Dre is upset with Junior for not nodding in acknowledgement. Bow doesn't understand why it is a big deal, so Dre explains the signifiicance of nodding in Black culture.

Coach Carter talks to his players about the importance of their future and their chance at attending college. He encourages them to analyze their lives and make choices to better themselves.

Dre and Bow invite friends to a church service, but they are not prepared for how long the service is.

Bow visits her dad to get clarity on why she is upset that Junior's girlfriend is white. He reminds her of her own roots and the struggles that came of her being a bi-racial child.

Ruby is upset that her grandkids prefer to be at Nana Jean's house, the grandmother of one of their Korean friends. She shows her distrust for Jean in a blatant manner.