Compton: My Parents, Franklin Saint (Snowfall), And Black Flight

“Compton, Compton, ain’t no city quite like mine” — Compton by Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar

Promotional photo for the first episode of Snowfall. Franklin is in the middle.

In 1977 my parents left their beloved Compton, California, with tears in their eyes. They sobbed goodbyes to each of the gargantuan palm trees that had provided shade to them and their children. These palm…