The Pride

New York's most accomplished black men and women, whose lives intersect on Wall Street, in Harlem, in the Hamptons, and on Park Avenue, gather at the funeral of one of their own to mourn and ponder losses, gains, and the complex adventure that has become their lives.

Sture Jorgenson's rise from dishwasher at the Water Club to part-owner of a hotspot named for tragic legend Dorothy Dandridge has him rubbing elbows with many powerful people, but when Sture gains entree into "The Pride," he becomes part of that coterie of New York's most accomplished black men and women, the lions and lionesses whose lives intersect on Wall Street, in Harlem, in the Hamptons, and on Park Avenue. A lawyer, businessman, patron of the Water Club, and charter member of The Pride, Paul Taylor is living the good life, complete with luxurious Harlem townhouse, fine wine, and fine women. Beautiful, elegant, and gifted with rapier-sharp wit, Diedre Douglas is Paul's ex-wife, and a financial success in her own right. Though their marriage crashed and burned, Deirdre and Paul's friendship has survived. Gordon Perkins is Wall Street's top black investment banker, a man whose brilliance and drive are exceeded only by his insatiable appetite for domination, control, and cruelty. Edwin "Winner" Tomlinson was likely the most successful black businessman in American history--and even after his sudden death, his influence and legend live on. As his passing gathers "The Pride" together, they are compelled not only to mourn, but also to ponder their losses, their gains, and what the future will bring in the complex adventure that has become their lives.