Lina Jackson, a beautiful black girl living in the Deep South, struggles to cope with finding her identity amid the racist turmoil that plague Coloreds during that terrible time. Lina not only has to fight for her self in the chaotic streets of Mississippi, but also in the very home that she grew up in. Wanting her Mother's love but never receiving it finds her in a lonely and broken place. As the color of her skin becomes the center of rising tension between her and her Mother, Lina begins to doubt her self-worth and value as a young black girl in the South. Will she ever find her true self as she battles between Color-Struck black people and prejudice whites? Follow Lina on her journey as she transitions from a broken little girl to a strong and driven black woman.

This is the urban tale of five friends from the Bronx as they traverse from their childhood to adulthood. In this story we take at look at their ups, downs, and in betweens. As they experience life in a concrete jungle.

Teenage Alexis Bethany Hathaway who is reunited with her nonchalant mother and her verbally abusive husband after her loving grandmother's death. Once she discovers that she is pregnant, her mother tells her she has a certain amount of time to get a job, if she's still unemployed then she has to get out. Once at the end of her rope with time running out, she begs the owner of a popular juke joint in her Cleveland, MS neighborhood to give her a job despite her age. When things go from bad to worse in her broken home, she decides to leave on her own despite the fact that she has nowhere else to go. She finds solace in her surly and somewhat reclusive boss Mr. Tan. While he reluctantly takes her under his wing, he discovers her beautiful singing voice and tries his best to shelter her from so much, including himself. Eventually, a relationship blossoms between them with many possibilities in store.