Toni is a spirit who diffuses situations and neutralizes them. A women who are as a constant victim of racism. Toni married a a Caucasian man whom she fell in love with at college. Shortly after they go married with nobody knowing. When he introduced her to his family, some very bad things were said. His parents were very racist and this never changed. No matter where they went or whom they met, people treated Toni poorly do to her skin color. Neither cared and they went on to have children. As the children became older
They suffered consequences for being mixed. Toni and her husband did everything they could to protect them including moving and finally homeschooling. Someone though would not let two different races being together go.