The year is 1925, The roaring twenties. The music is jumpin' , the ladies are flappin', and racism is more alive then ever. Mr. Pierre Coats, a handsome white man, moves to New York, New York City in order to extend his Cigar Company. Ana Mae, is a young and beautiful African american women finally gets her first job as a maid. Shes young , vibrant, and curious. But when she meets her boss, her colorful world goes from glitz and glam to black and white. Literally.