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FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
| | | | Been |
| | Kiese | M. Laymon | Author and Narrator. aka: Kie, Big Keecee. |
| | Linda | | Kiese Laymon's Aunt. |
| | Mr. | Mumford | White American Boss of Catherine Alexander. |
| | | | Part I. Boy Man |
| | Layla | Weathersby | A Girl in Beulah Beauford's House / Kiese Laymon's Friend. |
| | Beulah | Beauford | Dougie Beauford's Mother. |
| | Benjamin | Franklin | Founding Father of the United States. |
| | Franklin | Wade | Former United States Senator. |
| | Thaddeus | Steven | Former United States Representative. |
| | Ronald | Reagan | A Former President of United States. |
| | William | Faulkner | The Author of Absalom. |
| | Daryl | | Dougie Beauford's Cousin. |
| | Wedge | | Daryl's Friend. |
| | Delaney | | The Biggest Guy in Daryl's circle of friends. |
| | Renata | | A girl that Kiese Laymon lost his virginity to. |
| | Shareece | | Student of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Cornell | | Student of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Carlton | Reeves | Student of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Judy | | Student of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Luke | Duke | A Fictional Character in Dukes of Hazzard. |
| | Ofa | D | Boyfriend of Catherine Alexander. |
| | Jesse | Jackson | A Politician who was running for President. |
| | Catherine | Alexander | Kiese Laymon's Grandmother. aka: Reno. |
| | Sue | | Kiese Laymon's Aunt. |
| | Jimmy Earl | Alexander | Kiese Laymon's Uncle. |
| | | | Part II. Black Abundance |
| | Lathon | Simmons | Kiese Laymon's Classmate. |
| | Seth | Donald | A White Boy with Two Names / Kiese Laymon's Classmate. |
| | Ms. | Reeves | Kiese Laymon's Teacher |
| | Ms. | Stockard | Kiese Laymon's Subsititue Teacher. |
| | Jabari | | Kiese Laymon's Classmate and Friend. aka: Kang Slender. |
| | William | Winter | A Mississippi Governor. |
| | Eudora | Welty | An American Short Story Writer. |
| | Rondo | | Kiese Laymon's Uncle. |
| | Stella | Rondo | Kiese Laymon's Aunt / Rondo's Wife. |
| | Dusty | Rodes | An American Professional Wrestler. |
| | Luke | Skywalker | A Fictional Character in Star Wars. |
| | Kizzy | | Kunta Kintie's Daughter on the Roots T.V. show. |
| | Kunta | Kintie | Kizzy's Mother. |
| | Tom | Moore | The man who raped Kizzy. |
| | Shalaya | Odom | Kiese Laymon's Classmate. |
| | Madra | | Shalaya Odom's Friend / A Student in Holy Family. |
| | Baraka | | Shalaya Odom's Friend / A Student in Holy Family. |
| | Hasanati | | Shalaya Odom's Friend / A Student in Holy Family. |
| | Coach | Gee | Kiese Laymon's Basketball Coach. |
| | Donnie | Gee | Coach Gee's Son / Kiese Laymon's Friend. |
| | Othella | Harrington | A 6'9 Basketball Player in Murrah High School. |
| | Chris | Jackson | An American Actor. |
| | Walter | Payton | An American Football Running Back. |
| | Barbara | Walters | An American Broadcaster. |
| | Kamala | Lackey | A girl that Kiese Laymon is having a Sexual Relationship with. |
| | Hank | Gathers | The Power Forward in Loyola Marymount Basketball Team. |
| | Abby | Claremont | A Girl that Kiese Laymon is having a Sexual Relationship with. |
| | Phil | Schitzler | Kiese Laymon's Basketball Coach. |
| | Ms. | Andrews | A friend of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Bill | Cosby | An American Comedian. |
| | Margaret | Walker | Mentor of Kiese Laymon's Mother. |
| | Assata | Shakur | A Murderer who escaped from prison. |
| | Kirk | Fordice | A Republicna Governor of Mississippi. |
| | | | Part III. Home Worked |
| | Myles | | Kiese Laymon's Schoolmate. |
| | Ida | B. Wells | African-American Investigate Journalist. |
| | Medgar | Evers | An African-American Civil Rights Activist. |
| | Ray | Gunn | A Senior in Winona High School. |
| | Nzola | Johnston | A Black girl that Kiese Laymon is having a Sexual Relationship with. |
| | Dr. Rick | James | Nzola Johnston's Boyfriend. |
| | Lucille | Cliffton | An American Poet. |
| | James | Baldwin | An American Novelist. |
| | George | Harmon | The President of Millsaps. |
| | Calvin | Hernton | An American Sociologist. |
| | Christopher | Wallace | An African-American Rapper. aka: The Notorius B.I.G. |
| | Tupac | Shakur | An African-American Rapper. |
| | | | Part IV. Addict Americans |
| | Halester | Myers | New Husband of Catherine Alexander. |
| | Clarence | Thomas | An Associate of the Justice of Supreme Court of the United States. |
| | Anita | Hill | An Activist. |
| | Cole | | Kiese Laymon's Thesis Student. |
| | Heady | Byers | Mr. Brown's Friend / Was introduced to Kiese Laymon. aka: Douglass. |
| | Mazie | | Kiese Laymon's Student. |
| | Mr. | Brown | Kiese Laymon's Friend. |
| | Flora | Wadley | Kiese Laymon's Co-Professor / Kiese Laymon's Gambling Mate. |
