♪
[young Colin] I got you something.
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you ♪
You do ♪
You do ♪
[Crystal] It's pretty.
We look good. Told you we'd rock the gold.
You're rocking the gold.
Okay, that's enough drooling
all over each other. Excuse me.
Oh, my goodness, Daddy,
move them Gators out the way.
Okay, babies, it's just a flash. Go ahead.
Think your mama could save my plate?
Okay, say cheese.
[pensive music playing]
[door opens, then closes]
[sports announcer
speaking indistinctly on TV]
- [Teresa] Hey.
- Hi, Mom.
[Rick] How was your day?
- It was pretty good. How about you?
- Not bad.
[Teresa] Oh, look.
It's Colin's photos.
- Ooh. Ooh.
- From the Homecoming Dance.
[Rick] Whoa.
Wow. I'll say one thing.
Gold is her color.
Yes.
Yes, it is.
Is this what Eddie meant by blue black?
Well, I'm not gonna worry myself.
You know how these kids are.
It's probably just a passing phase,
and Colin will be so caught up in sports,
probably forget all about her.
- Hey, you.
- Hey.
You get an offer yet?
Not yet.
Well, I'm offering to take you
to see Coach Carter this weekend.
I know it's not college football, but
I got a football game tonight
and a baseball game tomorrow.
Rain check?
That's like ten rain checks, Colin.
I'm sorry.
We haven't spent any time together
since Homecoming.
We will.
Soon.
I think next month
there's an amusement park opening up.
I'll have more time,
I won't be at so many games
Kaepernick, you chatting with the ladies,
or you getting on the bus?
We will. Soon.
Colin, is it true what they say?
The blacker the berry,
the sweeter the juice.
[boys laughing]
[school bell ringing]
- Hey.
- How are you?
I'm cool.
- How are you?
- Haven't seen these before.
I got good news.
I might be able to hang out on Sunday.
Can't do it. I have to work.
You got a job?
That's cool, yeah.
Just a part-time flipping burgers thing.
It's whatever.
[school bell ringing]
We can't seem to get our timing right.
I'll see you later, okay?
[door opens, then closes]
I just had the best walk with Beth.
You know
her daughter Lindsey
just broke up with her boyfriend
a little while ago.
[young Colin] Mm-hm.
She doesn't have a date
for the Winter Formal.
I didn't know.
Such a beautiful girl.
Beth was wondering
who you were going with.
No, Mom.
We just thought
it would be a hoot if you took Lindsey.
She's a cheerleader.
She comes from a great family.
You guys would be
the best-looking couple at the thing.
Pass.
[young Colin] All right.
See you after school.
[young Colin]
You going to the Winter Formal?
Oh, yeah. Ashley is making me go.
She said she got us a hotel room
and stuff for an after party.
- Are you going?
- Yeah.
Gotta just check up with Crystal.
Haven't seen her in a hot minute.
- You're taking Crystal?
- Yeah.
Are you sure?
For real, Colin?
It's not like we were engaged.
And we haven't seen each other in weeks.
What? Not true.
Passing each other in the hall
doesn't count.
- I've been busy.
- I know.
I'm busy too, Colin.
But like my momma always says,
we make time for the things we care about.
So instead of waiting for you,
I'm living my life.
- You going to the Winter Formal?
- We'll see.
Well, you know, I was gonna go,
but the girl I wanted to bring,
she dissed me.
My parents are trying to set me up.
You should go.
We'll see.
Sorry I screwed this up.
- You have nothing to apologize for.
- No, no, I do.
You deserve my respect.
You deserve my time.
There he is.
Word around town is
we're gonna forget football
and take a baseball scholarship.
Hmm?
I think it's smart.
Baseball is the more civilized game,
don't you think?
[Rick gasps]
Oh, my God.
[Rick] Oh, my word.
[Teresa] She just takes your breath away,
doesn't she, Colin?
[boy] If you have the most beautiful date,
bring her to the floor.
["Beautiful" playing over speakers]
Every day is so wonderful ♪
Then suddenly ♪
It's hard to breathe ♪
Now and then I get insecure ♪
From all the pain ♪
I'm so ashamed ♪
I am beautiful no matter what they say ♪
Words can't bring me down ♪
Don't you bring me down ♪
Today ♪
Despite the media being saturated
with negative images of Black people,
ideas about beauty are changing.
In 2019, for the first time ever,
all the world's major beauty queens
were Black.
["Black" playing]
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
Maybe they didn't want us
to see our beauty,
because they knew if we did,
if we controlled our own narrative,
we'd be unstoppable.
[Simone] To me, we are the most
beautiful creatures in the world.
Black people.
My job is to somehow
make them curious enough
or persuade them, by hook or crook,
to get more aware of themselves
and where they came from,
and what they are into,
and what is already there,
and just to bring it out.
This is what compels me to compel them.
And I will do it
by whatever means necessary.
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' all Black
Everything is Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black on Black ♪
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' that Black on Black
It's Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black on Black ♪
Black, Black, Black on Black
Black my thoughts so Black ♪
Black, Black on Black
My skin is so Black ♪
I'm rockin' all Black
Everything is Black ♪
Black rims on these black wheels
In this black whip ♪
With this Black bitch ♪
I'm so Black on Black
On Black on Black ♪
Black ♪