| | Carver | One of Iris's former classmates. |
| Aubrey | Daniels | Melody's father. |
| CathyMarie | Daniels | Aubrey's mother. |
| Sabe Ella | Franklin | Melody's grandmother. |
| | Márquez | One of Iris's former classmates. |
| Benjamin | Mays | College president. |
| Grandma | Melody | Iris's grandmother. |
| Sammy | Simmons | Melody's grandfather. Aka: Po'Boy. |
| Benjamin | | Sabe and Po'Boy's son who died. |
| Clariss | | One of the students sitting at the Black Breakfast Table. |
| Ella | | Po'Boy's aunt. |
| Iris | | A mother at 15. |
| Jamison | | Iris's partner. Aka: Jam. |
| Leonard | | One of the students sitting at the Black Breakfast Table. |
| Lou | | Malcolm's friend. |
| Malcolm | | Melody's boyfriend. |
| May | | One of the students sitting at the Black Breakfast Table. |
| Melody | | Iris's daughter. |
| Nettie | | One of the students sitting at the Black Breakfast Table. |
| Sasha | | Melody's friend. |
| Tenessa | | One of the students sitting at the Black Breakfast Table. |
| Thelma | | Aubrey's old neighbor. |
| Wynett | | Nettie's real name. |
