The mother and father are from North Carolina, and their children were staying at a home in South Carolina, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
(men laugh) i ll take wb. i ll take upn. i ll take usa. - by the early 2000s, networks are only looking for big name black comedians to headline their shows. - when you talk about the bernie mac show, you get a slice of life, of african american life. - yeah, my sister s on drugs. what am i supposed to do? allow these three kids to go to some foster home? - you don t know what you re getting yourself into. - i didn t wanna come into america s living room. i wanted to bring america into mine. this is my house. - bernie had a very clear idea of the kind of show he wanted. bernie mac goes, you know, reggie? of all the people in hollywood, you get bernie mac. - ma am, don t do that. this is my car. i m trying to tell you something. - my goal working on the show as a director, as a producer was to make sure bernie mac stayed bernie mac. (horn blows) (upbeat funky music) - i don t mean to toot my own horn, america, but bernie mac s genius. - i m overwhelmed, as you see.
Reports of children in state custody sleeping overnight and, in one case, weeks in an office building were the catalyst to fire up the former state social worker of the year.