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Born and raised in the projects of Newark, NJ, Willie Joe
Cunningham aspires to become a professional basketball player.
Surrounded by everything from race riots to drug and alcohol abuse,
Willie Joe manages to rise above his humble beginnings. Guided
early by a few caring mentors, he now has to confront the issues of
race and politics. After qualifying for a spot on a professional
basketball team, he suffers an inury and a career setback. Willie
Joe overcomes his injury, marries his college sweetheart and
becomes a successful college basketball coach. He settles in
suburbia. His perfect world is unsettled by the appearance of a
former teammate, who implores him to come home andhelp the youth of
his native city of Newark. Torn between two worlds, he finds major
obstacles that include a wanting wife and an even more wanting
ex-lover.Willie Joe's story concerns the search for one's own moral
compass. It is everyone's story, regardless of his or her
circumstances.
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