Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian proprietor of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood native, Buggin' Out, turns into upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame displays solely Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood ought to showcase black actors, however Sal disagrees. The wall turns into an emblem of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to different individuals within the neighborhood, and tensions rise.