Jessica KourkounisNetflix
Gentrification, or what can also be described as modern-day colonialism, has always been an invasive parasitic process and a severe detriment to the Black community. In North Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, gentrification and harmful city mandates are threatening the survival of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club (FSURC), a Black-owned and -operated horseback-riding group that mentors neighborhood children by teaching the century-long tradition of urban horsemanship. The community s fight has gained plenty of media coverage and, more recently, has made its way to the screen with Netflix’s
The film introduces a new kind of Western, one that isn’t set on the ranch, but instead on busy city streets. It features Caleb McLaughlin as Cole, a teen who after getting in trouble at school is sent to live with his estranged father and Fletcher Street stable owner, Harp (played by Idris Elba). The story is 100 percent fictionalized and based
Who plays Concrete Cowboy’s Paris? The real-life cowboy
Netflix’s Concrete Cowboy tells the unheard story of African-American cowboys and their urban horse-riding culture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With raving reviews, the audience want to know the first-time actor behind Paris, a cowboy bound to his wheelchair.
When we think of cowboys, we think of white, all-American men in the Old West. Director Ricky Staub has used this opportunity to expose the life of African-American cowboys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Starring none other than Idris Elba, the storyline is based on Greg Neri’s novel
Ghetto Cowboy. It revolves around the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, a non-profit organisation devoted to preserving urban horsemanship in Philadelphia.
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