Medical student Reuel Briggs doesn't give a damn about being black and cares less for African history. When he arrives in Ethiopia on an archeological trip, his only interest is to raid as much of the country's lost treasures as possible so that he can make big bucks on his return to the States. The last thing he expects is to be held captive in the six thousand year old buried city of Telassar, ruled by the beautiful Queen Candace. In Queen Candace's glittering palace, surronded by diamonds, rubies, sapphires - wealth beyond his wildest dreams - Reuel discovers his true blackness and the painful truth about blood, race and the 'other half' of his history which has never been told.