The Belsey family consists of Howard, a liberal white English professor, his African-American wife Kiki, and their three children Jerome, Zora, and Levi. The Kipps family is led by Monty, a conservative black British-Caribbean professor, his wife Carlene, and their children Victoria and Michael.

Howard and Monty are academic rivals, and their families become further entangled when Jerome studies under Monty in London and becomes engaged to Victoria. Meanwhile, Howard has an affair with a colleague, straining his marriage to Kiki.

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