Overview:
Present:
Rene represents a white couple prevented from adopting their black foster daughter; M.E. has an ectopic pregnancy which leaves her feeling a mixture of sadness, guilt, and relief; Rene tells M.E. about getting an abortion while she was in law school; M.E. starts an internship at a local paper.
Past:
Johnny gets grounded for taking M.E. and Rene to a drive-in for a soda and then protesting when the manager refuses to serve Rene; M.E. feels responsible for her father's migraine after she wishes he would get a new brain that wasn't hateful; after Johnny becomes ashamed when he concurs with his girlfriend's bigotry toward Rene, he stands up to Uncle Jimmy's racism and asks M.E. to tell Rene that he's sorry; Uncle Jimmy threatens the O'Briens with Klan retaliation over M.E.'s friendship with Rene.
Release Date : 1998-10-27
Genre : Drama, Family
Duration : 60 menit
Rating : ⭐ 0/10 (0 votes)
Actors : Annie Potts, Lorraine Toussaint, Shari Dyon Perry, Mae Middleton, Chris Mulkey, Olivia Friedman, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Derrex Brady