Overview
Times of Tension is a story about Isaiah Cooley, a young African American teen who because of his gang affiliation has over shadowed his potential on and off the football field. Because of the love of his family and community, he is forced to leave everything he has ever known behind and has been thrown into a very different and new world. In the end, Isaiah perseveres through all of the obstacles that come his way and becomes the great football star that he always dreamed of becoming.