Dre is upset that Jack and Diane are getting the same surface-level education about Black History Month that he got when he was growing up; he is asked to make a presentation at the school assembly and wants to bring black history to life.
As they are planning Devante's birthday, Bow wants to be more mindful with all the new child-rearing rules these days, but Dre isn't having it; Jack and Diane try to change Ruby's bad habits.
Jack keeps getting himself into trouble, so Dre chaperones the twins' school dance to keep an eye on him; Junior fights with his girlfriend after she thinks he spends too much time taking care of Devante.
Dre's sister Rhonda takes Jack and Diane to her part of town in a black neighborhood and claims the twins are scared of their own community; Bow becomes the "office mom" at work, and Junior tries to help her break the label.
When a reformed ex-con is found shot outside an apartment complex, detectives wonder if his criminal past has caught up with him; but after an unexpected witness comes forward, detectives uncover sinister motives closer to home than they expected.
After a couple is brutally attacked, detectives are left hunting for leads; when another woman goes missing, they realize the cases may be connected; their prime suspect continues to evade justice.
In Burlington, N.C., gunfire erupts at a park killing a 21-year-old man; police are shocked when their investigation leads them to a "good girl" whose love for a "bad boy" has pushed her into a violent world of vice.