In Oakland, California with the Black cowboys and cowgirls of the Bill Pickett Rodeo

Celebrating the much-forgotten history of Black Western heritage in the U.S.A., The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo has reached millions across America over its four decades. Honoring legendary Black cowboy Bill Pickett’s legacy as originator of the bulldogging stunt, Lu Vason founded his all-Black rodeo in 1984, having encountered the thrill of the rodeo - and a glaring lack of diversity at odds with African-American contributions to the sport.…read more at nowness.com
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[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

The black rodeo used to come (and maybe still comes) to my hometown, and there were black cowboys, cowgirls, and children at our parades in Louisiana.

[@kenkrausse3624]

Bill Pickett is my belt buckle. Had it since 1970

[@mattsmith4589]

My Uncle before he passed had me at all the black cowboy parades in Oakland it was a time I'll never forget. Just fun and family and food. You can't beat that

[@kimpratt1792]

Just purchased my tickets can’t wait to see the show

[@rubberbiscuit99]

Beautiful work all around.

[@StephenMcFadden]

Great piece

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude

[@terenehidia]

🖤🖤🫶🏾🖤🖤 In the caption at the end of this beautiful film Black should be consistently capitalized. 🙏🏾

[@adrienpiette6746]

That’s pretty cool.

[@TheNewYear75]

oh heck ya!

[@ArtisanVaquero]

🎉🎉

[@flowersforme375]

Yay!

[@dcmoor4662]

FBA edition 💪🏿

[@maracc5816]

I gotta say, I’ll go to an all black rodeo. There will probably be many white ladies around. The Portland was all black and white woman. I actually got the hook up 🎉

[@goddesschess]

😍

[@omarkhan6129]

👏🏾🔥👏🏾

[@shawnchowdhury8141]

heee haww

[@ahmadjanmuhammad8053]

Looks like you are missing the real black cowboy 🤠 Dennis .

[@CFLEMMINGS1]

😎📈📈📈📊😎

[@ricodelavega4511]

Donde la vida no vale nada

[@the745s]

Nope!