Everybody Wants a Piece of Black-Cowboy Culture

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Long before Lil Nas X rapped about cowboys, African American rodeos were popular across the country. But is the new wave of interest changing the culture?

, nor could he remember the title of the project. “All I know is the day was long, and the outfit was uncomfortable, but at least we got paid to ride bulls,” he says.

After emancipation, ranchers began moving their businesses north, and the newly skilled cattle herders found work moving livestock. Being black or brown in a trade dominated by white men meant that cowboys of color stuck together, a ride-or-die attitude that has evolved into a modern-day brotherhood, even when they’re in competition against each other. “Any time one of us gets thrown off or injured in the arena, we immediately run down to help each other up,” says Richard.

Richard’s mother, Lisa, is his biggest inspiration. At age 54, she still competes at rodeos, usually participating in barrel-racing events, an intensely athletic horseback maneuver in which the rider has to tightly loop around three strategically placed barrels in the fastest time possible. It’s a dangerous gig, and most would say it’s a young athlete’s game — yet last summer, at the Bar-N-Bar Rodeo in Dayton, Texas, Lisa won first place.

Registered nurses, lawyers, truck drivers, construction workers, firemen, college students — people from all walks of life learn to love the sport, and eagerly come out to support it and participate. Wife, mother, and second-generation cowgirl Krishaun Adair, 38, is an inspector with the Texas Department of Agriculture, and says, “It’s necessary to have a full-time job to be able to support my passion.

 

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75 years too late.

Is there any way to delete the media? They’re horrible people.

This is hilarious 😏. Definitely wasnt rapping about cowboys and rodeo's. It was a double entendre.👌

Oh, do I care - NO - FUCK THEM!!

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