The Inland Waterway physically separates Florida Communities. Many years ago, it segregated races and cultures. David "Jude" Armstrong and Roosevelt Harris grow up in these different worlds. Their lives intertwine as they fall into the world of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction and struggle to break free. White Sugar, Brown Sugar follows the naive boys' loss of innocence, submergence to the depths of desperation and eventual emergence as recovering adults. It is an inspirational story of deep friendship, hope, and strength.