Riders at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo approach an arena in City of Industry, east of Los Angeles. Named for a rodeo legend from the 1800s, the touring event brings together Black cowboys ...

Black cowboys faced extreme challenges—dangerous trails, racism, and low wages ($1.50 to $30 per month in the late 1800s). Yet, they were resilient. Figures like Nat Love, who wrote his own ...

Black cowboy culture is thriving in SoCal, ... In fact, one in every four cowboys during the 1800s was Black. And Black cowboys were behind many of the traditions we associate with rodeo today.

Image Journalist Ashonti Ford presents her reporting to Glendale Community College students on a webinar. Image courtesy of ...

Life on 1800s cattle drives was tough, and cowboys relied on simple yet hearty meals to keep them going. Staple foods included beans, biscuits, salted meat, and black coffee, all cooked over an ...

As “Cowboy Core” gains traction, Black cowboys, ... Mayfield stands as a modern embodiment of a legacy stretching back to the 1800s when Black ranchers on the East Side of Texas hosted ...

Some of those artifacts include a replica of a wagon a cowboy would have used, and a saddle that belonged to a Black cowboy in Texas during the 1800s. Galilee Abdullah.

For many cowboy culture fans and Texans, names like Bill Pickett and Johanna July may not resonate. An exhibit at the Witte Museum called "Black Cowboys: An American Story" highlights theirs and ...

His forebearers were Black ranchers in the 1800s on the far East Side who hosted Old West competitions called the Sunday Special. In a blast of dirt, cowboys would leap from their horse and then ...