| 1 | Sylvia | | August's friend. |
| | Angela | Thompson | August's friend. aka: Angel. |
| | Gigi | | August's friend. |
| | August | | Narrator. aka: Auggie. |
| | Sonja | | An educated fellow. aka: Sister Sonja. |
| | Alafia | | August's brother's wife. |
| | | | SweetGrove - A land in Tennessee that is dear to August's family. |
| 2 | Clyde | | August's dead uncle. |
| | | | Allah - God in Islam. |
| | | | Prophet Elijah - The messenger of Allah. |
| 4 | Jennie | | August's neighbor. |
| | Dora | | August's father's friend. aka: Miss Dora. |
| 5 | Joe | Wilson | Owner of the Dance Academy. |
| 8 | Loretta | | A Muslim August met. aka: Sister Loretta, Sister Mama Loretta. |
| 9 | Falana | | August's grandmother. |
| | Jerome | | August's boyfriend. |
| 10 | Carla | | A girl from the dance group. Replaced Jennie. |
| | Trinity | | The new girl from the dance group. Replaced Carla not long after. |
| 12 | Alana | | August's new neighbor. |
| | John | | Boy with a lisp. |
| | Oswaldo | | The boy Gigi's in love with. |
| | Charlsetta | | Captain of the Thomas Jefferson Cheerleaders. |
