01x09 - You Learn

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Previously on

Beyond Black Beauty

Let's partner with Stonepointe

on that clinic.

Have you ever seen anyone

that looks like us

at Stonepointe?

That's not

The exact same book.

It's been in our

family for generations.

- We miss you.

- Yeah, Mom is Mom.

Mom is Mom? Son, she

didn't get there by herself.

You helped her draw

that line in the sand.

When I said you

made the shortlist,

I meant you. Not Beauty.

Now is not the time

to be showing nerves to someone

who designs champion athletes

for a living.

Beauty may not have been

bred to compete,

but she was born to do this.

I don't really know

What you're tryna do ♪

Got the top down

Goin' 'bout a hundred and two ♪

You liking what you see ♪

And baby I'd have to agree ♪

I'm looking way too

damn sexy tonight ♪

Not a beauty in the world

You ever seen like this ♪

Tell me, do you wanna watch me

Move my waist like this ♪

You better not.

I'm just minding

my own business.

Alvin, my uniform.

Probably should've

thought of that.

You play dirty, but

touché.

You're not

bored of me yet?

Our time together,

it's all ranch and Stonepointe.

And if I'm not

prepping for the clinic,

I'm training every

night with Beauty.

It can't be what

you signed up for.

And what if it is?

I never had nothing

special before ♪

Oh, sorry.

Um, Jolie?

Kyle Freed.

I'm with the Baltimore Inquirer.

I'm covering the clinic today.

Gretchen insisted

that I get some

face time with the

future Olympian.

- Of course.

- Great.

Don't worry. We'll

pick this up later.

So tell me, when did

you first start to ride?

Yes.

You all must be feeling very

proud of what you managed to do.

Well, we haven't

done anything yet.

But, yes, we're happy to open

our doors to a wider community.

And it's great to

give our children

access to a

champion-level trainer,

like Gretchen.

It really is the

perfect partnership.

They bring the eager

participants and we bring, well,

everything else.

And maybe we'll

find a few hidden

equestrian talents

in the process.

More little Jolies.

Just what the world needs.

Uh, Petra, as a co-owner

are you hoping for

this to be the first

of many Stonepointe

community clinics?

Stonepointe-Chambers

community clinics.

Right.

That's the hope.

These clinics are the perfect

chance to share access

to proper high-level

English riding lessons.

And nothing would

make us happier

than to extend that opportunity

to the children of

the underprivileged

and underserved community

of West Baltimore.

Mm, my ranch is a mainstay

in West Baltimore.

We've been serving our community

for over a hundred years.

Quite successfully, I might add.

No one's saying otherwise.

Our goal is simply

to build a better, safer future

for these children who can't

help where they grow up.

Underprivileged, underserved?

And now you're gonna save us

from ourselves?

You're, you're taking

me out of context.

And truthfully,

you should be grateful

that we've shown special

interest in your ranch.

- There's no need to overreact.

- Okay.

We're done here.

Yeah, you can take your people

and your horses and your money

and get the hell off my land.

That's right.

Hey.

I don't know how to begin

to apologize for my mother.

You know how old folks are.

Holding onto a past

that no longer exists.

But this doesn't change anything

between us.

Doesn't it?

No, no, of course not.

I still believe in

you and your talent.

I'm not my mother.

I make my own decisions.

And you, of all people,

should know not to judge someone

by the sins of their parents.

You're not wrong about that.

Gretchen!

Yes. Coming.

I'll be in touch about training.

Can't wait.

Bye.

So, what happens now?

So many people have RSVP'd,

shall we just postpone?

Absolutely not.

We made a commitment

to the community.

So I still plan to offer a

profession clinic

for English riders.

I'll call Marcos.

The Gonzalez ranch

has the hunter jumper horses

and the tack we need.

They won't mind helping.

I'll take care of the course.

Oh, great. Let's get to it.

I'm glad everyone

seems confident

you can pull this

off in six hours,

but who exactly is

teaching this thing?

Uh, uh, no.

No. No.

Honey, those kids are expecting

a professional.

And you're our

Grand Prix winner.

Yeah, but that, that

doesn't mean that

But what?

You can do this, Jo.

Okay, fam. Let's get to work.

I don't mean to interrupt,

but I'd really love to stick

around and tell the story.

You know our readers

love an underdog.

Ma, look, I posted

about the clinic,

people are excited.

Any publicity is

good publicity, so

Okay, Mr. Freed, but just

try not to get in the way.

Yes, ma'am.

Familia!

Let's unload

quickly. Get to work.

Hey, Marcos!

Long time.

Looking good, old friend.

A little creaky,

but, uh, still ticking.

Thanks so much for coming.

Us urban ranchers gotta stick

together. It's

always been like that.

And it'll stay that way.

Come on, let's get you set up.

Uh, I'm, I'ma go help

there. Yeah? Mm.

Does Mom

know you're here?

Let me worry about your mother.

So, what, is she, uh,

tryna to erase me now?

The mural?

Nah, nah, that wasn't Mom.

That was all Stonepointe.

Got you.

All right, then,

let's show

Stonepointe how we do.

Okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

Wow.

Our people were

never given their due credit.

We were instrumental

in taming the Wild West.

One in four cowboys were Black.

That's right.

Our readership is

gonna eat this up.

I'm sure a lot of

them don't know

that Black cowboys even exist.

Well, imagine that.

Black achievements erased

from the history books.

You can tell your

readers I'm shocked.

No, Americans love to think

they created rodeo,

but it originated

with the Spanish and Mexicans,

then our people

gave it some flair.

You wouldn't have steer

wrestling without Bill Pickett.

My kids have barely mastered

Postmates. What's your secret?

Well, we're committed to

seeing our history

live beyond us.

Through

the next generation.

Ronnie, the barrel racer.

- And Lil' Man, the

- Calf roper.

And best Peewee

Bronc Rider of 2012,

Lemond Parrish.

Does she think she's fooling

anyone with that fake smile?

She's fooling everyone outside

this family and

that's all that matters.

I know my daughter.

Yvonne won't let

anyone stop her.

And you must be

very proud of yours.

Filling in for Gretchen Müller

is no easy feat.

I am proud of her.

But also worried.

Jolie has some doubts.

She thinks that we're not

capable without Stonepointe.

Are you surprised?

It's hard to have pride when

you don't know your history.

We know you took our

heirloom with you to Belgium,

but I'm betting you didn't

tell her the whole story.

I guess I took it just so I'd

always have a piece of home.

But I was gonna tell her

about its history.

Some day.

Well, how about today?

We show Jolie

where she comes from.

Yeah.

Yeah.

We can't afford trouble.

And wherever Lemond

goes, trouble follows.

We have our rules for a reason.

This is not "our" rule.

But I've gone along

with it, like always.

Look, you wanted

Stonepointe out,

I got your back.

You wanted help to

deliver on your clinic,

I got it for you.

But Lemond is it.

The boy knows his

way around every tool.

It's one day.

Hey. You're welcome.

We'll talk about this later.

Hi.

Oh so hard to be in love

Yeah, yeah ♪

Can you feel it? ♪

It looks exactly like the plans.

Oh, we won't take offense

to your surprise.

Okay. I was a little worried.

At least the course looks right.

Now, just for the teaching part.

You got this.

Good

afternoon, everyone.

Welcome to the Chambers-Gonzales

community clinic.

Led by my talented granddaughter

and Grand Prix winner,

Jolie Dumont.

Jolie!

I know you were all

expecting Stonepointe today,

but there's a reason

why they aren't here.

How many times have

you been undervalued?

Mm-hmm.

And how many times has this

community been underestimated?

Mm-hmm.

We will not let

anyone steal our joy,

our pride,

our respect.

Our ranch has been a part of

this community

for six generations.

Its values are rooted in a

people who overcame cruelty

and inhumanity.

My great-grandfather, Gabriel,

was a freed sl*ve.

Raised as a cowboy.

He started reading

Black Beauty.

And when he got this land,

it inspired him to turn it

into a safe haven for human

and for horse.

"My doctrine is this,

that if we see cruelty or wrong

that we have the power to stop

and do nothing,

we make ourselves

sharers in the guilt."

Consistency in the basics

will make you an expert one day.

So, let's start with the basics.

This position is

called a two-point.

Heels are down,

front is forward,

and your bum is

up off the saddle.

See here, heels

down is important.

It steadies you.

If you go on your toes,

you lose your balance

and your horse will

also lose its balance.

Now, I'm gonna take

this position over a jump.

See? Nothing to it.

Would anyone like to volunteer

to ride Beauty?

Yeah, no, I don't trust

that horse. It bit Lil' Man.

What happens if she

doesn't want to jump?

What if she kicks us off too?

Beauty is dangerous.

Can we ride

a different horse?

Uh, hey, y'all.

Uh

Look, we know it's scary.

To try something new.

And, yeah, Beauty

here made a mistake,

but she's a different horse now.

Ronnie has never

been on Beauty before.

That's right.

So she'll go first.

Show you there's

nothing to worry about.

C'mon.

All right. Don't

embarrass me, lady.

Imma Imma boss

Imma Imma Imma boss ♪

Bum up, Ron.

Yes, just like that.

Great job!

How about a hand

for our first rider?

And our dependable Beauty.

Who's here to have some fun?

Hold up, work, I

seen that look before ♪

Independent, in to win it

I ain't gotta look for mo ♪

Imma Imma boss

Imma Imma Imma boss ♪

Ooh! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Thanks for

helping out today.

Couldn't have done

it without you guys.

It's becoming a pattern.

Can you not live

without me, Parrish?

Mm.

Trying very hard not to.

Way down in my heart

Is where you found the key ♪

Good night.

My soul is on fire

'Cause you bring the heat ♪

There ain't no

love without insanity ♪

It's more than enough

To know you want it too ♪

Get over it.

Look, you ain't gotta hide

your feelings from us

Parrish.

We see you for the beautiful,

complicated creature you are.

I hate you.

We k*lled it today.

The Müllers are

gonna eat their words.

We'll see.

Gretchen just texted me. She

wants me to stop by Stonepointe.

You're still gonna

work with her?

After everything

colonizer Petra said?

If I let every

r*cist thing affect

me, I wouldn't get anywhere.

What about pride? You have any?

Of course I have pride.

It's why I work as hard as I do.

Maybe what Petra

said was messed up,

but that's her.

Gretchen isn't her mother.

Yeah, but she's a Müller.

I bet the apple doesn't fall far

from the white privileged tree.

Better get out while you can.

And walk away

from an opportunity

I worked my whole life to get?

Uh, yeah, no.

There have been plenty

of white faces to stare at.

And I've always been

the only one in the arena,

but it didn't stop me then.

And it won't stop me now.

See, and I get it.

You gotta infiltrate

to break barriers.

Look at how the day went.

The look on those kids faces to

see someone who looks like them

do the unthinkable,

that, that's priceless.

See, this is why

I didn't want y'all to date.

Of course you're gonna

take her side. Stop.

Look, I guess you

just gotta ask yourself,

are your dreams worth

the cost of your soul?

Today was a good day.

Mm-hmm.

And if it was so good,

then why do I get the feeling

that you're still unhappy?

Stop interrogating me, Elle.

Lemond was our saving grace.

Seeing all my kids

together after so long

It shook me.

I just wish it wasn't

so complicated.

Then uncomplicate it.

Look, maybe it's time

for him to come home.

I have given that boy

so many chances.

And the last time I

let my guard down

he brought a g*n onto the ranch.

And Lil' Man was

the one who found it.

He's the one who chose g*ng life

over family, not me.

Lemond messed up.

And I know you have

to keep everyone safe.

But I know a thing or two

about missing

out on your family.

I just don't want you

to make the same mistake I did.

Life is unfairly short.

Did you see Ron Money's posture

when she was riding English?

Yeah, I do.

She was practically British.

Okay, maybe next

time volunteer yourself.

Yeah, next time. Yeah.

Dinner.

Do you have to go?

Yeah, bud. I'll see you soon.

Work on that posture.

Boom.

- See you, girl.

- See you.

You did good today.

Yeah, like my ma taught me.

Night.

Hungry?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Oh,

thank God you're here.

What's going on?

Freed called.

For a response

about his article.

Listen to this.

"What happened here today

was a community coming together.

Representing themselves

and pushing diversity

in a sport where it's lacking.

Stonepointe could learn a thing

or two from the Chambers ranch."

That's unbelievable.

I mean, what's wrong with that?

Diversity doesn't

just happen overnight.

So listen.

We'll just have to make it clear

to the world

that you are a Stonepointe's

ambassador of sorts.

Then there will be no doubt

about our commitment

to diversity.

Is this because of the article

or you actually

wanna be inclusive?

Uh, it's all part

of our modernize mandate.

It's always been the plan.

And you just happen to be

the perfect candidate.

It's win-win.

It is a great opportunity

to open the door for others.

Exactly.

So, let's get Freed on the phone

and tell him that

you agree with Petra.

But we did deliver without you.

Yeah, maybe we define success

a bit differently.

And wasn't it the point to give

them a world-class teacher?

No.

No, the point was to show these

kids that there's

space for them too.

And I got to be a part of that.

Are you

really not gonna help

the one person who's

been rooting for you?

For months?

Without my family's support

or money or access

you wouldn't even be able

to walk through the front door.

Who do you think you are?

If

I see something

wrong and do nothing,

I'm just as guilty.

No, I am not gonna be your

diversity doll on some pamphlet.

Good luck getting to Belgium.

Watch me.