Soul Food - Season 1 - Eps 12: The Language of Life
Musical guest: Kelly Price Teri asks Damon to be a translator for one of her meetings. He agrees and is offered a job being an International translator. But he backs out on the opportunity due to Teri only wanting him to take the job because he looks good in a suit. Bird learns that Lem hasn't been working at the docks as he made everyone believe. Hurt by the fact that Lem lied to her, she asks Lem to leave. He reluctantly leaves. After realizing that he wants to be with his wife and son, he returns to Bird. Still feeling the need to be alone, Bird demands that Lem leave and never return.
About Soul Food

Title: Soul Food
First Air Date: 2000-06-28
Last Air Date: 2004-05-26
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 74
Network: Showtime
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Fox Television Studios, CBS Studios
Synopsis
Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.
Cast

Nicole Ari Parker
Teri Joseph

Vanessa Williams
Maxine Chadway

Malinda Williams
Tracy 'Bird' Van Adams

Rockmond Dunbar
Kenny Chadway

Darrin Henson
Lem Van Adams