For every dusty Western movie you’ve seen with a stoic white cowboy riding off into the sunset, there’s a lesser-known truth: ...

The history of Black cowboys began during slavery and historians estimate 1-in-4 cowboys were Black. But when rodeo’s popularity soared in the late 19th Century, Black cowboys were excluded.

The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is hosting the 2nd Annual National Black Cowboy Awards and Gala on Saturday. Ahead of the event, the Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Porch visited the ...

RED OAK, Texas — There is an old saying that seeing is believing -- and Wendell Hearn, a second-generation cowboy, has seen Black cowboys his whole life. Hearn said he followed his father Cleo ...

He describes it as a tribute to the strength, courage and optimism of Black cowboys who explored the American Wild West. The piece, which was completed on Feb. 14., is one of several works by ...