Kiki visits her mentor, Dr. Miller. It’s been two weeks since Ty’s party, and she and Malakai are growing closer. Dr. Miller is pleased by the progress on both their projects. Kiki believes she’s ready for the internship, telling her advisor, “I feel more me. Like I’m hiding less” (287).

Outside the studio, Kiki encounters students led by Adwoa, protesting the debate with the Whitewell Knights. Kiki and Malakai make their way through watching white students. Adwoa reveals that the Whitewell Knights have been paying Zack to disrupt Blackwell events and have been trying to recruit him to their organization. They like to have at least one black student, Adwoa says, so the Knights can claim they’re not racist. Adwoa says her girlfriend has found all sorts of dirt on Zack, and Adwoa has quit her position in the cabinet of the ACS. Adwoa wants to expose Zack, and Kiki says she can help. She knows she may lose followers if she gets political, but she feels Zack needs to be stopped. She uses her Brown Sugar slot to expose that Zack has been taking money from the Whitewell Knights to sabotage the Blackwell community.