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A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.

The everyday life and problems of the Josephs, a black family living in Chicago, Illinois.

Kennys father comes to visit

Teri and Brian take their relationship to an intimate level but decide to keep it private at their work place. Bird discovers the FBI is making inquiries about Baron which creates a distance between Lem and Baron.

Lem and Philky join forces to find the actual arsonist to completely clear Lem's name. When his daughter Kelly has an disagreement with another child Kenny gets into a physical fight with the other father.

Damon's drinking gets worse and he is arrested for drunk driving. Teri convinces him to seek help for his problem. Lem is concerned when a former teacher of Bird reappears and seems intent on keeping his attention on her.

Kelvin reveals that he's HIV positive to Maxine and Ken who struggle with their reaction to the news. Bird decides to act on her attraction to Malik and find it's reciprocated.

Damon stops by Teri's to hand her some flowers to show her his sympathy, but Teri wants to end their relationship so that they can just be "friends". Ahmad befriends Callie, a classmate from Lakeside Prep, but he soon believes that she only likes him because he's black. Maxine and Lem decide to pool their money to invest in a corporation, but are saddened when they lose everything they've earned. Meanwhile, Bird wants to learn more of what Lem does while she's not around.

Lem clashes with Baron Marks' son. Meanwhile, Bird takes a surprising step with Eva when Teri catches Eva and Bird sharing a kiss. Also, Ahmad is having unwelcome dreams about Bird.

Everyone comes up with ideas to celebrate Ahmad's 12th birthday party. Maxine becomes upset because Ahmad all of a sudden wants to have his party at Teri's house. Bird volunteers to bake Ahmad's birthday cake, much to everyone's dismay. Ahmad worries if K.C. and Reggie will accept his new friends at Lakeside Prep. Kenny searches hard to find the video game that his son wants more than anything, but when he takes Lem's suggestion to go out and buy it "hot", it lands him in jail. While in jail, he's interrogated by a harsh detective. He also ends up being the cellmate of a psychopath. After almost getting killed by his cellmate, Kenny is finally released. Upset with both Jack and Lem, Kenny refuses to accept the gift that he originally was sent to get.

Bird's plans for changing their mother's home finds resistance from Teri and Maxine. Ahmed decides to go out for the football team and must keep it hidden from his parents who aren't in favor.

Ahmad sees a drug related murder and his parents aren't sure they want him coming forward as a witness. Kenny learns he can't trust Lem. Damon's new client Kevin found his match in a woman he just met.

Lem helps Kenny face some aggressive competition for his tow truck business and Teri meets Damon's family. Meanwhile, Maxine makes a new friend.

Kenny comes back to work at his towing company, but he's taking a lot of pain pills to help him through the day; after helping out with the towing business, Maxine doesn't want to go back to being just a stay-at-home mom; Faith, the Joseph sisters' wayward cousin, is back in Chicago and in very hot water, but Teri reluctantly agrees to help her; Damon, at his brother's urging, pursues a promising college ball player for his sports management company, and in the process learns a valuable lesson about handling business before pleasure.

Kenny allows an old friend to use his towing company as a movie set, not realizing that the movies are gay porn. Maxine, a dark-skinned Black woman accuses Ahmad of being "color struck", due to the fact that she introduced him to the dark-skinned daughter of one of her friends, yet he falls for her cousin who is light skinned, with long, wavy hair.

Damon tries to win Teri's love; Terri makes a career choice; Lem and Bird reconcile; Maxine enjoys a windfall.

Maxine gets too emotionally involved with a client at the agency. Damon can't deal with the indecisive nature of his relationship with Teri and decides it needs to change.

Kenny and Lem start a new business venture but almost immediately disagree. Teri becomes upset when Damon introduces her as a friend and Damon asks a washroom attendant for advice. Maxine gets a new job.

Ahmad wants to impress a girl named Keisha. Bird and Lem work on co-parenting plus their communication skills. Maxine tries to get speed bumps installed but finds her meeting with an Alderman sabotaged by a family member.

When Estella returns, wanting Mandel back, Teri begins to investigate her rights. Tobias is released from the hospital.

Damon returns to Chicago; Alliance makes Kenny an offer; Lem collapses

Bird is excited when singer Deborah Cox asked her to go on tour with her. But she is angered when Maxine and Lem aren't supportive because of how it would impact her family.

Lem is arrested for the suspected arson at the grocery store and the family can't raise the bail. Ahmad starts having nightmares about his ongoing problems. Teri has difficulty with her sibling's friendship with her ex.

Teri is totally smitten with an attorney/author with whom she went to law school, but then she learns he is the opposing counsel on a case she is handling; Kenny's pain pill problem reaches its tipping point when Lem cuts him off; Kenny and Lila are forced to confront the increasing attraction between them.

Teri begins having panic attacks; Lem's mother, Lynnette tries to work her way back into his life; Keisha is not ready to forgive Ahmad for kissing Callie; a still-injured Kenny takes his frustrations out on his family, leading to an unexpected confrontation with his son. Musical Guest: Dave Hollister.