| Dot | Ainsley | Erman's wife. |
| Erman Joseph | Ainsley | Man ranted against government. A former salt mine worker. |
| Wash | Allen | A Radio D.J. |
| Bernadine | B. Porter | Jay's pregnant wife. Aka: Bernie. |
| Alexander | Bakker | Worked at firm that had Coil Oil as one of their biggest clients. |
| Wanda | Beasley | A woman who runs the restaurant called "Hot Pot". |
| Darwood | Becker | A commissioner with a port of Houston authority. |
| Lloyd | Bentsen | A Senator. |
| Pat | Bodine | The ILA's President. |
| Hugh | Bowlin | A man from Maritime Association. |
| Al | Boykins | Bernie's mother. Jay's mother-in-law. |
| Evelyn A. | Boykins | Jay's sister-in-law. Bernie's sister. |
| Reverend | Boykins | Bernie's father. |
| Andy | Bradshaw | A police detective on Marshall's murder case. |
| Elaine | Brown | A Black Revolutionist. |
| Stokely | Carmichael | A chairman of the national chapter of SNCC. |
| Eldridge | Cleaver | A Black Revolutionist. |
| John | Cole | Thomas's brother. |
| Johnson | Cole | The Founder of Cole Oil Industries. Thomas's father. |
| Patrick | Cole | Thomas's brother. |
| Thomas | Cole | The CEO of Cole Oil Industries. |
| J.T. | Cummings | A port commissioner and a city councilman. Charlie's client. |
| Effie | Dropbottom | A transvestite burlesque dancer. |
| Marcus | Dupri | Jay's co-founder of COBRA. |
| Mickey | Gilley | Owner of a Club. |
| Natalia | Greenwood | A woman who dodged the charges of feds. |
| Fred | Hampton | An American Activist. Chairman of Black Panther. |
| Darren | Hayworth | A boy who was badly beaten by ILA. A dockworker. |
| Melvin | Hempnill | A man who runs the funeral. |
| Marshall | Hennings | Boat captain on Bernie's birthday date with Jay. Jimmy's cousin. |
| Roger | Holloway | An activist. Cynthia's lover. |
| Wayne | Kaylin | The OCAW's President. |
| Dr. | King | Founder of SCLC. |
| Mickey | Leland | A city congressman. A democrat. |
| Elise | Linsey | The mystery girl that Jay and Bernie helped in the boat. |
| Paul | Lockhart | A judge. |
| Charlie | Luckman | Mr. Cummings's lawyer. |
| Kwame | Mackalvy | A man who runs a community center. Aka: Lloyd. |
| Cynthia | Maddox | Jay's ex-girlfriend. The City Mayor. |
| Eddie | Mae | Jay's secretary. |
| Sylvia | Martinez | A woman who works at the Post. |
| Delores | Maxwell | One of Alfreda's sorors. |
| Buddy | McPherson | Mayor Madox's challenger in the next election.
Former sheriff. |
| Carlisle | Minty | The OCAW's Vice-President. |
| Miss | Mitchell | A Boarding house owner where Jay formerly lived. |
| Dana | Moreland | The Hooker. Jay's client. |
| Huey | Newton | A Black Revolutionist. |
| Johnny | Noland | Evelyn's on-and-off boyfriend. |
| William | P. Clements | The City Governor. |
| Mary | Patterson | Marshall's side-chick. |
| Lonnie | Philips | A reporter in Houston Chronicles. Aka: Lon. |
| Alma | Porter | Jay's mother. |
| Jay | Porter | Protagonist. A lawyer. |
| Jerome | Porter | Jay's father. Aka: Jay Bird. |
| Ronald | Reagan | The U.S. President. |
| Jimmy | Rochelle | Owner of the boat Jay rents for her wife's birthday. |
| Bayard | Rustin | An American leader of anti social movements for civil rights. |
| Donnie | Simpson | Owner of the house that was shot by ILA. |
| Pete | Smalls | Mr. Stone's partner. |
| Rolly | Snow | Marcus Dupri's former cellmate. Jay's old
acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Stone | The detective who had a search in Elise's house. |
| Dwight | Sweeney | Found dead in car. Aka: Neal McNamara, and Blake Ellis. |
| Emily | Vroland | The County Judge. The Judge in Elise's trial. |
| Charlie | W. Robinson | A man who dodged the charges of feds. |
| Alfreda | Watkins | An activist. Roger's African verification inspiration. |
| Sam | Widman | A police detective. Andy's partner. |
| Lyndon | Williams | Jay's roommate and friend. Aka: Bumpy. |
| Bentsen | | A campaigning Senator in 1976. |
| Carla | | Rolly's employee at Lula's. |
| Clyde | | Bouncer at Gilley's who set up dates for Starla
& Dana. A Pimp. |
| Dodge | | Alma's brother. |
| Erikson | | A police officer. |
| Gail | | Charlie's secretary. |
| Hicks | | The Judge in Mr. Cummings's case. |
| Kip | | Mayor Madox's typist. |
| Marla | | Mayor Madox's makeup artist. |
| Starla | | Dana's friend and co-worker. |
| Stella | | Marshall's girlfriend. |
| Sunshine | | Wash Allen's frequent caller. |
| Tim | | Jay's former client. Brother of Jimmy's girlfriend. |
