A generation of young black people are continuing the cowboy tradition of rebellion Dazed
But the City of Compton, where N.W.A. hails from, was noticeable calm, cool, and collected. “That was very profound to me. Compton has always been notorious for being really hostile when it comes to police brutality,” says Randy Hook, leader of TheA rider at the Roy Leblanc Invitational Rodeo inInspired to take action, Hook contacted Mayor Aja Brown, and with her support, they organised the Compton Peace Ride on June 7 through his hometown.
“We had a whole brigade of horses. It looked like the cavalry out there. We were leading the charge, taking up the rear, with all the horses behind all the people. There’s something very powerful about being Black, being cowboys on horses, and fighting for American values even though we are the oppressed party,” Hook says. “We wanted to be sure we left that message on a global scale that Compton is not what people think it is – it’s a community, love, and peace.
“My life was rodeo, camping, riding practice. I didn’t get a sense of what was happening back then ‘til I got older,” Hook says. After graduating California State University, Northridge with a MA in Entertainment Business and Music Industry Administration, Hook saw opportunity in his backyard, as he and his fellow riders were commissioned to appear in make music videos and commercials. In 2017, he remade his uncle’s club as the Compton Cowboys.
“There’s something very powerful about being Black, being cowboys on horses, and fighting for American values even though we are the oppressed party” – Randy Hook, Compton Cowboys The Compton Cowboys motto, “Streets raised us, horses saved us,” speaks to the power of equine therapy, a practice Brianna Noble, founder and owner of
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