Engaging, Lively, and Culturally Rich Life As Josephine takes place in the 1990s, chronicling the formative years of a strong-willed Bronx, New York teenager, Josephine Peters. Josephine is confident and self-assured but feels misunderstood by her mother Frances. She rocks her hair naturally, in afros and twists, during a time when it was not so popular, especially for a young girl. Her self-expression extends itself to the African dance and drama classes she is fond of taking. She also has a solid support base in her three friends, Peniel, Rhoda, and Esther, until tragedy strikes The...