Fringe, denim, leather boots, and cowboy hats aren’t just a fashion trend; they are cultural nods to a rich Black American ...
However, the cowboy has strong ties to the African American community, and nearly a quarter of cowboys in the 19th century were Black. The New York City Federation of Black Cowboys, a nonprofit ...
"There were a lot of Black settlements in the West, and a lot of people don't recognize it and don't know that story." ...
This initiative, highlighted in the "Cowboy Carter Chronicles" series by Jyesha Johnson, delves into the cultural contributions of Black cowboys and the history of Black towns, which have largely been ...
Their stories are a reminder that the Wild West wasn’t just for the mythic, white cowboy; it was a place where Black men and women fought, survived, and thrived, carving out their own place in a ...
Rodeo and Black culture date back centuries, and we had the chance to meet two of Southwest Louisiana’s very own.
R. Alan Brooks was commissioned by the Denver Art Museum to create a comic book about Nat Love, a legendary Black cowboy in ...