Kareem is an African-American teenager, heighted 6'6" (198cm) tall[2], along a slim body type with a medium-dark complexion and dark brown hair and dark pupils. He has miniature dreadlocks on the top of his head with a taper cut on the sides and back. He wears a grey hoodie underneath a black t-shirt with a Forté symbol on the front, illustrating his love for music. He also wears tight blue jeans and yellow sneakers. Kareem is a nice, polite, easygoing, and artistic boy. While he has some skills on the basketball court, his passions are more in music than in sports. He also likes to read books and hangs out in the library. He is always polite to those around him and is slow to anger, if he ever does. At times, it is shown that he is wise beyond his years and is smarter than he looks. He might also be self-conscious about himself and his abilities, as he pretended to be bad at basketball so that he would not have to join Oscar's team; possibly to avoid being stereotyped. Kareem made his first appearance in "It All Started with an Orange Basketball" as he and Penny were studying and watching a movie simultaneously. Despite being tall and having natural athletic ability, he chooses not to play the sport of basketball and instead plays the cello for the Willy T. Ribbs Middle School band. LaCienega Boulevardez attempted to seduce Kareem when she saw Penny was too busy playing on her father's Proud Snax basketball team; however, his heart stayed with Penny. Kareem is also the first of Penny's love interests that LaCienega deliberately tried to steal away from her. Despite the failed attempt, Kareem remains cordial towards LaCienega and the two often share a good laugh when Penny is not around. Though after him and Penny broke up, he has become closer to one of his close friends, Guest. He’s 15, ex-boyfriend of Penny, and he possibly has some sort of romantic interest in Guest. Full name is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown.

Penny is a 14-year-old African-American girl with a light brown complexion and dark boxy lips. She has black curly hair that is nearly always done in low pigtails, tied together by two fuchsia-colored hair ties. Her black eyes are a wide almond shape with a singular eyelash, a beauty mark beneath the outer corner of her left eye. It has been mentioned several times by multiple characters that she has a large forehead. Despite being blessed with great beauty, Penny is a grounded individual and is confident in who she is, while also being courteous to her parents and peers most of the time. She is an extrovert, having excellent communication skills and a knack for finding ways to relate to almost everyone she talks to. She enjoys shopping and hanging around with her friends, even though they haven't always been faithful to her. Despite this, Penny is especially forgiving and understanding and does her best to try and see good in people. She is mature and thinks very logically for a girl her age, usually seeing things for what they really are. Penny respects her parents and usually listens to them, but she often caves in to peer pressure. She can be a bit obstinate, and it leads her into undesirable situations from time to time; a trait inherited from her father, who once told her to always stand up for what she believes in. Ironically, Penny is often distressed with her father who adopts an authoritarian parenting style which clashes with Penny's strong willed personality. He is especially strict whenever it comes to Penny associating with boys which opens up a lot of opportunities for a teenage girl like her to get into trouble. She happens to be closer to her mother who adopts a democratic parenting style and seems to respect Penny's feelings more by allowing her to have a voice. She is also a natural born leader and tends to act as such in her friend group much of the time. She gives inspirational speeches that often get the people around her engaged and ready to help support her beliefs and causes. She proved herself to be a talented singer as a member of LPDZ and her talents eventually land her a brief career as a solo singer and actress for Wizard Kelly Studios under the name Penné until she quits after falling out of character and then missing her old lifestyle. Due to her father sheltering her too much, she tends to let fame go to her head, but can be snapped out of this phase with help from family and friends. Penny is extremely productive at school as she gets straight A's, plays on the football team and writes for the school newspaper, 'The Checkerboard Times'. She has also held a school-office for four consecutive years. Penny tried out for cheer leading, but she gave up her chances by saving her rival, LaCienega Boulevardez from a cruel prank involving the stage being converted into a gigantic CD. Penny got caught in the prank herself while forcing LaCienega offstage causing herself to get seriously injured and by default, LaCienega was given the last spot on the cheerleading squad. She has a close friend named Guest, after Kareem broke up with her, she has been blowing up Guest’s phone non-stop. Full name is Penny Proud.