Mary Jackson petitions to the judge to be the first African American woman to attend an all-white high school during the segregation period in order to fulfill her NASA requirements.
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.
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.