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Black Like Monica
Touched by an Angel - S5 - E23
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Touched by an Angel: Season 5 - 26 Episode s
5x1 - Miles to Go Before I Sleep
September 20, 1998
The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring the faith of several terminal patients.
5x2 - Saving Grace (I)
September 27, 1998
Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe. This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving Grace (II).
5x3 - What Are Friends For?
October 4, 1998
Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
5x4 - Only Connect
October 11, 1998
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
5x5 - The Lady of the Lake
October 18, 1998
Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.
5x6 - Beautiful Dreamer
October 25, 1998
Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
5x7 - I Do
November 1, 1998
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
5x8 - The Wind Beneath Our Wings
November 8, 1998
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
5x9 - Psalm 151
November 15, 1998
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.
5x10 - The Peacemaker
November 22, 1998
A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.
5x11 - An Angel on the Roof
December 13, 1998
Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.
5x12 - Fool For Love
January 3, 1999
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.
5x13 - The Medium and the Message
January 10, 1999
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
5x14 - My Brother's Keeper
February 7, 1999
The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.
5x15 - On Edge
February 14, 1999
A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.
5x16 - The Man Upstairs
February 21, 1999
A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with ,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil disguised as a casino manager.
5x17 - Family Business
February 28, 1999
A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.
5x18 - Anatomy Lesson
March 7, 1999
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
5x19 - Jagged Edges
March 28, 1999
After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.
5x20 - Into the Fire
April 4, 1999
A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.
5x21 - Made in the U.S.A.
April 11, 1999
An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.
5x22 - Full Circle
April 25, 1999
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
5x23 - Black Like Monica
May 2, 1999
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
5x24 - Fighting the Good Fight
May 9, 1999
An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth fighting for.
5x25 - Hearts
May 16, 1999
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant.
5x26 - Godspeed
May 23, 1999
Josie, an astronaut preparing for a mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery, struggles to cope with her God-fearing mother's death just days before the scheduled launch. Meanwhile, a sick child wants Josie to mail a letter to God.