Wanda Christine

David (Andy Gershenzon) is a young man who brings his fiancée Mia (Tenique Mathieu) to an engagement party at his conservative Jewish parents house where they are shocked to see that Mia happens to be black. Mia and her more liberal African-American parents announce that they want a Baptist Christian wedding and soon clash with David's tradition-minded parents who have strongly discouraged him for his entire life not to date any woman outside of his race or religion. Tensions mount and cultures

Mary Thomas is a single mother with nine children in a rough Chicago neighborhood. She struggles through poverty, resisting gangsters, violence and drugs while battling an indifferent city bureaucracy. Her children thrive under her protection, despite the dangers and temptations of their neighborhood. Mary's youngest son, Isiah Thomas, grows up to be one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA, leading the Detroit Pistons to two championships.