Courtney Young is caught between two worlds - that of her black working class upbringing and her mostly white university surroundings. When she meets Roger - handsome, black and a born-again believer - her friends think she's found her soul mate, but she's not convinced. Then there's Sebastian Whittington - upper-class, bi-racial and fair-skinned, with whom she shares beliefs and an easy understanding. But no one approves of their budding relationship, and Courtney must confront assumptions of race and class that prevail among blacks and whites before she find true love.