#blackAF 1.08

i know you may not get this, but the reason we deserve a vacation is... because of slavery

The family continues to suffer internally. Kenya tries to make up with Joya but she isn't receptive. Izzy, Pops, and Kam spend a lot of time together driving a stolen cart around the resort. Drea hangs with Chloe despite her older sister's desire for some time alone with her boyfriend.

Eventually things seem to get better for Kenya (and the rest of the family) despite a few setbacks along the way. Danny survives despite getting very badly sunburned. Izzy and Kam learn to respect Pops in a way that they never have before. Chloe and Drea go through some ups and downs but seem to be on better terms by the end of the trip. 

#blackAF 1.07

i know this is going to sound crazy... but this, too, is because of slavery

Kenya and Joya take the family on vacation. They fight over where to go on vacation. They eventually settle on Fiji. Kenya decides that he needs to step up his game so he pays for a private jet to fly them there. Drea warns (the viewers) that all is not going to go well. Her prediction proves to be true. 

Izzy and Kam pick on Pops. Joya lets Marquise, Chloe's boyfriend, come with them which drives Kenya nuts. Kenya has Danny keep an eye on Marquise. Drea is annoyed beacuse Chloe was always her best friend on family vacations and now she just wants to spend time with Marquise.

#blackAF 1.06

hard to believe, but still because of slavery

Drea says something to her father that gets him thinking which leads to him making comments about how Joya spends her time.  This in turn sets Joya off and she talks to her lawyer and her publicist (Joya is getting ready to do press for a book she wrote) about why Kenya is acting the way he is. He winds up talking to his coworkers about the situation.

Thoughts

I don't know how to sum it up better than that. The crux of the episode seems to be that Kenya feels that Joya has changed or is changing and he doesn't like what he's seeing.  The crux of the episode seems to be that she takes umbrage at him for not giving her the room to do what she wants without him commenting on her choices.

#blackAF 1.05

yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery

Kenya sees a movie, by a Black director that he doesn't like. Joya and Drea went to see the movie with him. Joya loved it. Drea did not. They try to explain to Joya what was wrong with it but they don't get anywhere.

Kenya is supposed to do a panel after a screening of the movie a week later. He checks Rotten Tomatoes and the movie is blowing up. Everyone loves it. Kenya feels as though he can't come out as hating the movie. He feels pressured to say he likes it because the director is Black. He invites his extended family over to get their opinions. They all love it. He shows it to his writing staff, their opinions break down along racial lines. Mikala and Broadway like it. Leeza, Nelson, and Jerome have problems with it. 

#blackAF 1.04

yup, you guessed it. again, this is because of slavery

Kenya gets a bit obsessed with his image as a father. Drea kind of sets him off when she mentions that there is a party coming up. He assumes that it is a birthday party for one of his kids but he can't remember which one has a birthday coming up.

Pops says something that leads him to believe that it is his birthday that's coming up. It turns out that it is a party for the little league team that Pops is on. Word comes down during the party that the coach had a stroke. Kenya volunteers to take over the coaching job. That doesn't last very long.

#blackAF 1.03

still... because of slavery

Joya feels like she is has done a poor job with Izzy, after she catches her recording a dance video with some of her friends. Kenya questions the job he has done raising his sons after he discovers that they haven't taken a shower in over three days. This all happens as Kenya is preparing for the family's Juneteenth celebration and trying to convince Joya that the piece of art he bought recently is worth it.

Thoughts

Drea is still shooting her video about her family but she doesn't figure quite as prominently as she did in the previous two episodes.

#blackAF 1.02

because of slavery too

Kenya and Joya go to a concert. They do some molly before they go to the concert. They are the oldest people there. They run into their daughter Chloe at the concert. Drea is there filming it all on her phone. Kenya is the one who spots Chloe at the party amd confronts her. Joya is too busy partying and she's the one who got Chloe and her friend tickets to the show.

Thoughts

I think I thought I understood what to expect from this show but I don't. I feel like there are references that are just going over my head. Some things go by so fast that I don't know what happened. I'm having a hard time getting a grip on it. I think the way it is shot and the number of characters has something to do with that. 

#blackAF 1.01

because of slavery

Drea, one of Kenya and Joya's daughters, is making a documentary. It is part of her application to film school. The documentary is about the family and catches all sorts of stuff on film. There's a little bit about each of her siblings but the biggest spotlight is on her parents. 

Joya is a lawyer who is currently a stay at home mom. Her father is a writer. They live a pretty comfortable life but Kenya is starting to question some of his choices in terms of how he presents himself.