No More White Saviors

After a traumatic event leaves seventeen year old impoverished Ivy questioning her identity, she refocuses her attention to being an ally for the Cause, hoping her activism will alleviate her guilt. At a protest for the Cause she meets Kenyan, a rich black teenager adopted by two white parents in a wealthy part of town. In Kenyan’s life, he struggles to belong amidst the causal racism of the citizens and ignorance of his own parents. Especially his father, who works directly for the local law enforcement that is terrorizing individuals just like him. Ivy finds solace in Kenyan’s idealism who challenges her viewpoints on the cause and on the world. In their loneliness, they find relief in having each other and together they survive the trials and tribulations of each other’s domestic struggles. Kenyan soon becomes disillusioned by her performative activism. They both struggle to find themselves and understand the true meaning of coming of age in the 21st century.