| 1 | Valerie | Toussaint | Fabiola's mother. Aka: Manman. |
| | Fabiola | Toussaint | Protagonist. |
| | Deborah | Howard | An airport security officer. |
| | Marjorie | Francois | Valerie's sister who lives in New York. Fabiola's aunt. Aka: Matant Marjorie, Matant Jo. |
| 2 | Chantal | Francois | Fabiola's cousin. |
| | Primadonna | Francois | Fabiola's cousin. Aka: Donna, D. |
| | Princess | Francois | Fabiola's cousin. Aka: Pri. |
| 3 | Bad | Leg | The crazy homeless man that Dray hit. |
| | Drayton Willis | Carter | Donna's boyfriend. A drug seller. Aka: Dray. |
| 4 | Papa | Legba | The lwa of crossroads. |
| | Sandra | McNeil | Murdered. A 17-year-old student. |
| 5 | Ms. | Stanley | The school principal. |
| | Imani | | Fabiola's seatmate. |
| | Jean-Phillip | Francois | Marjorie's husband. Fabiola's uncle. |
| 7 | Broke | Anderson | Dray's childhood friend. Fabiola's boyfriend. Aka: Kasim. |
| | Marco | | Fabiola's ex-lover. |
| | Ezili | | The lwa of love and fertility. |
| 9 | Shawna | Stevens | The detective from Grosse Pointe. |
| | Madison | Helwig | The teenager who died from a bad combination of drugs. |
| 11 | Taj | | Pri's lover. |
| 12 | Mr. | Nolan | Fabiola's English teacher. |
| 14 | J.Dilla | | A Detroit rapper legend. |
| | Eminem | | A famous rapper. |
| | Alvin | Ailey | The opera dancer. |
| | Uncle | Q | Dray's uncle. A club owner. |
| 15 | Baron | Samedi | The Haitian loa of the dead. |
| 16 | Jean-Claude | Duvalier | The former President of Haiti. Aka: Baby Doc. |
| | Francois | Duvalier | Jean-Claude's father. |
| 17 | Miss | Sandra | Donna's friend. |
| | Ms. | Unique | The beauty salon owner. |
| | Ezili-Danto | | The lwa of vengeance for women. |
| 19 | Daesia | | Imani's friend. |
| | Tammie | | One of Imani's classmates. |
| | Tonesha | | Raquel's cousin. |
| | Raquel | | The alleged girlfriend of Kasim. |
| 21 | Ogu | | The warrior and the half of Les Marrasa Jumeaux. |
| | Adrian | Weiss | The former owner of Francois's house. |
| | Ruth | Weiss | Adrian's wife. |
| | Henry | Ford | Adrian's former employer. A plant owner. |
| | Wilson | Coolidge | The man who bought the Weiss's house. |
| | Lester Charles | Walker | The first black resident of American Street. |
| 26 | Baron | | Fabiola's friend. A Zoe Pound member. |
| 28 | Berry | Gordy | The Motown Museum guide. |
| 29 | Bryan | Messner | The guy who's having a big party. |
