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Black Sheep of the Family 22 December 2008 at 7:58 am by Nikki

*The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Let me set this scenario up for you. My brother is the only Black architect at his firm. And usually when he attends any company related functions, he’s either the only or one of a handful of African Americans that show up at said events.

Having said that, one of his co-worker’s father (Mr. Smith) passed away last week and my brother attended the funeral. He was the only African American attendee at the funeral. So after the funeral, people were walking up to my brother and asking him who he was.

He’d introduced himself as the co-worker of Mr. Smith’s son.  So after fielding questions about his identity to several people, my brother became a bit agitated, and the next person who approached him and asked him who he was, he answered, “Didn’t they tell you?  I’m Mr. Smith’s outside child.”  Then he walked away.

I wish I could have seen the look on that person’s face.  I know it was priceless.

+ Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys By Nikki 16 July 2008 at 7:54 am and have 11 Comments

Tyler Perry is back again, y’all. This time it looks like he may have a surefire hit on his hands with The Family That Preys. Yes, his movies have made millions at the box office, but I’m talking about a real hit, and not just people attending the film because his name is attached to the project. This go ’round, Tyler touches on the subject of social classes and scandal.

Cast: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Tyler Perry, Cole Hauser, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Kadee Strickland, Sebastian Siegel

Plot Summary: Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice’s self-centered newlywed daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is betraying her trusting husband Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) by engaging in a torrid affair with her boss and mother’s best friend’s son William (Cole Hauser).

While cheating on his wife Jillian (Kadee Strickland) with a string of ongoing dalliances with his mistress Andrea, William’s true focus is to replace the COO of his mother’s lucrative construction corporation. Meanwhile, Alice’s other daughter Pam (Taraji Henson), a kind but no nonsense woman married to a hard working construction worker (Tyler Perry), tries to steer the family in a more positive direction.

As paternity secrets, marital infidelity, greed and unsavory business dealings threaten to derail both families, Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.