Show and Prove
Sofia Quintero
Show and Prove takes place in the South Bronx in 1983, amid poverty, drugs, racism, and war in the Middle East. Raymond “Smiles” King and Guillermo “Nike” Vega are among three teenagers trying to understand this world. A coming-of-age story, it also places their concerns during a summer when hip-hop was demonstrating its staying power. The setting is marked by the crack epidemic and AIDS alongside these pressures.
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