This Changes EverythingDiamond d**k Rowland finished shining his tenth pair of shoes in downtown Tulsa that morning as everyone tried to look their best for the national holiday. He reached into his pocket and ran his fingers through the bills and change he had earned that day. d**k wanted to patch up his misunderstanding with Sarah, who he considered to be one of his main girls—the special ones who needed to be treated right, unlike his side girls, who didn’t warrant such respect. Sarah’s skin color made her more important because sneaking around with a White girl added a certain thrill to the relationship.
Sarah Page hadn’t spoken to her boyfriend for over a week after she caught him whispering in the ear of another woman inside a choc house in Greenwood. She operated the elevator in th
