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De'Londa Brice is the mother of Namond Brice.

Biography[]

Background[]

Namond’s father Wee-Bey Brice is incarcerated for multiple homicides. Although she has adopted Wee-Bey's last name, they are not married. De'Londa raises her son using funds from the criminal organization Wee-Bey worked for and she holds Wee-Bey in high regard as a male role model for Namond. She actively encourages him to get involved in Baltimore's drug trade and uses Wee-Bey's contacts to get him work.

De'Londa owns her own home and spends a relatively large amount on clothes (notably a fur coat) and jewelry compared to her neighbors. She ensures that Namond always wears expensive clothes even when he has misbehaved. De'Londa enjoys regular shopping trips to New York and visits to Atlantic City while leaving Namond to care for himself.

But she actually cares nothing about Namond as anything but a meal ticket. Instead of going into the game herself, she has her son do her dirty work. This catches up to her when Wee-Bey turns custody of Namond over to Howard Colvin.

Season 4[]

When Brianna Barksdale cuts De'Londa off from the Barksdale empire she decides the only way to support her way of life is to have her son work as a crew chief. She bosses one-time Barksdale lieutenant Bodie Broadus into giving Namond a package of his own and instructs him on how best to sell it. She will not let Namond drop out of school for his new work.

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Appearances[]

Season 4
"Boys of Summer" "Soft Eyes" "Home Rooms" * "Refugees" "Alliances"
"Margin of Error" "Unto Others" "Corner Boys" "Know Your Place" "Misgivings"
"A New Day" "That's Got His Own" "Final Grades"