True Colors: Paul is shocked to hear from his estranged mother who wants to visit for Rainbow’s 13th birthday and soon learns more about why she...
Pride (In the Name of Love): It’s the first-ever nationally recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Paul is speaking at the school assembly about...
It’s Tricky: Rainbow wants to battle stereotypes at school after she joins the track team and feels like her friends only see her skin color. Meanwhile,...
When Doves Cry: In the wake of the Challenger tragedy, Rainbow and her family handle their grief in different ways. Denise realizes that life is too...
Do They Know It’s Christmas?: Alicia and Paul strive to maintain their winter solstice traditions from the commune, but their parents want to have a more...
Papa Don’t Preach: Paul struggles when Rainbow and Santamonica want to participate in a beauty pageant. Meanwhile, Johan gets teased for crying after a martial arts...
Weird Science: Rainbow’s passion for science deflates when her peers convince her that science isn’t cool. During Career Day, Rainbow code-switches and pursues journalism in order...
Puttin’ On the Ritz: The kids are excited to learn more about their grandad after Harrison invites the crew to family day at his country club....
Girls Just Want to Have Fun: The popular girls at school ask Rainbow to join their group Halloween costume as Tootie from “The Facts of Life.”...
All She Wants to Do is Dance: It’s time for the Johnson kids’ first school dance, but before Bow can dance the night away, she’ll have...
Love is a Battlefield: When Rainbow is tasked with a school assignment that requires her to trace her roots, she learns that history is more complicated...
Let Your Hair Down: After a teacher tells Rainbow to make sure her hair is “neat” for picture day, she becomes self-conscious and begins a complicated...
The Warrior: For Rainbow and Alicia, fitting in at school and standing out at work are hard enough; but with the added pressure from stay-at-home-dad Paul...
Becoming Bow: A young Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s, and the dilemmas they face to acclimate in...