Grab your boots and tip your hats – the Texas Black Invitational Rodeo returns to South Dallas next weekend. Hosted annually at Fair Park, the rodeo celebrates the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls with a night of family-friendly fun and competition.
“It gives us a chance to remind Texans and the rest of the world that the Western front was blazed by African American horsemen and cowgirls who helped blaze the trails for the onward development of America,” said Margie Reese, interim executive director of the African American Museum in Dallas, which hosts the event each year.
The rodeo features professional Black riders from across the country competing for cash prizes in bronc and bull riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing and a Pony Express relay race…