Race And Identity

In the segregated 1940s, a mixed-race teen with a mesmerizing voice navigates high society while her sister Toni Morrison fights on the other side of the color line—until a public encounter forces both worlds to collide.

In a 1930s America on the brink of war, a privileged Black songstress with a haunting voice is chosen to become the face of Black excellence—only to discover her gilded world can't shield her from the nation's brutal reality or her own untapped power.