A popular girl (Ta-Tanisha) steals J.J.'s heart.

The family tries to convince James that he should see a doctor for his headaches and emotional outbursts.

Florida is asked to be a health tonic's spokeswoman.

Florida's charitable instincts could lose her an award.

An angry Housing Authority official visits the Evans family after one of Michael's letters to the editor is published.

Odds are good that J.J. will be held back a grade

J.J., an aspiring artist, is discovered by a man who wants to become his patron.

Florida and James fear that there is more between Thelma and her new beau than a five-year difference.

A remark in class gets Michael suspended from school.

A self-proclaimed "shepherd of the Lord" asks James to become one of his herdsmen.

The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.

A sudden run of good luck and one of J.J.'s paintings create a religious conflict in the Evans household.

Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently