• Before Cowboy Carter: How Black Cowboys Shaped the Rodeo

  • Feb 24 2025
  • Length: 29 mins
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Before Cowboy Carter: How Black Cowboys Shaped the Rodeo

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  • It’s Rodeo Week on City Cast Houston! We’re kicking things off with a look at Black cowboy culture and its impact on today’s rodeo. Host Raheel Ramzanali talks with Dr. Alicia Odewale, a University of Houston professor, about how Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album spotlights Black cowboy culture, and how we can celebrate it all year long! Plus, don’t miss our special Rodeo Week playlist on Spotify, inspired by this conversation and others all week long. Listen and add your favorite rodeo songs here. Dive deeper with these resources recommended by Dr. Odewale: Black Cowboys in the American West: On the Range, on the Stage, behind the Badge The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History African American Women of the Old West The Black Cowboy Museum and Hall of Fame in Rosenberg, TX Black Heritage Day at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Learn more about the sponsors of this February 24th episode here: Inprint Wild West Brewfest Destination Bryan Sam Houston Race Park Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let’s Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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