S1, E5 Today was a Good Day

Original Air Date: Feb 11, 2018

A neighborhood block party brings Brandon, Ronnie, Emmett and Kevin together. Brandon has a confrontation with Ronnie and gets surprised by Jerrika.

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Vulture

"The block party feels lively and pleasant, playing the old-school songs I’ve come to think of as synonymous with these types of gatherings. "

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Cast

Jason Mitchell: Brandon Johnson

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine: Ronnie Davis

Jacob Latimore: Emmett Washington

Alex Hibbert: Kevin Williams

Tiffany Boone: Jerrika Little

Yolonda Ross: Jada Washington

Armando Riesco: Detective Armando Cruz

Written by

Marcus Gardley

Created by

Lena Waithe

Directed by

Darren Grant

Rating

TVMA

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Graphic Language, Adult Content, Violence

Music from this episode

24: Aaron Cohen

Midnight Marauders: Fat Freddy's Drop

Peace: The Roots

Bedouin: Christophe Goze

You Ain't Gang: Lil Bibby

People We Got To Do Better: The Soulmates

The Light: Common

Give Me Somethin (ft. Lisa Shaw): Miguel Migs

Wasted Education 2: Epidemic Sound

Get On Up: Jodeci

2 Seasons, 20 Episodes

Season 2

Brandon strives to make his food truck a success. Emmett makes an effort to get custody of his son, guided by Jada. Kevin reckons with the trauma of what he has experienced in his young life. Ronnie attempts to come to terms with killing Brandon’s brother.

Season 2
Season 1

As lives intersect, the people who call the South Side of Chicago home strive to make the right choices and overcome life’s challenges.

Season 1

ADULT CONTENT, GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, NUDITY, VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED.

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