The Ballad of Black Tom Philosophy by the people

by the people

Red’s inexplicable power over the wind comes from her mother

Christmas is Carla’s favorite holiday of the year

Yet on October 20th

The Ballad of Black Tom Philosophy by the peoplePeople move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive