A local mobster in Brooklyn who inherits his father's criminal enterprises but longs for personal freedom and romantic companionship. His partnership with Sportcoat highlights his role in the neighborhood beyond crime.

A talented young Black man from the Cause Houses who turns down a baseball career to engage in the lucrative drug trade. He is influenced by Sportcoat, who tries to steer him toward a more positive path.

Sportcoat’s deceased wife whose apparition occasionally appears to him. In life, she was nurturing and instrumental in bringing Sportcoat into the church community.

The wife of the pastor at Five Ends, characterized by her poise and confidence. She develops an attraction to Potts and embodies the potential for personal happiness and change.

An elderly woman living in a nursing home who helped found the church and has memories of the Jim Crow South. Her knowledge is key to finding the Venus, representing the importance of communal history.