Podcasts about richland farms

With a culture that incorporates hip hop, self-sufficiency, farming, and learning about horses, Randy Savvy a community activist, entrepreneur, musical artist, and co-founder of both Compton Jr. Equestrians and the Compton Cowboys wants to use what he learned as a child to combat stereotypes of what it means to be Black in America. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Savvy comes from a long line of equestrians; his family has owned Richland Farms in Compton for upwards of five decades. In fact, Savvy learned to ride as part of the Compton Junior Posse, a gang-prevention program founded by his aunt Mayisha Akbar that's since evolved into Savvy's own organization, the Compton Cowboys. He joins Tavis to speak about the genesis and legacy of the Compton Cowboys, how he ended up opening 2022 Academy Awards, dropping his first ever single produced by Dr. Dre, and how he hopes to be an inspiration for the Black community to be more self-sufficient.

Meet Randy Savvy from the Compton Cowboys. Randy is the leader of the Compton Cowboys and the Director of the Compton Jr. Equestrians. Did you know Compton is an equestrian city? Randy tells us the history of the Richland Farms section of Compton and their equestrian culture. When crime started becoming more prevalent in Compton, his family was faced with a decision: leave or stay? They decided they were not only going to stay but they were going to give back to their community and do their best to create a change in their community. Randy's aunt started the Compton Jr Posse, a children's equestrian program that teaches children responsibility through horses. When his aunt retired, Randy took over as Director and rebranded it to the Compton Jr Equestrians. When Hollywood started looking for black cowboys, they reached out to Randy and his friends for more and more opportunities and the Compton Cowboys were born. The Compton Cowboys have appeared in ads for Guiness, Ariat, Boot Barn, Adidas, and more. Randy also talks about all of the future projects he has in the works and his plans to represent the black cowboy across all forms of media. He released a single called Colorblind with Dr. Dre and explains the process of meeting and working with one of the greatest producers of all time. You can watch the interview with Ethan and Randy here: https://vimeo.com/644577506 You can follow Randy here: www.instagram.com/randysavvy Follow the Compton Cowboys here: www.instagram.com/comptoncowboys Get more information on the Compton Cowboys here: www.comptoncowboys.com And more information on the Compton Jr Equestrians here: https://www.comptonjrequestrians.org/ More information about John Wayne on JohnWayne.com Shop our official store on JWStockandSupply.com Follow us on Social Media Instagram.com/johnwayneofficial Facebook.com/johnwayne Twitter.com/johndukewayne TikTok.com/johndukewayne

Home for the Cowboys is a ranch in the middle of one of the few remaining agricultural enclaves in greater Los Angeles, known as Richland Farms. Once a predominantly white area, it attracted black residents who moved to California from the rural South during the great African-American migrations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and more recently many Latinos. In 1988, Mayisha Akbar—a successful real estate agent in Los Angeles—started an organization called the Compton Junior Posse at Richland Farms to give young black people not only a respite from the horrendous warfare between the Crips and the Bloods on the streets, but an alternative set of experiences and values. Three decades later, Mayisha was getting ready to retire and turn the reigns of running the ranch over to a group of young men and one woman, mostly alumni of the Compton Junior Posse, who had reconstituted themselves in 2016 as the Compton Cowboys. Their leader was one of her nephews, Randy Hook, and the challenges he and the others faced were daunting. It cost $25,000 a month just to keep the ranch running, and most of the previous funding had been provided by wealthy white donors, who were now leaving with Mayisha or dying off. In order to save the last standing cowboy ranch in the city, the Cowboys had to find new funding, fend off the threat of rising land prices and gentrification, and show a new generation of young Compton residents that cowboys were still cool. Thompson-Hernández spent a year with the Compton Cowboys in order to tell that compelling and multifaceted story through the stories of the group’s individual members. As he vividly details, the ranch is far more than a place to teach young people how to ride and care for horses. Most importantly, it’s a place where people can be themselves and feel they truly belong. For each of the Cowboys, it functions as a renewable source of life, where their friendships are preserved and where the violent trauma that all of them—including the author—have experienced can be healed. They have all lost relatives and close friends to gun violence; many come from fractured families; some have been involved in gangs; some have done time in prison; some have struggled with substance addiction; most are economically insecure. In addition to other traumatic events, the Cowboys have even lost horses to street accidents or gun violence. These incidents are devastating in a very particular way, since the Cowboys form intimate bonds with animals that often have a history of neglect and abuse, and that like themselves have been relegated to the margins. In many ways, Thompson-Hernández notes, the Cowboys sustain the spirit of the entire Compton community. In addition to their everyday physical presence in the streets, they are often invited to perform in parades throughout Los Angeles, and increasingly appear in social media, advertisements, and films. Despite extremely limited resources, some members of the group compete professionally and successfully in jumping and various rodeo events, bringing much-needed positive attention to their community. For the Compton Cowboys, the ranch is also a memory center of their culture, where they can learn about the legacy of black cowboys, which stretches back into the nineteenth century. As children, they never saw black cowboys on their television screens or read about the proud history of black cowboys in the founding of the American West. They were never taught about the ingenuity of cowboys like Nat Love, who was born a slave in Tennessee in 1854, freed at the conclusion of the Civil War, and gained prominence throughout the Southwest as a trusted guide and showman. Or Bill Pickett, one of the West’s most famous rodeo champions and actors, who would later be inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Home for the Cowboys is a ranch in the middle of one of the few remaining agricultural enclaves in greater Los Angeles, known as Richland Farms. Once a predominantly white area, it attracted black residents who moved to California from the rural South during the great African-American migrations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and more recently many Latinos. In 1988, Mayisha Akbar—a successful real estate agent in Los Angeles—started an organization called the Compton Junior Posse at Richland Farms to give young black people not only a respite from the horrendous warfare between the Crips and the Bloods on the streets, but an alternative set of experiences and values. Three decades later, Mayisha was getting ready to retire and turn the reigns of running the ranch over to a group of young men and one woman, mostly alumni of the Compton Junior Posse, who had reconstituted themselves in 2016 as the Compton Cowboys. Their leader was one of her nephews, Randy Hook, and the challenges he and the others faced were daunting. It cost $25,000 a month just to keep the ranch running, and most of the previous funding had been provided by wealthy white donors, who were now leaving with Mayisha or dying off. In order to save the last standing cowboy ranch in the city, the Cowboys had to find new funding, fend off the threat of rising land prices and gentrification, and show a new generation of young Compton residents that cowboys were still cool. Thompson-Hernández spent a year with the Compton Cowboys in order to tell that compelling and multifaceted story through the stories of the group’s individual members. As he vividly details, the ranch is far more than a place to teach young people how to ride and care for horses. Most importantly, it’s a place where people can be themselves and feel they truly belong. For each of the Cowboys, it functions as a renewable source of life, where their friendships are preserved and where the violent trauma that all of them—including the author—have experienced can be healed. They have all lost relatives and close friends to gun violence; many come from fractured families; some have been involved in gangs; some have done time in prison; some have struggled with substance addiction; most are economically insecure. In addition to other traumatic events, the Cowboys have even lost horses to street accidents or gun violence. These incidents are devastating in a very particular way, since the Cowboys form intimate bonds with animals that often have a history of neglect and abuse, and that like themselves have been relegated to the margins. In many ways, Thompson-Hernández notes, the Cowboys sustain the spirit of the entire Compton community. In addition to their everyday physical presence in the streets, they are often invited to perform in parades throughout Los Angeles, and increasingly appear in social media, advertisements, and films. Despite extremely limited resources, some members of the group compete professionally and successfully in jumping and various rodeo events, bringing much-needed positive attention to their community. For the Compton Cowboys, the ranch is also a memory center of their culture, where they can learn about the legacy of black cowboys, which stretches back into the nineteenth century. As children, they never saw black cowboys on their television screens or read about the proud history of black cowboys in the founding of the American West. They were never taught about the ingenuity of cowboys like Nat Love, who was born a slave in Tennessee in 1854, freed at the conclusion of the Civil War, and gained prominence throughout the Southwest as a trusted guide and showman. Or Bill Pickett, one of the West’s most famous rodeo champions and actors, who would later be inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Randy Savvy, member of the Compton Cowboys as seen on The Daily Show , sits down with Jones and Deeni to Spark That Talk. Compton Cowboys are straight out of the Richland Farms in Compton, California. They have established themselves as one of the most dynamic groups in todays generation. Streets Raised Us. Horses Saved Us. Need we say more. The conversation is full of great topics from the community work the Compton Cowboys are involved in to how it all started. Also speak on the lifestyle of a black cowboy and just growing up in the city of Compton. And the day to day struggles as well that the community and its people deal with on a daily basis. Instagram @sparkthattalk @comptoncowboys @randysavvy @tusboneproductionsAll episodes available on all major platforms Subscribe and Comment. We Thank You

Join me as I talk with Randy Savvy about his noble cause of improving the lives of others. Randy is a 28 year old, leader of the COMPTON COWBOYS crew and Executive Director of nonprofit youth equestrian organization Compton Junior Equestrians. As a life-long cowboy in his hometown of Richland Farms, a small rural town in the inner-city of Compton, Randy has dedicated his life to sharing the cowboy culture both locally and worldwide especially amongst the youth. With a profound love for the outdoors and a deep passion for horses, he says horses saved his life, which is why he is on a mission to pay it forward in his community by continuing the family legacy of using horses to improve the lives of others. Resources:  Follow Randy & The Compton Cowboys https://www.instagram.com/comptoncowboys/ (https://www.instagram.com/comptoncowboys/) https://www.facebook.com/comptoncowboys/ (https://www.facebook.com/comptoncowboys/) Show Music: “The Ropin Pen” (Live) by: Trent Willmon https://www.trentwillmon.com/ (https://www.trentwillmon.com/) MC Podcast Production & Editing: Matt Kirschner https://www.righttracmedia.com/ (https://www.righttracmedia.com/)

Rizza Islam was born on March 17th, 1990 in the Richland Farms area of Compton, CA. He is the youngest of 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls. Growing up in the city of Compton, he was constantly forced to confront the daily plight of an inner city youth trying to make it with meager resources. Gang violence, drugs, and peer pressure were an everyday occurrence where he grew up. As a child he went to Winnie Mandela children’s learning village where he learned traditional African morals & principals along with basic school subjects. He went to Fort Irwin for middle school and for highschool he was a student at opportunities for learning in Long Beach, CA. Rizza Islam attended Compton college majoring in political science and also studied briefly at Hubbard college of administration. He was asked one day to help a young student with their homework and he agreed. Rizza Islam helped to break the horrific secret about the MMR (measles, mumps, Rubella) vaccination and how it had been genetically coded to give African-American males Autism! He had set up a meeting with key leaders within the community including Min. Tony Muhammad and individuals within the political sector such as Bobby Kennedy (Robert F. Kennedy jr) and Brian Hooker. The information was so massive that he was flown to Chicago to meet with The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to bring it to him! Bobby Kennedy has confessed that NO GROUP wanted to expose this information and that NOONE wanted to work with him and that Min. Farrakhan was the LAST HOPE. As a result of Rizza along with others witnessed this information become exposed to over 1.9 BILLION PEOPLE in over 42 countries at the 20th year anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington D.C! The horrific truth that the senior lead scientist at the CDC Dr. William Thompson confessed that the MMR vaccination gave Black males AUTISM!

Coley Jones Drinkwater belongs to a third-generation family of farmers who tend to and sustain the Richlands Dairy Farm in Blackstone, Virginia. Richlands Farm has been a dairy farm since the 1950s. Coley’s story makes you see life in agriculture from different perspectives - a multigenerational angle, a sustainability angle, and an entrepreneurship angle. On today’s episode, Coley talks about the inspiring story of how her grandparents started and pursued the farm as they relied on agriculture in raising and sending their five children to college. She also explains how she and her family decided not to sell the farm during one of its trying times with the challenges, pressures, and sacrifices she and her family made to keep the farm and pursue their own creamery in spite of the denial of her initial proposal. “I hope in building the creamery that maybe that is something that I can do for someone else’s family as well where you can just come, get some ice cream. Sit on the porch. Just breathe and take a moment to be together as a family because that to me is really what makes farming worth all the sacrifice.”  – Coley Jones Drinkwater   This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast: The crops that Coley and her family grow on the farm What to expect during the farm’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Fall Festivals The farm’s first ever “Dinner on the Dairy” that’s happening on June 23 Why the first ice cream flavor gives honor to Coley’s grandmother Coley’s frustration about misleading labels and marketing strategies concerning truth and honesty The hardest part in farming for Coley since she came back to the farm full-time What gives Coley hope and purpose in life   Check Out Coley Jones Drinkwater Across the Net: Richlands Dairy Farm Website Richlands Dairy Farm on Facebook   We Are a Part of a Bigger Family! The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.   Share the Ag-Love! Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots! Learn more about AgGrad by visiting: AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter AgGrad on Facebook AgGrad on LinkedIn AgGrad on Instagram