Our Kind of People (TV Series)

Sistervention... (2021)

Nadine Ellis: Leah Franklin-Dupont

Quotes 

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : There's the Raymond stuff Not to mention the old geezers on the board who keep reminding me that they'd rather get Franklin out of this hole with our father at the helm instead of me

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : I mean, I'm supposed to be stronger than this, right?

  Angela Vaughn : Oh, see, I was actually at the last black lady convention, and we took a vote. Turns out, we no longer have to carry the weight of the world on our backs while still walking in heels, okay? Yeah. I watch my mother try to be strong her entire life. And as much as I learned from that, I would have learned more from seeing her softer moments.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : I've thought a lot about your mom lately And how what happened between our father must have been hard.

  Angela Vaughn : Yeah, but she hid a lot of that from me. Kept up that "strong black woman" thing. We all do. But it's not sustainable. It's not. Black can crack. And after what happened with Teddy, she did.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Yeah. My mother, too. They weren't the only ones that he hurt, and this time, Raymond and my marriage have become the collateral damage. I'm his wife. I told him I would have his back and And that I would help him get Darmon back from Daddy, but I couldn't. I tried, but...

  Angela Vaughn : Leah, I know we're just starting to get to know each other, but do you want to know what I really think? The real power is in honesty. Sure, it exposes some of our stuff, but it's not weakness. Weak would be throwing away your marriage and walking into Jack's room. Being honest, vulnerable with Raymond Telling him what you just told me? That's power