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03679aam a2200385Ia 4500 001 F453B96AE39F11EB9B53DC062EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210713010105 008 201001t20212020nyuaf 000 0ceng d 020 $a 9780062910615 020 $a 0062910612 035 $a (OCoLC)1198372848 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d AML $d OCLCO $d IWP $d SILO 100 1 $a Thompson-HernaÌndez, Walter. 245 14 $a The Compton cowboys : $b the new generation of cowboys in America's urban heartland / $c Walter Thompson-HernaÌndez. 250 $a First William Morrow Paperback Edition 260 $a New York, NY : $b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $c 2021, c2020. 300 $a 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c 21 cm 505 0 $a The parade -- Though her eyes -- The fires -- The art of peer pressure -- Skittles -- Keiara's song (her pain) -- Close call -- Good kid -- Death of a flower -- Maxed out -- Don't mess with Texas -- The decision -- Passing the reins -- The party -- The golden flask -- Back at the ranch -- Cowboy beef -- Bunny's liquor or swimming pools -- PBR -- The kids -- Alright, then -- Author's note: The 11th cowboy. 520 $a In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang violence. But in 1988 Mayisha Akbar founded The Compton Jr. Posse to provide local youth with a safe alternative to the streets, one that connected them with the rich legacy of black cowboys in American culture. From Mayisha's youth organization came the Cowboys of today: black men and women from Compton for whom the ranch and the horses provide camaraderie, respite from violence, healing from trauma, and recovery from incarceration. The Cowboys include Randy, Mayisha's nephew, faced with the daunting task of remaking the Cowboys for a new generation; Anthony, former drug dealer and inmate, now a family man and mentor, Keiara, a single mother pursuing her dream of winning a national rodeo championship, and a tight clan of twentysomethings--Kenneth, Keenan, Charles, and Tre--for whom horses bring the freedom, protection, and status that often elude the young black men of Compton. The Compton Cowboys is a story about trauma and transformation, race and identity, compassion, and ultimately, belonging. Walter Thompson-HernaÌndez paints a unique and unexpected portrait of this city, pushing back against stereotypes to reveal an urban community in all its complexity, tragedy, and triumph. 650 0 $a Horsemanship $z Compton $z Compton $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Horsemen and horsewomen $z Compton $z Compton $x Biography. 650 0 $a African American horsemen and horsewomen $z Compton $z Compton $x Biography. 650 0 $a African American cowboys $z Compton. $z Compton. 650 0 $a African Americans $z Compton $z Compton $x Biography. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships $z Compton $z Compton $x Case studies. 650 0 $a Ranches $z Compton. $z Compton. 650 0 $a Horses. 651 0 $a Compton (Calif.) $x Social conditions. 651 0 $a Compton (Calif.) $x Social life and customs. 941 $a 2 952 $l ORAX826 $d 20211002010146.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20210713014034.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F453B96AE39F11EB9B53DC062EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search