Yvonne, a female African-American reporter for a local television station must compromise her political principals to keep her job; Cecil, a former Black Panther Party member gets out of prison, only to realize that the old comrades in the struggle have moved on with their lives and Reggie, a employee of the bank must choose between his job and his girlfriend. The film is a plea for community development in Watts and other Black LA neighborhoods. Grey Area refers to the spaces of compromise that seemingly have to be made to survive in white society.