He employs a lot of kids from the community who might be at risk of joining a gang, and even kids who have already joined a gang, but don’t want it to consume their lives. LAPD police union blasts Mayor Garcetti’s ‘killers’ comment and proposed budget cuts.Thousands march: Southland jammed today with George Floyd-propelled protests.Hundreds march down Pomona streets to protest police violence.Gavin Newsom calls for use of force reforms, end to ‘carotid hold’ instruction Moultrie rode in the march atop his horse, Chocolate, while his 6-year-old son - also named Anthony - rode alongside on a miniature horse named Smokey. He runs a party company that provides petting zoos for kids. You know what I’m saying? Just making sure we keep the culture moving forward.”Īnthony “Magic” Moultrie lives on the same street as the Cowboys. “It important for us to show people what’s going on and, not to mention, black people own horses. “This is the side of Compton that people don’t even know or have seen with their own eyes, but it’s very real and it’s at the heart of Compton,” he said, adding that the area was largely farmland for a long time and horses are in the city’s DNA. Like many others, he was frustrated with the bad reputation Compton’s held over the years. It was important for Savvy to bring the horses out here so they could “show people that this is what Compton’s really about.” Savvy was one of those kids, before he grew up and started helping out with the organization. They support and guide the kids who are involved with the Compton Junior Equestrians, previously known as the Compton Junior Posse, which has been teaching inner-city kids about horses for more 30 years. In their own way, the Compton Cowboys are in the hope business. “Let’s rebuild our homes, let’s rebuild our neighborhoods, let’s fix up our businesses.” That same hope was a unifying theme in Compton on Sunday. Many believe the marches have inspired hope in diverse communities fearful of racism and police misconduct. The Floyd arrest, on May 25, unleashed this latest wave of outrage across the nation, culminating in a weekend of massive protests throughout L.A. I believe, as long as we stay on point, we can make a change. “In ’65, it didn’t change too much either, but I think the youth are a lot smarter these days and I’m glad they’re stepping up and coming out here. “Things didn’t change too much after that,” Hayes said in an interview. Marcher Derrick Hayes, 54, another Compton resident, was around for the Rodney King riots in 1992. We’re tired of not being treated equally.” “We’re tired of being treated like animals. “We’re marching because we’re tired,” Compton Mayor Aja Brown said to a crowd of protesters on the steps of City Hall. Nationwide, mass protests formed in the wake of the death of George Floyd, caught on viral video as a police officer - who has since been arrested and charged with multiple felonies - kept his knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The urban equestrian unit provided a different twist on this giant moment in American history. “Connecting them with a horse fills in that missing piece.” “When you grow up in the hood, the disconnect that you have from nature is what makes it easy to not respect life and not care for life because you don’t understand nature and the environment, and the importance of things that live and breathe that you have take care of,” Savvy said. But that’s why the Cowboys were out on Sunday, Savvy said. Horses and cowboys aren’t exactly top-of-mind when one thinks about Compton - a city often defined in pop culture by Dr.
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