A horn blares, the stall gate opens, and out comes a raging 2,000-pound bull, bucking its hind legs wildly to knock a rodeo rider off its back. Red dirt fills the air as the crowd cheers, and a ...

The Checotah Roughriders led the grand entry on both nights of the Roy LeBlanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo. Kenneth LeBlanc, the event's coordinator, said there's always been a following but more ...

I stood there frozen, both boots in the dirt, when I saw Kourtnee Solomon, a Black woman, riding her shiny Black horse inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum arena in Portland. She had reins to steer ...

This story has been updated. Call it the Beyoncé effect: One of America's biggest music superstars unleashed a stampede of excitement for Black rodeos across the country with her 2024 album "Cowboy ...

Pictured is a sign at NRG Park in Houston. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Black Heritage Day pays homage to, and celebrates, the contributions of Black cowboys to Texas' western heritage. The ...

Saddle up, it’s officially rodeo season in Houston! Journalist Taylor Crumpton coined the term “been country” in reference to the critics questioning the authenticity of Beyoncè’s first full-length ...

FLINT, MI – The Midwest Invitational Rodeo is coming back to the Flint area a year after its first run sold out at the Genesee County Fairgrounds. City of Flint officials on Monday, March 24, ...

The Houston Rodeo featured concerts, cheerleaders, marching bands, and more. On March 7, the NRG Stadium was packed with occupants in celebration of Black Heritage Day at Rodeo Houston. The big event ...

Philadelphia is set for a high-energy night of rodeo action when the 8 Seconds Rodeo takes over the Liacouras Center on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the competition begins at 7 p ...