The Texas Black Invitational Rodeo at Fair Park showcases professional Black cowboys and cowgirls with live competitions, ...

The group trains in Livermore at Basso’s Arena, tucked within the Tri-Valley’s rolling hills, where the agrarian lifestyle ...

Not all cowboys participate in rodeo, of course — but Black Americans make up a significant percentage of cowboys who don’t, too. Grauer estimates that about 20-25% of the cowboys who were on ...

The history of Black cowboys began during slavery and historians estimate 1-in-4 cowboys were Black. But when rodeo’s popularity soared in the late 19th Century, Black cowboys were excluded.

Black cowboys existed in the 19th and 20th centuries, though, and the growth of their movement continues to evolve. ... The event honored the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls in rodeo history.

For the past 35 years, Cowboys of Color have been competing in the annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo hosted by the African American Museum of Dallas. “As my dad always said, let me educate ...

Cowboys and rodeo. Another reason why Black men and women have been late to enter the world of equestrian sports is because for centuries African Americans were not allowed to own horses.

A cowboy is whipped off a bucking Bull on July, 31, 2021 at the 32nd Texas Black Invitational Rodeo. Around 300 African American cowboys and cowgirls will saddle up and compete for cash prizes at ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: For more than a century the cowboy has been portrayed only as a white man. Annabel Grossman meets some of the Black horsewomen challenging that perception – and reclaiming ...

Any depictions of Black cowboys he did see were as “a punchline”—Sinbad in The ... In addition to rodeo events, McClellan also captures Black cowboys in their everyday lives—in their ...

Ivan McClellan's new photobook, “Eight Seconds,” documents the Black riders, ropers and rodeo queens encountered in dusty arenas around the United States. McClellan's love for the sport and subculture ...

Cowboys were Black and, for several years now, Venerable has been working at making sure everyone knows this American history. Growing up with the full farm life experience, Venerable, a 29-year ...