In the summer of 1985, the Winston clan – Virginia
and Robert and their children Sonny and Cassius
– move from the Southside of St. Louis to the city’s
Northside and take up space on a street famously known as
James Cool. Th e family’s resolve is tested immediately after
Virginia befriends a neighborhood tough-guy; Robert gives
in to the traps of success; and the two boys are targeted by
the posse of thugs that terrorize the street.
