Kiswana
Kiswana is a proud African American that dropped out of college for protesting on equal rights and a better community for her people. She feels that by living in a bad neighborhood she is staying true to them and not selling out, she even changed her name from Melanie to Kiswana to be more in touched with her roots. However, she feels like her mother has sold out on all African Americans because of the fact that she lives in Linden Hills and because her husband does real estate which brings in a good amount of money for them.
Mrs. Browne, her mother, tries to convince Kiswana that she doesn't have to live in that ghetto neighborhood because she could afford to do much better if she would just let her help. But because Kiswana wants to feel independent and carry out her proud African lifestyle, she doesn't want any help. She then begins to snap on her dear mother who is just trying to protect and help her out, by calling her a sell out because she's living in a higher standard......
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