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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Thompson-Hernández, Walter, author.     Subjects     African American cowboys -- California -- Compton.     African Americans -- California -- Compton.     Ranches -- California -- Compton.     Compton (Calif.) -- Social conditions.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Thompson-Hernández, Walter, author.       by title:      The Compton cowboys ...         MARC Display

The Compton cowboys : the new generation of cowboys in America's urban heartland / Walter Thompson-Hernández. by Thompson-Hernández, Walter, author. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] Subjects African American cowboys -- California -- Compton.   African Americans -- California -- Compton.   Ranches -- California -- Compton.   Compton (Calif.) -- Social conditions. ISBN:  9780062910608 (hardcover) : 0062910604 (hardcover) Description:  258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition Requests:  0 Summary:  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-Hernández 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 979.493 Th Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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