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Myrtis Dightman (born May 7, 1935) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He is a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee. Known as the "Jackie Robinson of Rodeo", Dightman was the first African-American to compete at the National Finals Rodeo. [1]
Charles Osgood "Charlie" Sampson (born July 2, 1957) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. He was the 1982 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider. [1] He is the first African-American cowboy to win a world championship in professional rodeo.
The American Rodeo is an annual event held since 2014 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It accepts competitors from across the United States who partake in ...
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex has 1.2 million African-Americans, the 2nd-largest metro population of African-Americans in Texas. [1] As of 2023, the Dallas metro area is only behind the Atlanta metro area for the highest net migration of Black residents. [2] In 2007, Black Enterprise magazine ranked Dallas as a "Top 10 city for African ...
African-American newspapers Name City State Founded Closed 92d Buffalo: Fort Huachuca: Arizona: 1943–1945 [1]: Defunct 93d Blue Helmet: Fort Huachuca: Arizona: 1942–1943 [2]: Defunct
Born in 1871, Bill Pickett -- a young man of African-American and Native American descent -- grew up in Texas where he polished his roping and riding skills as a cowboy on a local ranch.
It is considered to be the city's "signature event", much like New Orleans's Mardi Gras, Dallas's Texas State Fair, San Diego's Comic-Con and New York City's New Year's Eve at Times Square. [2] In 2017, attendance reached a record high of 2,611,176 people and 33,000 volunteers. [3] [4] In 2007, the rodeo was deemed "the year of the volunteer."
In 1985, ground was broken for the Mesquite Arena, a new facility for the Mesquite Rodeo, located near Interstate 635 and Scyene Road. By 1998, the facility was expanded to include a Convention Center, Exhibition Hall and a Hampton Inn & Suites. In 1999, Tom Hicks, owner of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Stars, purchased Mesquite Championship ...