Identity

Characters in several stories, including “Black Enough,” “Hackathon Summers,” and “The (R)Evolution of Nigeria Jones,” struggle with their identity as it relates to the community to which they belong. Cam, for instance, attempts to overcome his reputation as being too White. Inaaya feels pressured by her mother to wear a hijab, outwardly showing she is a Muslim. Even as Nigeria tries to assimilate into White culture, she cannot break free from the things her father has taught her about the differences between Whites and Blacks.

In “Black Enough,” Cam adjusts his dress and behavior to appear more Black when he attends a party that his crush, Jessica, is also attending. Cam learns Jessica stopped talking to him not because of the way he dressed or talked, but because he showed no interest in Black issues. She had posted on social media about a Black friend...