Malik and Jamal, learn what it’s really like growing up in America as two African American boys through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. . . Each decade providing emotional challenges that bring the boys into adulthood. While Malik deals with his sexuality and family conflict, Jamal struggles finding his voice. . . The world outside is full of hardships, but inside the home is safe ground. . . How will their family and friendship survive the changing of times, and how will they learn to become men in a society full of turmoil and rampant injustice?

Some say that love is when two halves of hearts that complement each other meet. But what happens if he is a blind musician, and she is a deaf artist. Together they complete each other and prove that the love is beyond any boundaries.

In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.