Good Trouble

-And we're live! -(cheering)

Thank you for believing in me and ACT-ivism.

Sometimes, I like, kinda get a feeling...

So I was wondering if you would like to get a drink with me sometime?

Guys, you're gonna wanna look at your phones...

We used to be best friends.

Until Mariana showed up, and you chose her.

So you're like in love with her?

You into magic? Hmm...

I love magic.

Hey, would you say it's normal to fantasize

about another woman during sex?

Is the woman Mariana's new roommate?

The development company we are trying to sue

is owned by a Chinese company.

The company that owns the development group

you're suing, I represent them.

I know you're invested in this case,

but you're not a lawyer on it.

If I give up this case, am I always going to be expected

to put your career first?

Guess who I ran into? Heather.

-Oh. -Jamie's ex-girlfriend.

You know what they say about Sig Pis and Kappas.

They go together.

Callie: Jamie, I love you

but I'm not ready to get engaged.

I didn't buy that ring for you.

It was meant for my ex.

Okay, Andre. Principal's office. Now.

I can't go to the principal's office again.

Well you should have thought about that

before you threw something at a teacher.

I'm sorry but I don't know how to teach kids who don't want to be taught.

You mean black kids.

Davia: In a racially separate, and unequal society,

white people are the ones who benefit.

But when we try to talk about race,

white fragility quickly emerges.

This is the problem with recruiting white college grads

-to teach at diverse urban schools. -Oh my God...

Y'all can't relate to your students!

And you have no clue what their real home lives are like.

So now you wanna educate me.

The racial status quo is comfortable for white people.

We don't have to deal with racial stress

and feel entitled to our advantage.

So you have feelings for me?

It was no big thing.

But it's not a small thing.

You must have loved her to propose.

Davia: When white people are confronted

with their racial prejudice,

we think we're being told we're bad people.

And feel like we have to defend our character.

I'm not racist, okay?

I'm a good person and I have feelings too.

Hey.

I know you heard me!

As a white person, are there racial dynamics that I can't see?

What up, gumboot Becky?

Davia: Am I open to that possibility?

If we were willing to consider the possibility

of us getting married...

-Hypothetically. -Sure.

We have the same values, don't we?

Where it counts.

Davia: Aiming to be colorblind denies the reality of racism.

-We're watching you. -I am so sorry that they did that to you.

Don't act like you care.

Davia: I don't know how to teach kids

who don't wanna be taught.

Andre: You mean black kids.

No. In my classroom I don't see color. I'm colorblind.

Yeah, well, that's your problem.

Davia: White tears is how our fragility presents,

as we cry about how hard racism is for us.

I tried to tell you...

You lied to me.

Davia: We need to feel grief

about the brutality of white supremacy

and how we benefited from it.

But our grief must lead us to action.

It's not enough to acknowledge racism.

We must act to interrupt it.

Okay.

Let's talk about gumboot Becky.

What?

Why did Heather say no?

I think she knew we weren't really a match.

Well, I heard that Kappas and Sig Pis just go together.

It was no big thing.

But it's not a small thing.

You must have loved her.

To propose.

She was the kind of girl I was expected to marry.

-I'm certainly not. -Exactly.

-Oh, I'm your act of rebellion. -Am I yours?

I think the best matches are the unexpected kind.

And I don't want a marriage like my parents'.

I would like a relationship as strong as my moms.

Who are very different people.

True, but they have the same values.

If we were willing to consider

the possibility of us getting married.

-Hypothetically. -Yes.

We have the same values, don't we?

Where it counts.

Yeah.

So, why'd you hold on to the ring?

Just thought you'd dust it off and try it on the next girl.

Yeah, depended on who the girl was.

Hmm.

But, if say that girl was you...

Nah, it's not your style at all.

What's my style?

Somethin' vintage...

Simpler, but elegant. Not flashy.

You think you know me. So well...

Don't I?

I think we got up too early this morning.

Definitely.

-We should go back to bed. -Mm-hmm.

-We're gonna be late for work. -We'll skip the foreplay.

Hey, Principal Solomon, can I have a word?

Davia, yes, come in. Have a seat.

And please, call me Dan.

Oh, uh, thanks, Dan.

What can I do for you?

Uh, I wanted to talk to you about one of my students,

Andre Johnson, and this diversion program that he's in.

Sure. What would you like to know?

Well, apart from roughing students up in the hallway

and confiscating their permanent markers,

I'm not really sure what this program is all about.

It's a pipeline to prison.

Targeting mostly students of color?

Pretty much.

Well, this program is about diverting kids

who are getting in trouble at school

from getting in trouble with the law.

Jordan: The only contact most

of these kids have with the law,

is these probation officers treating them like criminals.

We're trying to keep these at-risk kids out of gangs.

What they're at risk of is racial bias.

We're giving them tough love here. That's the whole point.

They're being too lazy to come up with

real solutions outside of law enforcement.

These kids, they need discipline.

Right? They need to be told what's right from wrong.

Some of them need more discipline than others.

You treat a kid like a criminal,

they're more likely to become one.

We're telling these kids that you can be somebody.

These kids are in middle school.

Is getting in trouble with the law

really that much of a concern?

Trust me. I've seen it happen with so many of these kids.

And it just...

Breaks my heart.

Well, I think I overreacted

the last time I sent Andre to your office

and I would like that struck from his record.

Davia, you're not the first teacher to send him to my office, okay?

He's obviously not getting the kind of parenting he needs at home.

You did him a favor.

Ugh...

I really screwed up.

The whole system is screwed up.

The whole purpose of public education

was to promote social equality.

Here you go.

Every single one of my students

deserves a chance at success in life.

But not every one of them gets that opportunity.

Well how can I help Andre and my other students?

You can join the Equity Committee.

We're a group of teachers.

We meet a couple times a week.

We work on a plan to do better by our kids

and close the achievement gap.

I'm in. Whatever I can do.

Okay! Well we're meeting tonight at my place

so I'll just text you the address.

Sounds good.

How's it feel? Being the first all-female team at Speckulate.

-Amazing. -It's great.

So empowering.