Frank Carlson Library

What does it mean to live in an urban community? Simple text and vibrant photographs will help early readers understand what is special about having a home in the city.

"Winner of the 1998 Anthony Leeds Prize, Society for Urban Anthropology" Steven Gregory is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Africana Studies at New York University. In Black Corona, Steven Gregory examines political culture and activism in an African-American neighborhood in New York City. Using historical and ethnographic research, he challenges the view that black urban communities are "socially disorganized." Gregory demonstrates instead...

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...