The 28th Black Cowboy Festival in South Carolina honored the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls with trail rides, rodeos, ...

During the 1:30 PM matinee, the BPIR Foundation and Crown Royal awarded $100,000 in grant funding through the 2025 Hats Off ...

"Even though one out of every four cowboys back in the West was an African American ... and eventually learn about Bill Pickett, a Black cowboy born in Texas in 1870. "Pound for pound he was ...

Black cowboys and cowgirls are very much a part of American culture and history ... connection between the Black culture and cowboy traditions. Bill Pickett Rodeo was founded by Lu Vason in ...

People cheer as the Bill Pickett Rodeo begins in City of Industry on July 20, 2024. This year's L.A. County stop planned for July is already sold out. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) ...

the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is the nation’s longest-running African American touring rodeo association. Named in honor of legendary cowboy Bill Pickett, BPIR was created to spotlight the ...

Bill Pickett, a Black cowboy who invented rodeo "bulldogging", became the first African American man inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame (Credit: Getty Images) Many people are not aware ...

the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is the nation's longest-running African American touring rodeo. Created to honor the legacy of legendary cowboy Bill Pickett, BPIR showcases the history ...