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020			_a0062910604 _q(hardcover)
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100	1		_aThompson-Hernández, Walter, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Compton cowboys : _bthe new generation of cowboys in America's urban heartland / _cWalter Thompson-Hernández.
250			_aFirst edition
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aIn 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.
650		0	_aAfrican American cowboys _zCalifornia _zCompton.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _zCalifornia _zCompton.
650		0	_aRanches _zCalifornia _zCompton.
651		0	_aCompton (Calif.) _xSocial conditions.
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
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