However, the cowboy has strong ties to the African American community, and nearly a quarter of cowboys in the 19th century ...

Dubbed the ''Greatest Show on Dirt,'' the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo has celebrated a widely glossed-over piece of ...

For many cowboy culture fans and Texans, names like Bill Pickett and Johanna July may not resonate. An exhibit at the Witte ...

"The cowboy has been this heroic image to justify Western expansion, and it just seems necessary to make that figure white, even though there were always Black cowboys." Bill Pickett, a Black ...

Black Cowboys Hiding in Plain Sight When most people picture a cowboy, the image that comes to mind is rarely one of a Black man or woman. For decades, popular […] ...

Named in honor of legendary cowboy Bill Pickett, BPIR was created to spotlight the overlooked history and contributions of Black cowboys and cowgirls. For over four decades, BPIR has preserved and ...

Valeria Howard Cunningham, owner and president of Bill Pickett Invitational ... and western art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum added: “Black rodeos ultimately gave rise ...

The Black American cowboy and cowgirl played a big role in taming the Wild West. That history is celebrated at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo.

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 ...