Nicole Ari Parker Teri Joseph Actor Vanessa Williams Maxine Chadway Actor Malinda Williams Tracy "Bird" Van Adams Actor Rockmond Dunbar Kenny Chadway Actor Darrin Dewitt Henson Lem Van Adams Actor Boris Kodjoe Damon Carter Actor Aaron Meeks Ahmad Chadway Actor James Avery Guest Star Kenneth Welsh Guest Star Nicki Micheaux Guest Star Larry Marshall Guest Star Felicia D. Henderson Executive Producer, Writer, Director Tracey Edmonds Executive Producer Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Executive Producer Robert Teitel Executive Producer George Tillman Jr. Executive Producer Seanne Kemp Kovach Writer